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Members
• Ansh Malviya
• Chinmay Dole
• Saksham Pandey
• Somya Mishra
 A Brief Introduction
• A flagship Mission of
Government of India.
• Implemented by Ministry of
Housing and Urban Affairs
(MoHUA)
• Launched on 25th June 2015.
 Details
• Set to function in three phases
• The Mission provides Central Assistance to the implementing agencies
through States/ Union Territories (UTs) and Central Nodal Agencies (CNAs)
for providing houses to all eligible families/ beneficiaries against the
validated demand for houses for about 1.12 cr.
• Eligibility for EWS category-
 The size of a house could be upto 30 sq. mt. carpet area
 But, States/UTs have the flexibility to enhance the size of
houses in consultation and approval of the Ministry.
National Food Security Act
 Why NFSA ?
 India: home to world's largest number of hungry people.
 India ranks 107 out of 121 countries in the GHI 2022 rankings.
 With her score of 29.1, India has a level of hunger and that is serious.
 224.3 million people in India are considered under nourished.
 The only country in South Asia that performs worse than India on the
index is Afghanistan with 109th rank.
 What is NFSA ?
An Act to provide for food and
nutritional security in human life
cycle approach, by ensuring access
to adequate quantity of quality
food at affordable prices to people
to live a life with dignity and for
matters connected therewith or
incidental thereto.
Salient features of NFSA
 13 chapters and 4 schedules.
 TPDS provides food security to people
below the poverty line.
 State food commissions to supervise the
process.
 Beneficiaries will receive rice, wheat,
and millets at subsidized rates per
person per month.
 Guaranteed maternity benefits.
 Ration cards will issued to the eldest
woman of the family above the age of
18.
 State and district level redressal
mechanisms have been put in place.
 Penalty for defaulting parties.
 Entitlements under NFSA 2013
• Priority Households (PHH)
• Antyoday Anna Yojana Households
• Pregnant Women and Lacting Mothers
• Children (6 Months To 6 Years)
• Children (6 Years To 14 Years)
• Malnourished Children
• 5kg grains per person a month @ ₹3/kg(rice), @
₹ 2/kg(wheat), @ ₹ 1/kg(millets)
• 35 kg grain per month is provided to poor
households
• Free meals until up to 6 months after children and
6000 in installment Children (6 Months To 6 Years)
• An age appropriate free meal through the
local Anganwadi
• One free mid day meal a day at state-run or aided
schools up to class 8th
• Free meals through local Aganwadis
 The Public
Distribution
System (PDS)
 Introduction
• Public Distribution System (PDS) is a food security program in India
• Launched in the 1960s
• The Public Distribution System (PDS) evolved as a system of
management of scarcity through distribution of foodgrains at affordable
prices.
• Over the years, PDS has become an important part of Government’s
policy for management of food economy in the country.
 Details
Objectives:
• Ensure food security for the poor
• Stabilize prices of essential commodities
• Provide a safety net for vulnerable sections of the population.
Target Beneficiaries:
• Households below poverty line
• Households above poverty line, but still considered vulnerable.
Food Grains Distribution:
Details
• Provides wheat, rice, and coarse grains at subsidized rates.
• Distributed through Fair Price Shops (FPS), run by the state governments.
Challenges:
• Leakages • Lack of transparency
• Diversion of food grains • Inadequate storage facilities.

 Govt. of India has introduced a body called NFSA to control the above challenges
 Reforms in PDS
Revamped Public Distribution System
(RPDS)
• Launched in June, 1992
• Objective :
Strengthen and streamline the PDS &
improve its reach in the far-flung, hilly,
remote and inaccessible areas where a
substantial section of the poor live.
Targeted Public Distribution System
(TPDS)
• Launched in June, 1997 with focus on the
poor.
• Objectives:
To formulate and implement fool proof
arrangements for identification of the
poor for delivery of foodgrains and for its
distribution in a transparent and
accountable manner at the FPS level
 Impacts
Revamped Public Distribution System Targeted Public Distribution System
(TPDS)
(RPDS)

• Improved targeting • Reduction in Hunger and Malnutrition

• Reduction in leakages • Poverty Reduction
• Increased efficiency • Employment Generation
• Improved access
• Economic Stabilization
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Bharat
 Introduction
A flagship scheme of Government of India
Launched by the NHA 2017
Objectives
 To achieve the vision of Universal Health
Coverage (UHC).
 To meet Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs) and its underlining commitment,
which is to "leave no one behind."
Key Features of PM-JAY
• World’s largest health insurance/ assurance scheme fully financed by the
government.
• Provides a cover of Rs. 5 lakhs per family per year for secondary and tertiary
care hospitalization across public and private empanelled hospitals in India.
• Over 10.74 crore poor and vulnerable entitled families (approximately 50
crore beneficiaries) are eligible for these benefits
• Provides cashless access to health care services for the beneficiary at the
point of service, that is, the hospital.
• It covers up to 3 days of pre-hospitalization and 15 days post-hospitalization
expenses such as diagnostics and medicines.
Benefits Cover Under PM-JAY
• Medical examination, treatment and consultation
• Pre-hospitalization
• Medicine and medical consumables
• Non-intensive and intensive care services
• Diagnostic and laboratory investigations
Impacts of PM-JAY
• Improved access to healthcare
• Reduced out of pocket expenses
• Increased utilization of healthcare services
• Boost to healthcare infrastructure
• Employment generation
• Reduction in health disparities
• Increased Awareness