Central Govt Schemes - 2024 II Ministry Wise Compilation

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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
1. MedTech Mitra
 The Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare in India have launched the "MedTech
Mitra" initiative to empower innovators and advance health care solution in the country.
 Objective: - to support and collaborate with technology innovator and startup in the
Medical Technology Sector.
 Goal: - to harness innovation to enhance Healthcare delivery and address Health Care
challenges.
 It will facilitate indigenous development of affordable quality meditate devices and
Diagnostic leading to reduction in import dependency (presently around 80%) in
Medtech.
 Medtech refers to Medical Technology which encompasses a wide range of Technology
innovations, devices, equipment, and Solutions used in the field of Healthcare.
 Example: - MRI machine, pacemaker, insulin pumps, surgical instruments etc.
2. Tele- MANAS
 India's Tele- Manas, a round the clock mental health helpline launched in October on
world Mental Health Day in 2022.
 Objective:- to increased mental health challenges brought about by the covid -
19 pandemic, & providing essential mental health first aid support.
 Ministry:- Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
 Teli Manas offers 24/7 mental health care services in every Indian state, in regional
languages.
3. Ayushman Arogya Mandir

 The Aayushman Bharat -Health and Wellness centres (AB-HWC) in India will now be
known as "Ayushman Arogya Mandir" following a decision by the government.
 New tagline:- Arogyam Paramam Dhanam
 About AB-HWC:
 Introduced in 2018 under the Ayushman Bharat program.
 Currently more than 1.6 lakh centers across India.
 Centre extends their services to non-communicable diseases.
 They also offer free essential drugs and Diagnostic services.
4. Ayushman Bharat PM Jan Arogya Yojana and digital Mission (ABDM)

 About ABPM-JAY
 World's largest health Assurance scheme launched in 2018
 Medical insurance: Rs 5 lakh to over 10 crore marginalized families (identified through
SECC 2011 data)
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 For secondary and tertiary care hospitalization

 Central sponsored scheme
 No limit on family size covered or age of members
 It covers pre-existing diseases
 Implementation: National Health authority
 About Ayushman Bharat digital mission (ABDM)
 Aim: to develop the digital backbone for Integrated digital health infrastructure
 Central sector scheme for 5 years.
 Launch in 2021 from Varanasi.
 It contains: ABHA health account numbers which contain 14-digit identification
number, ABHA App, health facility registry and unified health interface.
 Implementation: National Health authority
5. Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission

 Aim: Strengthening Health Care infrastructure across the country
 Objective: to fill gaps in public health infrastructure especially in Critical Care facilities
and primary care in both Urban and rural areas.
 Through this critical care services will be available in all the district of the country with
more than 5 lakh population through exclusive Critical Care Hospital blocks.
 Integrated Public Health labs will also be set up in all districts
 And It-enabled disease surveillance system will be established
 All the public health labs will be connected through the integrated health information
portal.
6. NIKSHAY Poshan Yojana

 The NIKSHAY - TB Notification incentive for Private Sector scheme is a Government of
India initiative to incentivize private sector healthcare providers for notifying tuberculosis
(TB) cases to the government.
 All notified TB patients are beneficiaries of the scheme.
 All patients with tuberculosis (TB) who are notified to the government on or after April
1, 2018, including those who are already being treated for TB, are eligible for financial
incentives.
 To be eligible for the incentives, patients must be registered or notified on the NIKSHAY
portal.
7. Surakshit Matritva Aashwasan Yojana (SUMAN)

 SUMAN Yojana is a maternity benefit initiative launched by the Ministry of Union
Health and Family Welfare. This program provides affordable and quality healthcare
solutions to pregnant women and newborns. Under this scheme, pregnant women, sick
newborns, and mothers receive zero expense access up to six months after delivery. They
receive treatment from quality hospitals and professionals. The PMSMA program allows
four antenatal check-ups during the 1st trimester and check-ups under Pradhan Mantri
Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan.
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 Objective: This scheme offers zero expenses and access to detection and management of
complications during and after pregnancy.
 Pregnant women can avail a zero-expense delivery and C-section facility at public health
facilities.
 SUMAN scheme ensures zero-tolerance for denial of services to children and pregnant
women.
 Pregnant women also receive free transport from home to the health facility and drop
back after discharge.
 This initiative facilitates respectful care with privacy and support for breastfeeding.
 Facilities such as services for sick newborns and neonates and vaccination are offered for
zero cost.
Ministry of AYUSH
1. SMART 2.0
 Full form: Scope for Mainstreaming Ayurveda Research among Teaching Professionals
 The central Council for Research in ayurvedic science and the National Commission for
Indian system of medicine have jointly launched the SMART 2.0
 AIM: to Foster collaborative clinical studies in priority areas of Ayurveda with academic
Institution and Hospital across India.
 GOAL: to generate tangible evidence demonstrating the efficacy and safety of
Ayurvedic interventions through inter disciplinary research method translating the
finding into Public Health Care.
 SMART 1.0 covered around 10 diseases with active participation from teaching
professionals
 AYUSH is an acronym for Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and
Homeopathy.
Ministry of EDUCATION
1. PRERANA Program
 PRERANA: An experimental learning program with the aim of providing a
meaningful unique and inspiring experience to selected students from class 9th to 12th.
 Features of the program
 It is a week-long residential initiative held at a Vernacular School where students will be
guided by mentors from prestigious institutions.
 The curriculum rooted in 9 value based themes includes activities such as Yoga,
mindfulness, meditation, experimental learning, thematic sessions and visit to ancient
Heritage site.
 Program embody the spirit of "Vasudhaiva Kutumbkam"
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2. Digital study material in Indian languages

 The ministry of education has instructed schools and higher educational institutions like
UGC AICTE NCERT NIOS IGNOU to provide digital study material for all courses in
Indian languages within the next 3 year.
 The national education policy 2020 emphasizes multilingualism at all education levels.
 Article 350 A of the Constitution mandate education in mother tongue for children from
linguistic minority groups at primary stage.
 The right to Education Act 2009 recommends using the mother tongue as the medium
of instruction whenever possible.
 Initiatives in Education
 PM e-Vidya : A initiative under Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan 2020 for Digital online
on air education.
 Anuvadini (AI based App) : translation of Engineering, Medical, Law, UG , PG and
skill books through an AI based App.
 e-KUMBH Portal : launched by AICTE to provide free access to technical education
books in various Indian languages.
 Diksha portal : offers study material for school education in over 30 Indian languages
 Bhasha Sagar project : aimed at developing a mobile application and a web based
platform for learning Indian languages.
 Natural language translation : A mission facilitating access to teaching and research
material across all regional languages.
 Sathee portal : developed in collaboration with IIT Kanpur this portal assist student
preparing for competitive exam nationwide.
3. APAAR Card
 Full form : Automated Permanent Academy Account Registry
 Based on the concept of One Nation One student id referred to as Apaar ID in
alignment with the national education policy 2020.
Highlights:
 The APAAR ID is an education ecosystem registry system known as “Edulocker” for
student across all states in India.
 It will digitally store academic qualifications, credit scores, certificate and other
academic data for students from pre-primary to higher education.
 The unique 12 digit APAAR ID will be used for admissions and other academic
activities making it convenient for students.
4. Multiple Entry and Multiple Exit (MEME) system in NEP 2020

 Educational approach that allows students in higher education to enter and exit their
academic program at various points, not necessary leave following a traditional linear
progression.
Benefits
 It offers students greater flexibility by permitting them to live with certificate or diploma
at different stage rather than completing a full degree program which can suit their
individual needs and circumstances.
 This system is intended to provide diverse educational Pathways.
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 Provision of national education policy (NEP) 2020 for higher education

 Increase GER to 50% by 2035: to increase the grass enrollment ratio in higher
education from about 26% (2018) to 50% by 2035.
 Holistic Multidisciplinary Education : The policy invisions broad based, multi-
disciplinary, Holistic undergraduate education (UG) with flexible curriculum.
 To promote creative combination of subjects.
 UG education can be three or four years with various exit options and certificate at
different stages.
 But 2025 at least 50% of learners through schools and higher education systems shall
have exposure to vocational education.
 Regulations: the Higher Education Commission of India will be established as a single
overarching umbrella body excluding Medical and Legal education.
 Rationalized institutional architecture: the definition of University will be expanded
ranging from research intensive University to teaching intensive universities and
autonomous degree granting colleges.
5. Malviya Mission - Teachers Training Program

 The mission launched under University ground Commission (UGC).
 It is proposed by restructuring of existing scheme of capacity building of teachers under
the department of Higher Education.
Objectives
 To provide tailor training program for teachers and enhance the quality of education.
 The program will capacitate 15 lakh teachers across India through 111 Malviya mission
centers.
 It seeks to make educator future ready improving training quality.
6. Vidya Samiksha Kendras

 The ministry of education is urging States to established Vidya Samiksha Kendra which
are data repositories under the National Digital Education Architecture.
 These centers will collect data from various educational schemes run by Ministry of
Education including mid-day meal programs, teachers training, text book content, School
attendance, student learning outcomes and performance grading.
7. PM SHRI Schools (PM School for Rising India)

 Under the scheme 14,500 schools across Indian states and Union Territories will be
redeveloped to reflect the key feature of New Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
 PM Shri School will be an upgrade of existing School run by Centre, state, UTs and
local bodies. This means a PM SHRI School can be an upgraded KV JNV, or even a
school run by State Government or Municipal Corporation.
 States and union territories interested in getting included under the scheme will have to
first agree to implement the NEP in its entirety.
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8. NIPUN Bharat Program

 NIPUN stand for the National Initiative for Proficiency in Reading with
Understanding and Numeracy.
 Implemented by department of school education and literacy.
 Target: Every child in the country necessarily attains foundation literacy and numeracy
by the end of grade 3, by 2026-27.
 It will cover the learning needs of children in age group of 3 to 9 years.
 Implementation:
 Five tier implementation mechanisms will be set up at the National-State-District-
Block-School level in all state and UTs under the aegis of centrally sponsored scheme of
Samgra Shiksha.
 Focus area:
 Different domains of development like physical and mental development, socio-
emotional development, literacy and numeracy development, cognitive development, life
skill etc.
 To support in courage students, along with their schools, teachers, parents and
communities.
 Key components and expected outcomes of NIPUN Bharat Mission:
 Foundation skills, reducing the dropouts and improve transition rate
 Activity based learning
 Innovative pedagogies
 Intensive capacity building of teachers
9. Parakh initiative
 PARAKH has been set up as the organization under NCERT.
 It will work on bringing the school boards across the state and the union territories on
a common platform.
 PARAKH will act as a common platform for interaction of all concerned stakeholders in
order to develop a holistic approach that ensures a fair assessment system which
promotes equity in performance and equivalence in assessment of students.
10. Institutions of Eminence scheme

 The scheme Institutions of Eminence has been launched by the University Grants
Commission in 2017 to empower Higher Educational institutions to help them become
world class teaching and research institutions. The objective of the scheme is to provide
an enabling regulatory architecture to ten public and ten private Higher Educational
institutions to emerge as world-class Teaching and Research institutions.
 The present guidelines shall apply to Government institutions viz. Central Universities,
Government owned and controlled Deemed to be Universities, institutions of National
importance such as lndian lnstitutes of Technology, Indian lnstitutes of lnformation
Technology, National lnstitutes of Technology and Indian lnstitutes of Science Education
and Research, Government owned standalone lnstitutions working under individual
MoAs, such as lndian institutes of Management and State Universities set up under a law
made by Legislative
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11. Margdarshan Scheme

 Margdarshan Initiative has been introduced by All India Council for Technical
Education in 2018 for facilitating the technical institutes in order to improve the quality
of technical education as a whole through accreditation by providing access to the
facilities available in host institute.
 A well-established AICTE approved institute/Centrally Funded Institutes such as IITs/
NITs /IIITS/IISc/ISERs/IIMs etc. referred to as Margdarshan Institute or Mentor
Institute (MI) is supported with an objective to mentor up to 10 nearby institutes in
achieving accreditation.
12. “Ishan Uday” Special Scholarship Scheme For North Eastern Region
 A scholarship scheme by the Ministry of Education and the University Grants
Commission.
 For improving the GER, promoting higher education, and encouraging children
belonging to the economically weaker sections of the NE region, the UGC has decided
to launch “Ishan Uday”
 The eligibility criteria are as follows - Students with the domicile of NER, whose
parental annual income does not exceed ₹4,50,000 from all sources. Passed XII or
equivalent in the preceding year of study i.e. 2021 for applications called for during the
year 2021-22, and secured admission in the first year of any degree course.
13. e-Shodh Sindhu Scheme (eSS)

 Launched by the All India Council for Technical Education, AICTE e-Shodh Sindhu
Scheme (eSS) provides subscriptions of e-Resources like Web of Science, Scopus, The
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), American Society of Civil
Engineers (ASCE) and Bentham Science to institutions.
 Objective:
 Facilitating access to e-Resource to the students, faculty and researchers, a new to
augment the culture of research in the institution and overall quality of technical
education.
14. LILAVATI AWARD

 LILAVATI AWARD, launched by AICTE, the intends to recognize efforts being made
by AICTE approved institutions to treat women with „equality and fairness‟ in all
spheres of their lives. By means of this initiative, all the stakeholders (especially the girl
students) in AICTE approved institutions would get a unique opportunity to present a
solution to the prevalent issues of gender discrimination, such as illiteracy,
unemployment, economic and nutritional disparities, maternal mortality, human rights,
etc.
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Ministry of Women and Child Development
1. Mission VATSALYA Scheme

 To achieve development and Child Protection priorities allied with the sustainable
development goals
 It lays emphasis on child rights advocacy and awareness along with strengthening of the
Juvenile justice care and protection system.
 Moto : live no child behind
 The Juvenile justice care and protection of children act 2015 provisions and the
protection of children from sexual offences act 2012 form the basic Framework for
implementation of the mission.
 It is a centrally sponsored scheme in partnership with State Government and UTs
 It support the children through non institutional care under private added sponsorship
wherein interested responses can provide assistant to children in difficult circumstances
2. PALNA Scheme
 Palna scheme is a Central sponsored initiative by the Ministry of women and child
development formerly known as the National Creche scheme.
 The scheme is a part of Samarthya which is a sub component under mission Shakti.
 Aim: 1) To address the urgent need for quality Day Care facility/Creche for the children
of working women
2) To improve nutrition and health status of children
 Maternity Benefit Act, 2017 requires every establishment having 50 or more employees
to have the facility within a prescribed distance.
 Focus of the scheme
Two types of Creches:
1) Anganwadi cum-Creches: these centers combine existing anganwadi services with
dedicated creche facilities
2) Stand-alone creches: which were running under the erstwhile National crèche
scheme has been included.
 Service included
 Early stimulation services for children under 3 years.
 For children Age 3 to 6 year it provide pre-school education
 Additionally health checkups and immunization with POSHAN 2.0 are part of the
initiative.
 Target group: Children of 6 months to 6 years, of working women in rural and urban
areas who are employed for a minimum period of 15 days in a month, are 6 month in a
year.
Ministry of Science and technology
1. National Geospatial Policy, 2022

 It‟s a Citizen centric policy that seeks to strengthen the geospatial sector to support
National Development, economic prosperity and thriving information economy.
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 Aim: the 13-years guideline promotes the countries geospatial data industry and develops
a national framework.
 Themes: the policy has divided 14 geospatial data themes to support the development.
Example: disaster management, mining, forestry etc.
 Technology infrastructure:
 Geospatial knowledge infrastructure (GKI):
 The government will established and integrated data information Framework by 2030
 The government will also established National digital twin (for high resolution
topographical survey and mapping by 2035)
 Institutional infrastructure:
 Data promotion and development committee will be constituted
 It will put in place a legal framework (by 2025) that supports the liberalization of the
geospatial sector and democratization of data for enhanced commercialization with value-
added services.
 Significance of the policy:
 Increased coverage
 No prior approval required: self-certificate for adherence to the guidance
 Free hand at processing of geospatial data
 Focus on local relevance
 Promoting startups
 Support India's blue economy
 Applications of geospatial data (in the agriculture and allied sector)
 Drive private participation and competitive
 Wider adoption of Precision farming
 Wider adoption of locational data
 Better Crop forecasting
 Better implementation of government scheme such as PM Fasal Bima Yojana and „Per
Drop More Crop.‟
 Increase land holding size
 Allow development of ecosystem market example GIS nitrogen trading tool.
2. Innovation In Science Pursuit For Inspired Research (INSPIRE)

 The "INSPIRE FACULTY FELLOWSHIP" component provides opportunities to 100
persons every year with Ph.D. qualifications in the age group of 27-32 years for 5 years
to carry out research in both basic and applied science areas including engineering,
medicine, agriculture, and veterinary sciences for establishing themselves as independent
researchers. It grants an attractive fellowship for duration of 5 years. The objective of the
scheme is to encourage young researchers to continue research in areas of S&T,
Medicine, Agriculture, Pharmacy, and Veterinary Sciences.
 INSPIRE Faculty Fellowship provides an opportunity to post-doctoral fellows for
carrying out independent research however does not guarantee a regular position after 5
years.
 Each selected INSPIRE Faculty Fellow will be eligible to receive a consolidated amount
of ₹1,25,000/- per month as a fellowship with an annual increment of ₹2,000/-
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3. E-YUVA Scheme: E-YUVA Centers

 “Empowering Youth for Undertaking Value Added Innovative Translational Research
(E-YUVA)” scheme was started by the Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance
Council (BIRAC) to promote a culture of applied research and need-oriented (societal or
industry) entrepreneurial innovation among young students and researchers.
 The BIRAC‟s E-YUVA scheme is implemented through dedicated hubs called “E-
YUVA Centers (EYCs)” housed within the University/Institute set up and mentored by a
BIRAC BioNEST-supported bio-incubator.
4. Vigyan Dhara‟s Scheme

 To promote S & T capacity building as well as research, innovation and technology
development towards strengthening the Science, Technology and Innovation ecosystem
in the country.
 Budget allotted 10,000 Crore.
 Three previously sub-scheme related to research and innovation has been merged with
this scheme.
Ministry Of Earth Sciences
1. PRITHVI VIGYAN Scheme

 To be implemented between 2021-26, aims to study the atmosphere, ocean, weather,
and Earth system Sciences.
 Objective includes enhancing long-term observations of the earth system, developing
modeling systems for weather prediction, exploring polar and high seas regions, and
developing Technology for oceanic resource harnessing.
 It income passage 5 ongoing sub-schemes: ACROSS, O-SMART, PACER, SAGE and
REACHOUT
 ACROSS: Atmospheric and Climate Research Modeling Observing System and Services
 O-SMART: Ocean Services Modelling Application, Resources and Technology
 PACER: Polar Science and Cryosphere Research
 SAGE: Seismology and Geoscience
 REACHOUT: Research Education Training and Outreach
2. India's Deep Ocean Mission

 The mission aims to address scientific and economics challenges associated with ocean
exploration and resource utilization.
 In line with blue economy: aims to sustainably utilize ocean resources and health of
ocean ecosystem.
 The DOM is in line with the ministry of Earth sciences‟ blue economy initiative
including recently released the draft blue economy policy. DOM is one of nine
missions under the Prime Minister Science technology and innovation Advisory Council.
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Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises
1. RAMP Program (Rejuvenation, Acceleration and Mitigation of Pandemic)

 Government had launched a world bank supported Central sector scheme called RAMP
 The scheme aim at strengthening Institutions and governance at the Centre and State
improving Centre-State linkage and partnership and improving access of MSME to
market and credit, technology up-gradation and addressing issue of delayed payment and
greening of MSMEs.
 Intervention under RAMP program
 This schemes focus on supporting MSME and addressing key challenges they face.
 About the schemes:
 The first scheme MSE GIFT, aims to encourage green investment and provide
financing for the transformation of MSMEs.
 The second scheme MSE SPICE, is designed to promote and invest in the circular
economy emphasizing sustainable practices.
 Lastly, the MSE scheme on online dispute resolution for delayed payment focuses on
resolving payment delays through online dispute resolution mechanism, facilitating
smoother financial transaction for MSMEs.
2. Gramodyog Vikas Yojana

 It is a scheme under the Khadi and Village Industry Commission (KVIC) part of the
ministry of MSMEs and was launched in March 2020.
 Aim: to promote and develop village Industries through common facilities, technological
modernization, training etc.
 Included activities:
 Agro based and food processing industries
 Mineral based industries
 Wellness and cosmetics industry
 handmade paper, leather and plastic industry
 Rural engineering and new technology industry
 Service industry
 Components
 R & D and product innovation
 Capacity building
 Marketing and publicity
3. PM Vishwakarma Scheme
 PM launched the scheme for traditional artisans and craftspeople on occasion of
Vishwakarma Jayanti.
 Purpose: Holistic support to the traditional artisans and craftspeople
 It‟s a Central Sector Scheme, which will be conjointly implemented by the Union
Ministry of MSME, Skill Development and Finance.
 Objective: To enable recognition of artisans and craftspeople as Vishwakarmas and to
provide skill up-gradation.
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 Eligibility: An Artisan who is working with hand and tools and engage in one of the
recognized family-based traditional trade in the unorganized sector on self-employemet
basis and at least 18 years old.
Ministry of External Affairs
1. Pravasi Bhartiya Divas

 Celebrated on January 9 every year to mark the contribution of overseas Indian
community to the development of India.
 January 9 as the date to celebrate the occasion because on this day in 1915 Mahatma
Gandhi return to India from South Africa.
 Since 2015 under a revised format, PBD convention has been organized once every 2
years.
 During the convention, selected Overseas Indians are Arnold with the prestigious Pravasi
Bhartiya Samman award (PSBA) to recognize their contributions to various fields both
in India and abroad.
 The PSBA in confirm by the President of India as part of the Pravasi Bhartiya Divas
convention on NRI person of Indian Origin or organization stabilized and run by NRIs in
recognition of their outstanding achievements in India and abroad.
 Committee with the vice president and the chairman and external affairs minister as the
vice chairman and other distinguished member from various works of life.
Ministry of Rural Development
1. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)

 This is a Rural Employment program in India that aims to provide guaranteed wage
employment to rural households. The scheme has been implemented in India since 2005
and has been credited with providing a safety net for rural households particularly during
the time of economic hardship.
 About MANREGA
 It provides a legal guarantee for 100 days of unskilled manual employment in every
financial year to adult members of any rural household.
 It is a demand-driven scheme.
 A 60:40 wage and material ratio have to be maintained.
 Employment will be given within 15 days of application for work then a daily
unemployment allowance has to be paid.
 Social audit has to be done by the Gram Sabha
 At least one third of beneficiaries shall be women
 Wages are to be paid according to the minimum wages act 1948 for agriculture
labourers in the state. It is pegged to CPI (Agriculture Labour)
 It has the provision for additional 50 days of unskilled wage employment in drought/
natural calamity notified rural areas.
 The state may make provisions for providing additional days beyond the.
Guaranteed under the act from there on fund.
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 Eligibility Criteria:
 Must be citizen of India to seek MANREGA benefits.
 Has completed 18 years of age at the time of application.
 The applicant must be part of a local household with local Gram Panchayat.
 Applicants must volunteer for unskilled labour.
 Priority shall be given to women in such a way that at least one third of the beneficiaries
shall be women who have registered and requested for wark.
 It is the Gram Sabha and the Gram Panchayat which approves the shelf of works
under MGNREGA and fix their priority.
 About Social Audit units:
 The social audit units mandate by the MGNREGS act responsible for monitoring and
identifying malpractice independently of the implementating authorities. However, their
performance has been hampered by inadequate funds training and personnel.
Ministry of Statics and Program Implementation
1. e-SAKSHI Mobile Application

 For the revised fund flow procedure under the MPLAD Scheme.
 Aims to Revolutionize how Member of Parliament (MPs) engage with and manage
development project in their constituencies.
 Features:
 It provides convenience, accessibility, and real time Access for MPs to propose, track and
oversee projects.
 The application promotes transparency by providing instant updates.
 The mobile app also includes for budget management allowing MPs to monitor
expenditures.
Ministry of Agriculture and farmer welfare
1. Kisan Rin Portal

 The government has launched the Kisan Rin Portal as part of the Kisan Credit Card
(KCC) scheme to revolutionize agricultural sector.
 Additionally, the government launched the weather information network data system
(WINDS) portal and initiated a door to door KCC campaign.
 The platform will offer a comprehensive of former data, scheme utilization progress, loan
disbursement specifics, and interest subvention claims.
 About WINDS Portal
 Winds leverages advanced weather Data Analytics to provide stakeholders with
actionable insights for informed weather related decision in agriculture.
 About Ghar Ghar KCC Abhiyan
 An ambitious campaign to extend the benefits of the Kisan credit card scheme to every
farmer across India.
 The campaign aims to achieve Universal financial inclusion insurance to credit facility
that drives their agricultural pursuits.
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 For KCC Ghar-Ghar Abhiyan NABARD has been identified as the primary executing
organization.
2. National Bamboo Mission

 Resultant to this historic amendment, bamboo grown in the non-forest area is out of the
scope of regulations on the forest produces. During the year 2022-23, the NBM has been
merged with Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) scheme.
 The key objectives of the Mission are as follows:
 To increase the area under bamboo plantation in non-forest Government and private lands
to supplement farm income and contribute towards resilience to climate change as well as
availability of quality raw material requirement of industries. The bamboo plantations
will be promoted predominantly in farmers‟ fields, homesteads, community lands, arable
wastelands, and along irrigation canals, water bodies etc.
 To improve post-harvest management through establishment of innovative primary
processing units near the source of production, primary treatment and seasoning plants,
preservation technologies and market infrastructure.
 To promote product development keeping in view market demand, by assisting R&D,
entrepreneurship & business models at micro, small and medium levels and feed bigger
industry.
 To rejuvenate the underdeveloped bamboo industry in India
3. Agriculture Infrastructure Fund:

 A new campaign named “BHARAT” (Bank Heralding Accelerated Rural & Agriculture
transformation) has been launched under the scheme.
 It‟s a central sector scheme
 Objective: To mobilize a medium-long term debt Financing facility.
 Provision of Rs. 1-lakh crore by bank and financial institution as loans with interest
subvention of 3% per annum and credit guarantee.
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
1. National Transit Pass System

 The Indian government has introduced the National Transit Pass System (NTPS), a
unified platform for the seamless transport forest goods across the country through a
single permit.
 Its role is to promote transparency and simplified transportation process for forest
and Agro Forestry businesses.
 Features
 The NTPS operates as a web portal and mobile application enabling online filling of
applications for permission to transport forest product and obtain no objection
certificate.
 The system replaces the need for merchants and farmers to obtain permits from multiple
States.
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 The QR-coded permit issued by NTPS is machine readable and can be decoded by
any state forest department in the country.
 The initiative aims to facilitate One-Nation One-Pass transportation for forest
products.
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
1. Pradhan Mantri Dakshata Aur Kushalta Sampanna Hitgrahi (PM-DAKSH)

Yojana
 It is a central sector scheme launched in 2020-21
 Goal of the scheme is enhancing the competency level of specific target groups to
make them employable.
 The scheme is primarily aimed at Schedule Caste (SCs), Other Backward Classes
(OBCs), Economically Backward Classes (EBCs), De-notified Tribes (DNTs), Safai
Karmcharis (including waste pickers) and others.
 Eligibility Criteria:
 Age: Between 18 to 45 years
 Income: No income limit for SCs, Safai karmcharis (including waste pickers) and DNTs.
 For OBCs and EBCs the annual family income should be below Rs. 3 lakh and 1 lakh,
respectively
 The scheme offers various types of training programs with different duration and caste
per candidate
 Up-skilling/Reskilling
 Sir term training
 Entrepreneurship development program
 Long term training
2. Scholarship for Higher Education for Young Achievers Scheme: SHREYAS Scheme
 SHREYAS Scheme, consisting of 4 Central sector service schemes, has played a
significant role in empowering students from Schedule Caste (SC) and Other
Backward Classes (OBC) in India since 2014-15.
 The main objective of the scheme is educational empowerment of OBC and SC students
by way of awarding fellowship in obtaining quality higher education and interest subsidy
on educational loan for overseas studies.
 It is implemented during 2021-22 to 2025-26 and covers:
 Free coaching scheme for SCs and OBCs
 Top class education for SCs
 National Overseas scheme for SCs
 National Fellowship for SC students
3. National Action for Mechanized Sanitation Ecosystem (NAMASTE)

 Aim: It aims to achieve outcomes like zero fatalities in sanitation work in India, no
sanitation workers come in direct contact with human faecal matters and all sewer and
septic tank sanitation worker have access to alternative livelihood.
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 It replaced the previous scheme: Self Employment Scheme for rehabilitation of

manual scavengers.
 Skill Development And training of Safai Mitra are being taken up with the support of
Ministry Of Social justice and empowerment through the National Safai Karmchari
Finance Development Corporation.
 The scheme is to be implemented in all 4800 + urban local bodies of the country.
 Key features
 Identification: NAMASTE envisages identifying the sewer/septic tank workers (SSWs)
 Occupational training and distribution of PP kid to SSWs
 Assistance for safety devices to sanitation response units
 Extending Health Insurance Scheme benefits to identified SSWs and their families
under the Ayushman Bharat scheme.
 Livelihood assistance: Will promote mechanization and Enterprise development by
providing funding support and subsidy.
 Note: there is also NAMASTE portal under Ministry of Ayush to standardize the
various terms and Technologies used in Alternative Medicine.
4. PM SURAJ Portal
 Full Form: Pradhan Mantri Samajik Utthan and Rozgar Adharit Jankalyan
 PM Modi inaugurated the PM-SURAJ national portal during an event organized by the
Ministry of Social Justice.
 The portal signifies the government commitment to extending credit support and
empowering One-Lakh entrepreneurs from disadvantaged communities.
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
1. AAINA Portal
 The ministry has launched the “AAINA dashboard for cities” portal
 What is the AAINA dashboard for cities
 It is a portal that enables urban local bodies to voluntarily submit key data including
auditor accounts and performance metrics, on five thematic areas.
1. Political Administrative structure
2. Finance
3. Planning
4. Citizen-centric governance
5. Delivery of basic services
 The ministry through the Digital India Corporation will offer support to ULBs and states
during the data submission process.
 Aim of the portal
 The portal promotes healthy competition, inspires improvement, and facilitates peer
learning among the ULBs. The dashboard for cities does not rank urban local
bodies. Instead it functions as a tool for comparing cities in similar position and fostering
learning among them.
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2. Amplifi 2.0 Portal

 The union Ministry of housing and urban affairs has launched the amplifier 2.0 portal to
provide raw data from Indian cities on a single platform for academics, researchers,
and stakeholders, aiming to support data driven policy making.
 The portal covers diverse information such as diesel consumption, water quality testing,
Health Care expenditure, slump population, and road accident fatalities.
 The initiative part of the urban outcomes Framework 2022 aims to streamline data
across 14 sectors and shift the focus from indices to comprehensive indicators for
effective analysis.
Ministry of Tribal Affairs
1. Pradhan Mantri Janjati Aadivasi Nyaay Maha Abhiyan (PM JANMAN)

 9 Ministries, including the Ministry of Tribal Affairs involved in PM JANMAN.
 Objectives: Address socio-economic challenges faced by Particularly Vulnerable Tribal
Groups (PVTGs) in India.
 Focus area: 11 critical interventions, encompassing various sector such as housing,
infrastructure, Health Care, Education, and connectivity.
 Key components: Provision of pucca houses, connecting roads, water supply projects,
mobile medical units, hostels, vocational education, Anganwadi centers, multipurpose
centers, electrification, solar off grid systems, solar lighting, setting up Village
Development knowledge centers, installments in translation of mobile towers,
 Target duration: the mission will operate over the next 3 years
 Beneficiary scope: 75 particularly vulnerable tribal groups community in 18 states and
the union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
 Contribution of other Ministries: Ayush and skill development Ministries will establish
Wellness centers. Ayush facilities will be provided through mobile medical units, skill
and vocational training will be offered in PVTG habitations.
2. Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gram Yojna (PMAAGY)

 Government head modified the earlier scheme of Special Centre Assistance to Tribal
sub-Scheme (SCA to TSS) with nomenclature „Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gram
Yojna‟ for implementation during 2021-2022 to 2025-26, which aims at mitigating gaps
and providing basic infrastructure in villages with significant tribal population in
convergence with fund available different schemes in Central Schedule Tribe
Component.
 The main objective of this scheme is to achieve integrated socio-economic development
of selected villages through convergence approach. It includes the following components
 Preparing Village Development Plan based on the needs, potential, and aspirations.
 Maximum family benefits schemes of the central/state governments.
 Improving the infrastructure in vital sectors like health, education, connectivity and
livelihood.
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 The scheme envisions mitigating gaps prominently in 8 sectors of development viz. Road
connectivity, Telecom connectivity, School, Anganwadi centers, health sub-center,
drinking water facility, drainage and solid waste management.
 Besides States/UTs are encouraged for convergence of resources as Central/state
schedule tribe component funds and other financial resources available with them for
saturation of gaps in the villages identified under PMAAGY.
Skill development and entrepreneurship
1. Skill India Digital:

 The government launched Skill India Digital a comprehensive digital platform design to
transform the skills education employment and entrepreneurship landscape in India.
 This platform aims to offer industry-relevant skill courses, job opportunities and
entrepreneurship support to enable access to quality skill development and better
opportunities for every Indian citizen.
 About skill India Digital: Skill India Digital function as the digital public infrastructure
for skilling, education, employment and entrepreneurship in India focuses on digital
technology and industry 4.0 is skills
 It is designed to accelerate the hiring of skill talent, facilitate lifelong learning and
promote career advancement.
 The platform aligns with the G20 Framework for building DPI and digital economy
emphasizing digital skills and literacy.
 Key highlights of skill India Digital include:
 use of Aadhaar/AI based facial authentication.
 Introduction of digital verifiable credentials.
 Integration of Artificial Intelligence and machine learning recommendation
 Aadhar based eKYC for secure accessibility.
 Mobile first approach for accessibility
 Emphasis on security measures and interoperability
 Integration of a WhatsApp chat boat
 Efforts to enhance the aase of doing business
A significant innovation is the introduction of digitally verified credential which
empowers users to confidently present their qualifications in a secure temper proof and verifiable
digital format.
Ministry of communication
1. India Post
 India post operates under the department of post within the ministry of Communications.
Initially, the post was established in 1766 under the East India Company as company
mail it was later transformed into a Crown service in 1854 by Lord Dalhousie. Under
Dalhousie‟s reforms, uniform postal rates and the India Post Office act of 1854 were
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introduced, marking significant advancements in the Postal System including the creation
of the Director General of post for the entire country.
 Some of the schemes by the Postal department:
 National Saving recurring deposit account: government supervised saving system
requiring a minimum deposit of Rs. 10.
 National Savings time deposit account: offers accounts with varying maturity dates (1,
2, 3, and 5 years) for individual or groups of up to 3 persons.
 Senior citizens Saving Scheme account: fixed income investment for individuals over
60.
 Public provident fund account: long term investment plan with a 15 year lock in.
 National saving certificate: Government Saving Bond for smaller Savings and tax
saving investments, with a five year maturity period.
 Kisan Vikas Patra account: Modest savings instrument encouraging long term savings
doubling the principle in 9 years and 4 months
 Sukanya Samriddhi acount: Aimed at securing a prosperous future for girls in India
particularly for education and marriage.
2. Call Before U Dig mobile application

 An initiative of department of Telecommunications, ministry of Communication, aims
to prevent damage of underlying assets like Optical Fibre cables that occurs because
of uncoordinated digging and excavation, leading to losses of about 3,000 crore every
year according to a Press Information Bureau release.
 The CBuD app will connect excavators and asset owners through SMS/Email
notifications and click to call so that there are planned excavations in the country while
insuring the safety of underground assets.
3. Deen Dayal SPARSH Yojana

 Full Form: Scholarship for Promotion of Aptitude & Research in Stamps as a Hobby
 Launched by Department of Post (Union Ministry of Communication)
 Objective: To promote research and scholarship in philately (stamp collection etc)
among students across India.
4. Bharat Net
 As per ministry 2.1 lakh Gram Panchayat have been made service ready under Bharat
Net project in the country.
 Objective: Providing the last mile connectivity to all Gram Panchayats of the country.
 Funding by: Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF).
 Implementing Agency: Bharat Broadband Network (Merged into BSNL in 2022)
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
1. Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY)

 About: The Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana is a government program in India that aims
to provide clean cooking fuel to rural and deprived households.
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 Objective: It empowers women, protects health, reduces deaths from and clean cooking
fuel and prevent respiratory illness in children.
 Benefits: >> Financial support rupees 1600 for each LPG connection to BPL households.
>>Deposit free LPG connection, free first refill, and a free hotplate.
>>Beneficiaries receive subsidies on the first six refills of 14.2 KG cylinders or
eight refills of 5 kill kg cylinder
 PAHAL: Beneficiaries can join the PAHAL scheme to receive subsidies directly in their
bank account.
Ministry Of Jal Shakti
1. Modified Parbati-Kalisindh-Chambal-ERCP Link project

 Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh have signed and MOU with the union Ministry Of Jal
Shakti for the modified Parbati-Kalisindh-Chambal-ERCP (Eastern Rajasthan Canal
project) link project, integrating the PKC river link and ERCP under the national
interlinking of rivers program.
 About modified PKC-ERCP
 It was approved in 2022 and aims to integrate the PKC link project with the Eastern
Rajasthan Canal project as a part of the national perspective plan.
 It aims to optimize water uses in the Chambal basin providing drinking and industrial
water to 13 districts in Eastern Rajasthan and Malwa and Chambal reasons of Madhya
Pradesh.
 The ERCP focuses on intra-basin water transfer within the Chambal Basin, addressing
deficits in sub-basin throw the utilization of surplus water from the Kalisindh, Parvati,
Mej, and Chakan Sub-basins.
2. 75% of Villages Are Now ODF Plus

 India has achieved a significant sanitation milestone under the Swachh Bharat Mission
(Grameen) Phase II, with 75% of villages in the country now declaring themselves ODF
Plus.
 Several states and union territories has achieved 100% ODF plus villages.
 The Swachh Bharat Mission phase II, aims to make all villages ODF plus by 2025.
 ODF plus Status means that a village has maintained its open defecation free status while
also implementing solid or liquid waste management systems.
 ODF: Not a single person found defecating in open
 ODF +: No one defecating in open and well maintained community and public toilets
 Water+: All waste-water is being treated as per CPCB norms before release.
 ODF ++: All conditions of ODF+ and toilets with sludge and septage management
3. Unified Registration Portal for GOBARdhan
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 The department of drinking water and sanitation Ministry of Jal Shakti has introduced
unified registration portal for GOBARdhan to simplify the registration of compressed
biogas and biogas plant across India.
 So far, over 1,163 biogas plants and 426 CBG plants have been successfully registered on
the portal.
 These registered plants are eligible for assistance under the Market Development
Assistance (MDA) scheme of Department of Fertilizers Ministry of Chemicals and
Fertilizers.
 The market development assistant scheme launched by department of fertilizers aims
to promote the production and adoption of organic fertilizers generated from Gobardhan
plants.
 The Gobardhan initiative, a multimedia effort, aims to transform organic waste
including cattle dung, agriculture residues, and Biomass, into valuable resources
like biogas, CBG, and organic manure. The initiative supports high value biogas/CBG
production and promotes the use of bio-slurry to improve soil health, carbon content and
water retention.
4. Jal Jeevan Mission
 Launched in 2019 under Mo Jal Shakti.
 Focus: It is a demand driven scheme with strong emphasis on Jan Bhagidari as a crucial
pillar of the project.
 Objective: The mission is centered on using the burden of water collection for rural
resident particularly women who often travel long distance for water.
 Key areas covered:
 Insuring functionally of existing water supply systems and connections
 Water quality monitoring testing and sustainable agriculture
 Coordinator use of surface water and groundwater
 Drinking water source augmentation, grey water and reuse
 Pani Samitis: Pani Samiti are responsible for planning implementing managing
operating and maintaining village water supply systems.
 Funding pattern: the funds sharing pattern between the centre and States is 90:10 for
Himalayan and north eastern states, 50:50 other states, and 100% for union territories.
 Partnership: The United Nations office for project services (UNOPS) is collaborating
with the Denmark government to support the mission in Uttar Pradesh.
Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports
1. Khelo India Para Games

 The khelo India Para Games is aimed at empowering para-athletes in India. It is part of
the broader Khelo India initiative.
 Khelo India was introduced by the Indian government in 2017 and encompasses the:
 Khelo India youth games annual National competition for youngsters representing States.
 Khelo India University games
 Khelo India winter games: promotes winter sports in India
 Khelo India states centres of excellence scheme
2. Mera Yuva Bharat
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 The Prime Minister launched Mera Yuva Bharat

 My Bharat, an autonomous body will be benefit youth in the age group of 15 to 29 years
in line with the definition of youth in National Youth policy.
 The primary objective of my Bharat is to serve as a comprehensive platform for youth
development across the government.
 It is said to be dedicated to the nation, in Honours to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's birth
anniversary.
3. RESET Programme
 Full form: Retired Sport persons Empowering Training program
 To empower and support the retired sports persoFns on their career development journey
by providing them with the necessary knowledge and skills and making them more
employable.
Ministry of Home Affairs
1. Vibrant Villages Program

 VVP was announced in the union budget FY 2022-2023
 It aims for comprehensive development of villages of blocks on northern borders thus
improving the quality of life of people living in identified border villages.
 This will help in encouraging people to stay in their native locations in border areas and
reversing the outmigration from these villages adding to improve the securities of the
border.
 Centrally Sponsored Scheme, includes 2967 villages in 46 block of 19 district have
been identify for comprehensive development. These villages abut the border in the states
of Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh and the union territory
of Ladakh.
 The district administration prepare action plans with the help of Gram Panchayats for the
identify villages to ensure 100% saturation of Central and state schemes.
Minister of Finance
1. Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana (SSY)

 The government has increased the interest rate on the SSY scheme by 20 Basis points for
the January to March quarter ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls the new interested is
8.2%, up from the previous 8%.
 About the scheme
 Objective: aims to insure equitable share to girl child in resources and savings of a
family.
 Scheme: Small deposit scheme for girl child, launched under the “Beti Bachao, Beti
Padhao” initiative. Offers a higher interest rate than PPF, exclusive to girls below 10
years with a longer lock in period.
 Start date: 2015
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 Investment type: small deposit account. The scheme offers income tax benefits under
section 80C. Interest earned through the Sukanya Samriddhi account is tax free.
Withdrawals can be made after the account holder turns 18, with a maximum annual
withdrawal limit of 50% of the balance.
 Maximum number of accounts: 1 account per girl, Maximum of two girl children
 Age Eligibility: from birth to 10 years of the girl‟s child
 Minimum deposit: rupees 250 per year (Previously Rs 1000), further multiples of Rs
100
 Maximum deposit: rupees 1.5 Lakh per year
 Interest rate: subject to annual changes
 Partial Withdrawal: 50% allowed at the age of 18 years of the girl
 Maturity: 21 years from the date of account opening or marriage, Whichever is earlier
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
1. Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicle (FAME) – II Scheme:

 Recommendation of extending the FAME - II scheme by at least 3 more years.
 Scheme is a Part of National Electric Mobility Mission Plan.
 Aim: To encourage Electric Vehicles through subsidies and develop necessary charging
infrastructure.
 Technology Covered: Hybrid and electric technologies, including Mild hybrid , strong
hybrid, plug in hybrid and battery EV.
2. IndiaAI Report
 Seven Working groups of Ministry of MeitY have submitted the first edition of IndiaAI
report.
 This outlines India‟s strategy for the development of its artificial intelligence (AI)
ecosystem.
 The IndiaAI program is holistic and ambitious, covering various aspects of the AI
ecosystem, including computer infrastructure, data AI financing, research and innovation,
skilling, and institutional capacity for data management.
3. Production Linked Incentive (PLI) 2.0 for IT Hardware

 Govt recently approves 27 manufacturing under PLI scheme-2.0 for IT Hardware.
 To boost domestic manufacturing and attract large investements in the value chain.
 It‟s a central sector schemes
 Project Management Agency: Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI)
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Ministry of Commerce and industry
1. Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC)

 ONDC is an interoperable network based on the BeckN protocol that anyone can
piggyback on. It seeks to break down silos in digital commerce by enabling platform for
various configurations to connect and operates seamlessly on it.
 How does this help and what is its significant?
 By moving the exchange of goods and services from a platform-centric approach to a
network-centric approach, ONDC eliminate the need of buyer and seller to use the same
application and promote the discoverability of local digital stores across industries.
2. UNNATI -2024 Scheme

 Full form: Uttar Poorva Transformative Industrialization Scheme, 2024
 Aims to foster industrial growth and employments in the northeastern region.
3. SPICED Scheme
 Objective: The primary goal of the scheme is to significantly improve the export of spices
and value-added spice products.
4. NAMO Drone Didi Initiative

 Aim: The scheme aims to empower rural women by providing them with agriculture
drones and training them to become drone pilots for agriculture purposes.
 Drones will be distributed to 15,000 women Self Help Groups (SHGs)
Ministry of Consumer Affairs Food and Public Distribution
1. Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY)

 PM announced the extension of the free food grain program for 80 crore people for an
additional 5 years from January 2024 to December 2028.
 Under the scheme beneficiary will get food at free of cost and would not have to give
subsidized price of Rs. 3/2/1
 Covered 2/3 of India's population 75% in rural areas and 50% in urban areas
 Subsidized food grains: rupees 3/2/1 per kg of rice, wheat and coarse grains
 National support to women and children
 Pregnant and lactating mothers (ICDS Scheme)
 Children in the age group of 6 months to 14 years ( Mid-day Meal scheme)
Ministry of Personal, Public Grievances & Pensions
1. IGMS 2.0 Public Grievance Portal

 The department of Administrative Reforms and public grievance (DARPG)
 What is Intelligent Grievance Monitoring System
 IGMS is an artificial intelligence driven grievance monitoring system. It aims to enhance
the efficiency of public grievance redressal process.
2. CPGRAMS
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 CPGRAMS is an online platform available 24/7 for citizen to lodge grievances related to
service delivery. It connects all Ministries/department of the Government of India and
States and offers role based access. Citizen can track grievance status using a unique
registration ID.
 Close to 20 Lakh grievances are received annually.
 CPGRAMS is now available in 22 scheduled languages
 Special campaign 3.0 has made a significant impact, clearing the office space and
promoting the eOffice work culture.
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying
1. Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY)

 Implementation: It is being implemented in all states and union territories for five years
from financial year 2020- 21 to financial in year 2024-25. It provides insurance coverage
and financial assistant to fishermen.
 Aim: rural development and boosting the ruler economy. Core and trunk infrastructure
development and modernization of Indian fisheries.
 Motto: Reform, Perform and Transform.
 Type of scheme: Umbrella scheme with Central sector scheme and centrally sponsored
scheme components.
 Target: Enhanced fish production of 22 million metric tons, increase sector GVA in
agriculture GVA to 9%, double export earnings to about Rs. 1 Lakh crore, reduction of
post-harvest losses to about 10% and doubling the income of fish farmers.
Ministry of Defence
1. Dare to Dream (D2D) Scheme

 The Dare to dream scheme is a contest organized by Ministry of Defence in India
specifically by the Defence Researchers and Development Organization (DRDO).
 The contest aims to increase Innovation and creativity among individual innovators
and startups.
 D2D contest initiated in memory of former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, is an
annual initiative by the DRDO.
 Launched in 2019
2. Veer Gatha Project 3.0

 The third edition of the Veer Gatha project saw active participation from over 1.36 crore
school students across all the states and union territories in India.
 About the project
 The project initiated under the gallantry awards portal in 2021, aims to highlight acts of
bravery by armed forces personal and instill values of Patriotism and Civic consciousness
among students. Students submitted poems, paintings, essays, videos and more to honour
these brave individuals.
 Winners jointly Honour by Ministry of Education and Ministry of Defence, each
receiving a cash prize of Rs. 10,000.
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3. Project Udbhav
 Project Udbhav has been launched by the Indian Defence Minister, aiming to integrate
ancient Indian strategic wisdom into modern military pedagogy.
 The project, in collaboration with the United service Institution of India, seeks to create
an Indigenous strategic vocabulary based on Indian philosophy and culture.
 The project will explore under-explored strategic thinking, statecraft, and warfare from
classical texts and enrich military training curricula like Chanakya‟s Arthashastra rtc.
 It will focus on educating military leaders, informing senior commanders, and creating a
knowledge pool for scholars and defence personnel.
4. ADITI Scheme
 Defence Minister Rajnath Singh unveiled the Active Development of Innovative
Technologies with iDEX (ADITI) scheme.
 Aim: The scheme aims to promote innovations in critical and strategic defence.
technologies, providing start-ups with significant grants for research and development.
 Purpose: To develop about 30 deep-tech critical and strategic technologies where the
country does not have existing capabilities.
 Grant-in-Aid to Aditi winners.
 Tenure: FY 2023-24 to FY 2025-26
Ministry of Power
1. Star Labeling of Solar Panels

 The Indian government has introduced as star labeling program for Solar panels to
enhance consumer awareness and promote the use of high quality and energy efficient
solar photovoltaic modules.
 Star Labeling Program is a voluntary program that rates the energy efficiency of the
appliances on a scale of 1-5. The program was formulated by the Bureau of Energy
Efficiency (BEE) under the Energy Conservation Act, 2001.
2. Mission On Advanced and High-Impact Research (MAHIR)
 Purpose: To facilitate indigenous research, development and demonstration of the latest
and emerging technologies in the Power/Energy Sector.
 The scheme is launched in the collaboration with the New and Renewable Energy
(MNRE)
 Objective: To identify emerging technologies/areas of the future relevance of the energy
sector and create a vibrant & innovative ecosystem and provide a common platform for
energy sector stakeholders for various tasks.
Ministry of Mines
1. National Geo Science Data Repository Portal

 The ministry of Mines has launched the national Geo-science data repository portal.
 Spearheaded by the Geological Survey of India and Bhaskaracharya Institute of space
application and Geoinformatics. This online platform aims to provide comprehensive
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access to Geospacial information nationwide, a significant step toward democratizing

critical Geo-science data.
 The portal has been created as a part of the National Mineral Exploration Policy
(NMEP), 2016
 NMEP seeks to boost exploration in India by encouraging private-sector involvement.
Key features include auctioning exploration blocks for private sector with revenue
sharing and creating public geoscience data.
2. Scheme to Accelerate Exploration of Critical Minerals
 The ministry of mines has introduced the new scheme to expedite the exploration of
critical and deep-seated minerals.
 Under this initiative the ministry will directly sanction exploration projects to notified
private exploration agencies.
 Additionally these NPEAs, are now permitted to Bid for auctioning mineral blocks they
have explored, a privilege previously unavailable to them.
NITI Aayog
1. Atal Innovation Mission

 Objective: Promote Innovation and entrepreneurship in India, develop programs and
policies for innovation, create collaboration opportunities, and oversee innovation
ecosystem.
 Major initiative:
 Atal tinkering Labs: promote a problem solving mindset in schools.
 Atal Incubation Centres: Foster startups and enhance incubator model. Example: AIM-
iCREST is an incubator capabilities enhancement program for a robust ecosystem
focused on creating high performing startups.
 Atal New India Challenges: ANIC solicits innovations in the prototype stage and
supports the selected startups throw the commercialization stage were a course of 12-18
months.
 Mentor India campaign: Create a national mentor network with public sector,
corporates and institution support.
 Atal Community Innovation Centre: Stimulate community-centric innovation in
underserved regions and Tier 2/3 cities.
 Atal Research and innovation for Small Enterprises: Promote Innovation and
Research in MSME industry.
2. Aspirational Blocks Programme (ABP)

 NITI Aayog released The first Delta ranking of the ABP.
 Program: the ABP is an initiative launched by Niti Aayog in January 2023
 Objective: Enhance governance and improve the quality of life in challenging and
relatively underdeveloped blocks across India.
 Geographic Coverage: 500 blocks from 329 districts in 27 states and 4 UTs.
 Key Theme: Health and nutrition-Education- Agriculture and allied services-Basic
Infrastructure-Social Development.
 Nodal officers: Block officials are identified as leaders of change working under the
guidance of their respective state and district administration.
pg. 27
3. SATH-e Project
 SATH –E: full form „Sustainable Action for Transforming Human Capital in Education‟
 About: launched by Niti Aayog in 2017, aims to ensure quality school education and
promote socially inclusive, regionally balanced, and sustainable educational growth in
collaboration with state governments.
 Focus areas: Education and Health
 Key findings of recent reports: India with 5 times More School then China, despite
similar enrollment, faces challenges with over 50% of primary schools in many states
having fewer than 60 students.
Miscellaneous
 Prasadam: India's first healthy and hygienic food street, Prasadam was inaugurated by
the Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare.
 Prasadam aims to connect citizens across the country with pure and safe local and
traditional food promoting healthy eating habits.
 The food street includes facilities such as kids play area, drinking water, CCTV
surveillance, parking, public convenience and seating spaces.
 The event also features the launch of the “The DART book” by the Food Safety and
Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), providing consumers with simple test to check
common Food Adulteration at home.
 Pradhan Mantri Suryodaya Yojana: The Pradhan Mantri Suryodaya Yojana launch
recently aims to provide rooftop solar panels for consumers.
 The scheme intends to supply power to households through solar roof top
installations and offers additional compensation for access electricity output.
 Key Features:
 The goal is to install rooftop solar on 1- crore houses, providing 1 crore families access to
root of solar energy.
 The scheme is designed to benefit poor and middle income households helping them
reduce electricity bills.
 Standards Machine Application Readable and Transferable (SMART)
 The Director General of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) advocates for the
implementation of the SMART approach to make Indian Standards easily readable and
understandable for all stakeholders.
 A SMART standard initiative by the international Electrotechnical Commission and the
International organization for Standardization emphasizes machine interpretability and
readability as key factors.
 Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL)
 Mumbai Trans Harbour Link, also named Atal Bihari Vajpayee Sewri-Nhava Sheva Atal
Setu, India‟s longest sea bridge covering 21.8 km was inaugurated.
 It is the longest sea bridge in India (10th longest in the world)
 First project in India with an open Road tolling system
 For the first time in India, Orthotropic steel deck technology used.
 Extension of Mission Karmyogi
pg. 28
 On Good Governance Day, the government launched the extended version of Mission
Karmyogi.
 Features:
 My iGOT: Delivers targeted training courses, on the home page of individual officer,
addressing their unique capacity building needs as identified in the capacity building plan
for their Ministries.
 Blended Programs: Facilitates equitable access to training methodologies across all
levels, meeting dynamic training needs. Integrates traditional offline course with online
learning components allowing officers and faculty to benefit from the flexibility and
convenience of online courses while retaining the invaluable benefits of face to face
classroom interactions.
 Curated Programs: Designed to cater to diverse learning needs of Ministries and
training Institution.
 VIKAS: A new blended learning program for capacity building of middle management
Civil Servants in the central secretariat. VIKAS is a blended program with iGOT
consisting of 33 hours complemented by 30 hours of offline training at ISTM.
 “What is Mission Karmyogi” National program for civil services capacity building?
 It is a mission moded program aim to transition civil services from “Rules based on Roles
based” human resources management by aligning work allocation of civil servants by
matching their competencies to the requirements of the post, thereby leading to an
effective citizen centric civil service.
 Surat Diamond Bourse
 Surat diamond board claim to be “world‟s biggest workspace” with 4200 diamond
trading offices, surpassing the capacity of the Pentagon, was launched.
 Aim: The SDB aims to shift the entire Diamond trading business from Mumbai to Surat.
It also aims to boost business, attract International clients, and create significant
economics impact on the region.
 Surat is the hub of diamond cutting and polishing. It is the world's biggest Centre for
cutting and polishing, accounting for 90% of the Diamond traded globally.
 Annapurna Certificate Program
 The Annapurna certificate program, an initiative by the Indian Council for cultural
relations has organized 6 Indian restaurants worldwide for promoting Indian culinary
traditions. this annual program acknowledges restaurants contributing to India's culture
cause through cuisine on a global scale.
 Cell Broadcast Alert System
 The national disaster management authority cell broadcast alert system is a cutting-edge
technology enabling the government to send urgent disaster management messages to all
mobile devices within a specific geographical area.
 Developed by C-DOT under the department of Telecommunication.
 Regional Rapid Transit System
 The Prime Minister inaugurated the first League of the Regional Rapid Transit System,
India's first dedicated mass rapid transit system for Regional connectivity called as
“Namo Bharat train.”
pg. 29
 The RRTS is designed to operate at the speed of up to 180 km/hr and is expected to
reduce the travel time between Delhi and Meerut to less than an hour.
 RRTS is a new Rail-based, semi high speed, high frequency commuter transit system
with a design speed of 180 km/hour for better connectivity.
 Operation Chakra-2
 The Central Bureau of Investigation carried out a wide spread crackdown on cyber
criminals in India in an operation known as Operation Chakra-2.
 The fraud scheme posted as a fake krypto mining operation and targeted unsuspecting
Indian citizens. The cases were registered based on information provided by the financial
intelligence unit.
 Operation Chakra-1 was conducted nearly a year ago in collaboration with Interpol, the
FBI, and police forces from various countries, involving searches at 115 locations.
 DNA and Face Matching Systems
 The Indian government is set to implement the DNA and face matching system at 1300
Police Stations across the country under the criminal procedure identification act 2022
(CrPI).
 Ayushman Bhav Campaign
 The President of India, virtually launched the Ayushman Bhav Campaign, emphasizing
its goal of ultimately achieving Universal Health Coverage.
 Features
 Successful Gram Panchayat will be declared as Ayushman Gram Panchayats.
 The campaign aims to facilitate access to Ayushman cards, generate ABHA IDs, and
raise awareness about health schemes and diseases, with a focus on non-communicable
diseases, tuberculosis, and sickle cell disease.
 It comprises three components: Ayushman-Aapke Dwar 3.0, Ayushman Melas at health
and wellness Centers, and Ayushman Sabhas in every village and panchayat.
 “Bima Sugam” online platform
 The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) is creating the
Bima Sugam online platform, which is described as a “game-changer and a UPI moment”
for the Insurance sector.
 Ownership: Life insurance and general insurance companies will own a 47.5% stake
each, while brokers and agent bodies will own 2.5% each.
 Ganga Praharis
 Ganga Praharis are motivated and trained volunteers from among the local communities
working for biodiversity conservation and cleanliness of Ganga river.
 Ganga Praharis are constituted by the National Mission for Clean Ganga and the Wildlife
Institute of India under the Namami Gange programme.
 Pradhan Mantri Suryodaya Yojana
 Scheme of ministry of New and Renewable energy
 Aim: Initiative aimed at installing rooftop solar power system in 1-crore households
across the nation.
 The scheme meant for the poor and the middle-income households.
 PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana
 Aim: to provide free electricity to 1-crore home through rooftop solar system.
 The household will be able to get 300 units of electricity free every month.
pg. 30
 Scheme of ministry of New and Renewable Energy.

 One Scientist-One Product Program
 Launched by: Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR)
 Objective: It aims to enhance agricultural productivity by assigning specific research
targets to individual scientists within the organization in the next 5 years (In agriculture
and animal Husbandary)
 Electric Mobility Promotion Scheme
 Ministry: Ministry of Heavy Industries
 Aim: To expedite the uptake of electric vehicles (EV) within the country. Faster adoption
of electric two-wheeler (e-2W) and three-wheeler (e-3W) to provide further impetus to
the green mobility and development of the electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing
ecosystem in the country.
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3. Ayushman Arogya Mandir

4. Ayushman Bharat PM Jan Arogya Yojana and digital Mission (ABDM)

 For secondary and tertiary care hospitalization

5. Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission

6. NIKSHAY Poshan Yojana

7. Surakshit Matritva Aashwasan Yojana (SUMAN)

2. Digital study material in Indian languages

4. Multiple Entry and Multiple Exit (MEME) system in NEP 2020

 Provision of national education policy (NEP) 2020 for higher education

5. Malviya Mission - Teachers Training Program

6. Vidya Samiksha Kendras

7. PM SHRI Schools (PM School for Rising India)

8. NIPUN Bharat Program

10. Institutions of Eminence scheme

11. Margdarshan Scheme

13. e-Shodh Sindhu Scheme (eSS)

14. LILAVATI AWARD

Ministry of Women and Child Development

1. Mission VATSALYA Scheme

Ministry of Science and technology

1. National Geospatial Policy, 2022

2. Innovation In Science Pursuit For Inspired Research (INSPIRE)

3. E-YUVA Scheme: E-YUVA Centers

4. Vigyan Dhara‟s Scheme

Ministry Of Earth Sciences

1. PRITHVI VIGYAN Scheme

2. India's Deep Ocean Mission

Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises

1. RAMP Program (Rejuvenation, Acceleration and Mitigation of Pandemic)

2. Gramodyog Vikas Yojana

Ministry of External Affairs

1. Pravasi Bhartiya Divas

Ministry of Rural Development

1. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)

Ministry of Statics and Program Implementation

1. e-SAKSHI Mobile Application

Ministry of Agriculture and farmer welfare

1. Kisan Rin Portal

2. National Bamboo Mission

3. Agriculture Infrastructure Fund:

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

1. National Transit Pass System

Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

1. Pradhan Mantri Dakshata Aur Kushalta Sampanna Hitgrahi (PM-DAKSH)

3. National Action for Mechanized Sanitation Ecosystem (NAMASTE)

 It replaced the previous scheme: Self Employment Scheme for rehabilitation of

Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

2. Amplifi 2.0 Portal

Ministry of Tribal Affairs

1. Pradhan Mantri Janjati Aadivasi Nyaay Maha Abhiyan (PM JANMAN)

2. Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gram Yojna (PMAAGY)

Skill development and entrepreneurship

1. Skill India Digital:

2. Call Before U Dig mobile application

3. Deen Dayal SPARSH Yojana

Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas

1. Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY)

Ministry Of Jal Shakti