Features

• Funding of of 43,033 crores w
• BPL will get a free electricity connection with LED lamps at Rs.3000 per connection. 
• GARV-2 app launched to provide realtime data about the six lakh villages of the country. 
• 100% electrification of rural areas

Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY)

Features

• To replace the unclean cooking fuels with the clean and more efficient Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG). 
• Financial support of Rs. 1600 for each LPG connection 
• Implemented by the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas 

Urja Ganga Yojana (UGY)

Features

• To provide the accessibility of approx. 5 lakh LPG gas cylinders within next 5 years.
• 20,000 vehicles will get CNG

Swachh Swasth Sarvatra Abhiyan (SSSA)

Features

• Grant of Rs 10 lakh to each Community Health Centres (CHCs) in ODF blocks of the country. 

Main components

• Community Health Centres (CHCs) in ODF blocks supported to achieve Kayakalp certification.
• Gram Panchayat of Kayakalp Primary Health Centres (PHCs) prioritized to become ODF.
• Training in WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene ) of CHC/PHC nominees. 

Deendayal Antyodaya Mission (DAM)

• To nurture rural power till they comes clear of abject poverty
• To expand livelihoods in small enterprises; agriculture based rural areas and employment in formal sector. 

Features:

• Also known as National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM)
• SAMARTHYA – A set of 10 training programmes focusing on technical education created under MGNREGA 
• Provides scope for value addition, innovation and entrepreneurship. 

Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA)

Features 

Pradhan Mantri Vittiya Saksharta Abhiyan (PMVSA)

Features

• To stop the malpractice of corruption and to finish black money in India. 
• Encourages the common people to evolve and opt for cashless transactions 

Digi Dhan Vyapar Yojana (DDVY)

Features

• NITI Ayog stands for the “National Institution for Transforming India”.
• Prizes for Merchants for all digital transactions are worth Rs. 50,000, Rs 5,000 and Rs. 2,500. 
• Incentives shall be restricted to transactions within the range of Rs 50 and Rs 3000 (common people). 
• The winners will be selected through a random draw of the eligible Transaction IDs. 

Features

• In this Yojana, there is a lucky draw for those who will do more cashless transactions during a particular period. This scheme is for merchants and customers only. 
• Those who are doing cashless transactions by using AEPS, USSD, UPI, RuPay. They will be eligible for this scheme. 

Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY)

Features

• To organise Garib Kalyan Mela
• Make our country developing to developed. 

NTR Aarogya Raksha Scheme

Features

• Offers health insurance cover up to 2lakh and free treatment
• Provides medical treatment for 1044 health and
• The new Married couple either the wife or husband belongs to other state can be registered under one family by paying the entire annual premium. 
• People can resister for this scheme at any of the Mee Seva centers till 28th February, 2017. 

Digi-Locker scheme

Features

• Helpful in sharing the e-documents through the registered repositories,
• Digital document contains the URL’S of the documents issued by the government agencies or any other entities. Uploaded documents contain all the documents uploaded by the user,each not exceeding 10 mb of space

Atal Amrit Abhiyan (AAA)

Features

• The scheme will roll out from 1 April, 2017. 
• A Health/Smart Card will be given at the cost of Rs 100/- 
• 437 illnesses are divided into six groups which are kidney, cardiovascular, cancer, burns, neo-natal and neurological conditions

Nagar Uday Scheme (NUS)

Features

• To inform lower income class people about public welfare scheme and provide benefit. 
• Under this scheme CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan flagged off Uday Abhijan Rath and 51 e rickshaws. 

Voluntary Disclosure and Surcharge Waiver Scheme

Features

• Applicable to only those consumers falling in the aforesaid three categories, who were in default as on 30th September, 2016
• To replace old meters with a new electronic meter within three days. 
• No checking during the period of operation of the scheme for consumers having load up to 5KW. 

Baristha Bunkar Sahayata Yojana (BBSY)

Features

• Weavers above age of 80 years would get 700 rupees per month. 
• Weavers within age of 60 years would get a monthly pension of 500 rupees 

Pradhan Mantri Zero Deficit Zero Effect Scheme (ZED)

Features:

• Micro Small and Medium Enterprises companies which follows the guidelines set by ZED and meet the standards set by the ZED will be awarded ZED certification along with various benefits. 
• More emphasis on producing items that have “Zero Deficits” so as to achieve the quality
• To encourage a sustainable environment & development 

E-Nirvan: Online Tax Related Grievance Scheme

Features

• Works will be done under paperless environment under the eyes of an assessment officer of IT department. 
• Everyone will be able to track their complaint and get a solution on the real-time basis. 
• A separate and dedicated window for grievance redressal in the Income Tax Business Application 

Mission Bhagiratha: Safe drinking water scheme

Features

• The state government has designed a water grid project to provide a sustainable and durable solution to the problem of safe drinking water. 
• Mission “Bhagiratha” will provide 100 litres & 150 litres of clean drinking water per person in rural households and in urban households respectively. 

Kayakalp Award Scheme

• To promote cleanliness and enhance the quality of public health facilities in Hospitals, Clinics, Public Space, 
• To incentivize and recognise such public healthcare facilities that show exemplary performance in adhering to standard protocols of cleanliness and infection control. 

Features:

• Few parameters on which the performance of Health Facilities Centre would be judged are as Hospital or Facility Upkeep, Sanitation and hygiene, Waste Management, Infection control, Support Services, Hygiene Promotion

Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)

Features:

• It replaced the National Agriculture Insurance Scheme (NAIS) and modified NAIS. 
• Covers nearly 50 percent of the total cropped area in our country in the next three years
• Offers a uniform premium rate of 2 percent for kharif crops and 1.5 percent for Rabi crops. 

Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY)

Features:

• More than 2 Crore houses to be built among which 1 crore houses are to be built by 2019. 
• Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty alleviation (HUPA) is the nodal agency. 
•  It has a cost of 1.25 lakhs per unit. 
• The houses constructed under PMAY will be in accordance with “Going Green” concept. 

UJALA (Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All)

Features

• Domestic Efficient Lighting Program (DELP) has come up with this new UJALA scheme. 
• EESL (Energy Efficient Services Limited) has implemented the UJALA scheme. 

Lalima Abhiyan

Features

• Iron folic acid tablets will be provided free in aaganwadis, hospitals and academic institutions. 
• Ferrous escorbate tablets will be distributed by the health minister JP Nadda. 

Kalinga Shiksha Sathi Yojana (KSSY)

• To reduce the financial stress of the parents facing hardship in paying high rate of interest of educational loans
• Provide the education loan at only 1% interest rates

• The loan facility will be given to the students on the basis of their merit and the total annual income of their family. 
• Release the financial burden from the shoulders of the parents of the aspiring students. 
• The Odisha government is allotted the budget for this scheme is nearly 500 crore from its own resources. 

Sovereign Gold Scheme

Features

• On gold bond maturity, redemption will be made in Rupee only
• Price of gold bond will vary with the market prices of gold
• RBI has fixed tenor of the bond from 5 to 7 years to protect the investors from medium term volatility.

Annapurna Rasoi Yojana

Features

• People will be provided breakfast at Rs. 5 and nutritious will be provided at Rs. 8.
• The scheme is implemented in 12 districts including Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Ajmer, Bikaner, Udaipur, Bharatpur and many other districts along with Raje’s constituency Jhalawar.
• The skilled will prepare meals with their gloves, head-masks and aprons on.

Niramaya Health Insurance

Features

• Scheme available all over India except J&K
• Insurance cover of up to 1 lac to PwDs
• PwDs with disabilities under the National Trust Act are eligible

Swavlamban Health Insurance Scheme

Features

• Uniform premium of 357 rupees per PwD person through out the country
• Sum insured is 2 lacs for a year and will cover PwDs in the age group of 0 to 65 years
• OPD benefits include 10000 p.a per PwD and 3000 p.a for mentally retarded people
• No premedical tests involved
• Swavlamban excludes people with autism, cerebral palsy and Multiple disabilities

National Health Policy

Features:

• This policy helps in problems and solutions with private sector as strategic partners. 
• It seeks to promote quality of care focus is on emerging diseases and investment in promotes and prevents healthcare. The policy is patient centric and quality driven. It addresses issues on health security and makes in India for drugs and devices. 
• The main objective of the National Health Policy 2017 is to achieve the highest possible level of good health and well-bein and to achieve universal access to good quality health care services without facing any financial hardship. 

Cyber Swachhta Kendra

Features:

• It is a Digital India initiative in creating a secure cyber space by detecting botnet infections in India and to enable cleaning and securing systems of end-users to prevent further infections. 
• The Center is operated by the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In).The Centre aims to enhance coordination between the Government and industry in order to encourage cyber hygiene among all end-users and to create a secure and safe internet in India. 

Credit guarantee limit for small and medium businesses

Features:

• The government has taken certain decisions in the interest rate of small and medium businesses which will also boost employment. 
• Government underwrites loans given by banks to small businesses through a trust. So far, loans were covered up to 1.crore rupees. This limit is now being enhanced to Rs. 2.crore 
• Earlier, the scheme only covered bank loans. But now it will cover loans given by NBFCs (non-banking financial companies) as well. 
• This will enable better access to credit for small shop-owners and small enterprises and the banks and NBFCs will not levy high interest on these loans, as the government is bearing the cost of underwriting them. 

Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan

Features:

• PMGDISHA is expected to be one of the largest digital literacy programs in the world. Under this scheme 25 lakh candidates will be trained in the FY 2016-17, 275 lakh in the FY 2017-18 and 300 lakh in the FY 2018-19. To ensure geographical reach each of the 2,50,000 Gram Panchayats would be expected to register an average of 200-300 candidates. 
• Digitally literate persons will be able to operate computers/digital access devices, send and receive emails, browse internet, access Government Services, search for information, undertaking cashless transactions, etc. and use IT to actively participate in the process of nation building. 
• The implementation of this Scheme would be carried out under overall supervision of Ministry of Electronics and IT in active collaboration with States/UTs through their designated State Implementing Agencies, District e-Governance Society, etc. 

Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana

Features:

• This scheme will provide an assured pension based on a guaranteed rate of return of 8% per annum for ten years, with an option to opt for pension on a monthly / quarterly / halfyearly and annual basis. 
• The difference between the return generated by LIC and the assured return of 8% per annum would be borne by Government of India as subsidy on an annual basis. 
• Minimum investment is not yet specified. However, the maximum investment limit is Rs.7,50,000. 

Lucky Grahak Yojana and the Digi-Vyapar Yojana

Features:

• Daily reward of Rs 1000 to be given to 15,000 lucky Consumers for a period of 100 days. 
• Weekly prizes worth Rs 1 lakh, Rs 10,000 and Rs. 5000 for each Consumer who uses the alternate modes of digital Payments. 
• This will include all forms of transactions viz. UPI, USSD, AEPS and RuPay Cards but for the time being exclude transactions through Private Credit Cards and Digital Wallets. 

• Prize for Merchants for all kinds of digital transactions conducted at Merchant establishments. 
• Weekly prizes worth Rs. 50,000, Rs 5,000 and Rs. 2,500 
• Mega Draw on 14th of April (Ambedkar Jayanti) 
• 3 Mega Prizes for consumers worth Rs 1.cr, 50 lakh and 25 lakh for digital transactions between 8thNovember, 2016 to 13th April, 2017 to be announced on 14th April, 2017. 
• 3 Mega Prizes for merchants worth Rs 50 lakhs, 25 lakh, 12 lakh for digital transactions between 8th November, 2016 to 13th April, 2017 to be announced on 14th. 

First Flight under UDAN Scheme to Take off

Features:

• Presently there are 75 operational airports in the country and after the implementation of UDAN scheme 43 new airports will be added. 
• Under this scheme traveller can buy tickets at Rs.2500. from 9 seats to maximum 40 seats can be booked by single user. 

Modified Special Incentive Package Scheme

Features

• The incentive under the scheme will be available from the date of approval of a project and not from the date of receipt of application. 
• The incentives will be available for investments made within 5 years from the date of approval of the project. 
• Approvals will normally be accorded to eligible applications within 120 days of submission of the complete application. 
• A unit receiving incentives under the scheme will provide an undertaking to remain in commercial production for a period of at least 3 years. 
• The Appraisal Committee recommending approval of project will be chaired by Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and IT. 

CCEA approves 40,000-mw solar park scheme

Features:

• This Scheme for Development of Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects with the production target enhancement to 40,000 MW from the present 20,000 MW. 
• The enhanced target capacity would ensure development of at least 50 solar parks each with a capacity of 500 MW and above in various parts of the country 
• In the recent development smaller parks in Himalayan and other hilly States where contiguous land may be difficult to acquire in view of the difficult terrain, will also be considered under the scheme. 

Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme (CLSS) of PMAY

• Aim: TO extend the tenure of loans under the Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme (CLSS) of PMAY from 15 to 20 years 
• Launched: By PM Modi has given its approval on February 1, 2017 
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Features: 

• The scheme has been introduced for the middle income group (MIG) category and an initial allocation of Rs. 1000 crore has been made at Budgetary Estimate stage in 2017-18 for the proposed CLSS for MIG. 
• The Primary Lending Institutions (PLIs) that have signed a MoU with the Central Nodal Agencies (CNAs), under the CLSS of PMAY (Urban) have also been directed to extend the necessary conditions of their MoU to CLSS for MIG with appropriate changes as applicable. 
• The schemes aim to ensure greater participation amongst the Economically Weaker Section (EWS), LIG and MIG segment of the society to provide Housing for All by 2022. 

Mission Fingerling

• Aim: To achieve Blue Revolution with the holistic development and management of fisheries in the country. 
• Launched: By Union government on March 11, 2017 

Features:

• The Blue Revolution program focuses on creating an environment that envisages integrated and holistic development and management of fisheries for the socio economic development of the fishers and fish farmers. 
• The main motive behind this program is to enhance the fisheries production from 10.79 mmt to 15 mmt by 2020-21. 
• The Department has identified 20 States based on their potential and other relevant factors to strengthen the Fish Seed infrastructure in the country. 

Solar Energy Scheme

Features:

• To provide financial assistance/capital subsidy to small power loom units, for installation of Solar Photo Voltaic (SPV) plant. 
• The Scheme is meant for Units having 04, 06 & 08 power looms and subsidies for different SPV plants will be given in the range of Rs 2,25,000 to Rs 8,55,000 depending upon the capacity of the SPV plant (4KWP, 6KWP, 8 KWP). 
• The Government of India will provide financial assistance/capital subsidy to the extent of 50%, 75% & 90% of the basic cost of the Solar Energy Plant (Cost of Solar Panel + Inverter + batteries) to the applicants of General category, SC & ST respectively. 

Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana

Features:

• Free of cost distribution of the devices, commensurate with the extent of disability/infirmity that is manifested among the eligible senior citizens. 
• In case of multiple disabilities/infirmities manifested in the same person, the assistive devices will be given in respect of each disability/impairment. 
• The devices will help the Senior Citizens to overcome their age related physical impairment and to lead a dignified and productive life with minimal dependence on care givers or other members of the family. 
• The scheme is implemented through the implementing agency, ‘Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation (ALIMCO) a PSU under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.