Government of India schemes in news from May 2023 to

October 13, 2023, with their objectives, key features, and

quick facts:
Ministry of Rural Development

Scheme Objective Key features Quick facts

Mahatma Gandhi To provide Provides 100 days

National Rural guaranteed of guaranteed
Employment employment to rural employment to
Guarantee Scheme households every rural
(MGNREGS) household in a year
at a minimum wage

National Rural To empower rural Provides financial

Livelihood Mission women through assistance and
(NRLM) self-employment training to rural
and livelihood women to help them
promotion start their own
businesses or join
self-help groups

Pradhan Mantri To connect all rural Provides financial

Gram Sadak Yojana villages with assistance to states
(PMGSY) all-weather roads and UTs to construct
and maintain rural
roads

Sansad Adarsh To develop model Provides financial

Gram Yojana villages in India assistance to MPs
(SAGY) to develop one
village of their
choice as a model
village

Ministry of Women and Child Development

Scheme Objective Key features Quick facts

Beti Bachao Beti To improve the sex Raises awareness

Padhao ratio and reduce about the
female infanticide in importance of girls
India and provides
financial assistance
 to families with girl
children

Pradhan Mantri To provide financial Provides ₹5,000 to

Matru Vandana assistance to pregnant women
Yojana (PMMVY) pregnant women and ₹6,000 to
and lactating lactating mothers in
mothers three installments

One Stop Centres To provide OSCs provide a

(OSC) integrated support range of services,
and services to including
women affected by counseling, legal
violence aid, and medical
assistance

Kishori Shakti To empower Provides financial

Yojana (KSY) adolescent girls and assistance and
improve their health training to
and well-being adolescent girls to
help them develop
their skills and
knowledge

Other ministries

Scheme Objective Key features Quick facts

Pradhan Mantri Gati To develop a Aims to integrate

Shakti National multi-modal logistics infrastructure
Master Plan (PM and transportation projects across
Gati Shakti) network in India different ministries
and states to reduce
logistics costs and
improve efficiency

National Green To promote the Aims to make India

Hydrogen Mission production and use a global leader in
of green hydrogen in green hydrogen
India production and
technology

PLI Scheme for To promote the Provides financial

Advanced Cell manufacturing of incentives to battery
Chemistry (ACC) advanced cell manufacturers to set
Battery Storage chemistry batteries up manufacturing
in India facilities in India
 Startup India To promote Provides a range of
Mission entrepreneurship support services to
and innovation in startups, including
India funding, mentoring,
and tax breaks

Make in India To promote Aims to make India

manufacturing in a global
India manufacturing hub
by attracting foreign
investment and
simplifying the
regulatory
environment

Quick facts:

● MGNREGS is the world's largest public works program.

● NRLM has empowered over 90 million rural women through self-employment and
livelihood promotion.
● PMGSY has connected over 7 lakh villages with all-weather roads.
● SAGY has developed over 4,000 villages as model villages.
● Beti Bachao Beti Padhao has helped to improve the sex ratio in India from 919 girls
per 1,000 boys in 2011 to 921 girls per 1,000 boys in 2021.
● PMMVY has provided financial assistance to over 25 crore pregnant women and
lactating mothers since its launch in 2016.
● OSCs have provided support to over 1 crore women affected by violence since their
inception.
● KSY has reached over 1 crore adolescent girls since its launch in 2011.
● PM Gati Shakti is expected to create 60 million new jobs and add ₹25 lakh crore to
India's GDP over the next five years.
● The National Green Hydrogen Mission aims to produce 5 million tonnes of green
hydrogen per year by 2030.
● The PLI Scheme for Advanced Cell Chemistry (ACC) Battery Storage is expected to
attract ₹45,000 crore in investment and create 5 lakh new jobs.
● The Startup India Mission has helped to create over 80,000 startups in India since its
launch in 2016.
● The Make in India initiative has helped to attract over ₹34 lakh crore in foreign direct
investment (FDI) since its launch in 2014.