1. Pradhan Mantri
Gram Sadak Yojana(PMGSY):
a. Launched on 25th December 2000.
b. It is a nationwide plan to provide good all-weather road
connectivity to unconnected villages of more than 500 persons in the
rural areas (250 persons in the hilly and desertareas).
c. It is a 100% Centrally Sponsored Scheme.
a. launched
on 2005 for providing access to electricity to all households in the
country in five years.
b. Under
the programme, 90% grant is provided by Govt. of India and 10% as
loan by Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) to the State Governments.
c. Rural
Electrification Corporation (REC) is the nodal agency for the
programme.
d. The
scheme aims at electrification of over 1 lakh un-electrified
villages and providing electricity connections to 2.34
crore rural households. The estimated cost of the scheme is approximately
Rs. 51,000 crore.
e. All
the BPL families are eligible for free connections under the scheme.
3. Indira Awaas
Yojana(IAY):
a. Launched
during 1985-86 as a sub-scheme of Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme
(RLEGP) and continued as a sub-scheme of Jawahar Rozgar Yojana (JRY) since its
launching from April, 1989.
b. It has
been delinked from the JRY and has been made an independent scheme with effect
from January 1, 1996.
c. The
objective of IAY is primarily to provide grant for construction of
houses to members of Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes, freed bonded
labourers and also to non-SC/ST rural people living below poverty line.
d. Funding
is shared between the Centre & State in the ratio of 75:25.
4. Bharat Nirman:
a. launched
in 2005 for building rural infrastructure.
b. Phase
I of the programme was implemented in the period 2005-06 to 2008-09. Phase II
is being implemented from 2009-10 to 2011-12.
c. Bharat
Nirman comprises of six components:
1. Water
Supply--Cover approximately 55 thousand uncovered habitations and provide safe
drinking water to approximately 2.16 lakh villages affected by poor water
quality
2. Housing--Provide
additional 1.2 crore houses at the rate of 24 lakh houses each year to be built
by funds allocated to the homeless through Panchayats
3. Telecommunication
and Information Technology --Increase rural tele-density to 40% and
provide broadband connectivity and Bharat Nirman Seva Kendras to all 2.5 lakh
Panchayats
4. Roads--Provide
road connections to remaining 23,000 villages approximately with population of
1000 or 500 in case of hilly or tribal areas
5. Electrification--Provide
electricity to remaining 40,000 villages approximately and connections to about
1.75 crore poor households
6. Irrigation--6.5
million hectares brought under assured irrigation till 2009. Remaining 3.5 lakh
hectares to be completed by 2012
d. Pradhan
Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), Rajiv Gandhi Vidyutikaran Yojana(RGVY) &
Indira Awas Yojana (IWY) come under Bharat Nirman.
5. Pradhan Mantri
Adarsh Gram Yojana(PMAGY):
a. It is
a new scheme launched in the Union Budget 2009-10 by the Union
Government on a pilot basis for integrated development 0f 1,000
villages, each having more than 50% SC population.
b. There
are about 44,000 villages in which the population of scheduled castes is above
50 per cent.
c. If
the pilot scheme is successful the scheme will be expanded to remaining
villages.
6. National Rural
Health Mission (NRHM):
a. Launched
in 2005.
b. The
NRHM covers the entire country, with special focus on 18 States.
7. Accredited
Social Health Activist (ASHA):
a. One of
the key components of the National Rural Health Mission is to provide every
village in the country with a trained female community health
activist – ‘ASHA’ or Accredited Social Health Activist for every
village with a population of 1000.
b. ASHA
will take steps to create awareness in woman on birth preparedness, safe
delivery and care of the young child. She will also work as DOTS provider under
tuberculosis programme
c. ASHA
must primarily be a woman resident of the village – married/ widowed/ divorced,
preferably in the age group of 25 to 45 years.
8. National Rural
Employment Guarantee Act(NREGA):
a. Act
was came in 2005 and scheme launched in 2006
b. The
scheme provides a legal guarantee for one hundred days of employment in
every financial year to adult members of any rural household willing to
do public work-related unskilled manual work at the statutory minimum
wage of Rs.100 per
c. Around one-third of
the stipulated work force must be women.
d. The
scheme started from February 2, 2006 in 200 districts, was expanded to cover
another 130 districts in 2007-2008 and eventually covered all 593 districts in India in
2008.
e. It has
been renamed as Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Act on 2nd October,
2009.
9. Sarva Siksha
Abhiyan(SSA):
a. launched
in 2001.
b. It is
a flagship programme of the Government of India pioneered
by Atal Bihari Vajpayee for achievement of universalization
of elementary education to children in the 6-14 age group by 2010.
c. education
cess are credited into a Prarambhik Shiksha Kosh (PSK) and are utilised
exclusively for Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) and Mid-Day Meal (MDM)
d. 85:15
sharing arrangement during the Ninth Plan, 75:25 sharing arrangement during the
Tenth Plan, and 50:50 sharing thereafter between the Central Government and the
State Government except for 8 NE states.
10. Rashtriya
Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan(RMSA):
a. To
cover children in secondary school (8th to 12th standard). The main objective
of the programme will be to provide universal access to education for all
children by 2015 and universal retention by 2020.
b. The
Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan has created a need for strengthening secondary
education infrastructure across the country.
c. Announced
in 2007 and it is proposed to implement during 11th Five Year plan. In Jan
2009 CCEA (Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs) approved the implementation
d. Rs.20,120
crore has been allocated for the Scheme during the 11th Five Year Plan.
11. Swarna Jayanti
Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY):
a. Launched
as an integrated programme for self-employment of the rural poor with
effect from 1 April 1999.
b. Assistance
is given to BPL family in rural areas for taking up self employment.
c. They
may take up the activity either individually or in Groups, called the Self-Help
Groups.
d. There
are over 22 lakh Women’s Self Help Groups linked with banks. Reach of
SHGs to be widened to enrol at least 50 per cent of all rural women in India as
members of SHGs over the next five years.
e. A
Self- Help Group (SHG) may generally consist of 10-20 persons.
f. It
is financed on 75:25 cost-sharing basis between the Centre and the states
g. In
Union Budget 2009-10, The Swarna Jayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY)
restructured as National Rural Livelihood Mission to make it
universal in application, focused in approach and time bound for poverty
eradication by 2014-15.
12. Rashtriya
Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY):
a. launched
in 2007.
b. It is
a new health insurance scheme for the Below Poverty Line (BPL)
families in the unorganized sector.
c. objective
is to provide insurance cover to BPL households from major health shocks that
involve hospitalization.
d. By the
end of the year, 2009-10, 1.2 crore BPL families ( a unit of five) are
expected to be covered and all the estimated 6 crore BPL families are proposed
to be covered in the next four years.
e. In the
Union Budget 2009-10, It is proposed that All BPL families to be covered under
this scheme.
13. Rajiv Awas
Yojana:
a. It is
a new scheme announced in the Union Budget 2009-10 for
making slum-freeIndia in five years.
b. Rajiv
Awas Yojana comes under JNNURM on the lines of Indira Awas Yojana for
rural poor.
14. Jawaharlal
Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission(JNNUM):
a. launched
on 2005
b. for development
of 63 identified cities.
c. Centre-
Rs. 50,000 crore. State- 50,000 crore and municipalities – 25,000 crore
total amount will go upto to Rs. 1,25,000 crores over the seven year period.
d. National
Steering Group chaired by urban development minister
e. It
comprises two Sub-Missions:
1. Urban
Infrastructure and Governance (UIG) (Sub-mission I)
2. Basic Services to the Urban Poor Urban (BSUP)
(Sub-mission II)
15. Swarna Jayanti
Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY):
a. Launched
in 1997.
b. Swarna
Jayanthi Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY) shall sheek to provide gainful
employment to the Urban unemployed or underemployed poor through
encouraging the setting up of self-employment ventures or provision of wage
employment.
c. The
programme shall target the urban poor, defined as those living below the urban
poverty line, as defined from time to time.
d. funding
pattern of Centre and State in 75:25 basis
e. The
Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana shall consist of two special schemes,
namely-
f. i)The
Urban Self-Employment Programme (USEP)
g. ii)The
Urban Wage Employment Programme (UWEP)
16. Rashtriya
Krishi Vikas Yojana:
a. Rashtriya
Krishi Vikas Yojana was launched by Govt. of India during 2007-08 to
incentives states to draw up plans for their agriculture sector.
b. The
RKVY aims at achieving 4% annual growth
in the agriculture sector during the XI Plan period, by ensuring a
holistic development of Agriculture and Allied Sectors.
17. National
Social Assistance Programme:
a. The
programme was launched with effect from 15th August 1985 and under this
programme three sub-schemes are under implementation. They are.
1. National Old Age Pension(NOAP)
2. National Family
Benefit Scheme (NEBS)
3. Annapurna Scheme
18. National Old
Age pension (NOAP):
a. old
person above 65 Years. Physically Handicapped persons and
Leprosy destitute (Irrespective of Age) who comes under Below Poverty line.
b. The
National Old Age Pension Scheme has been renamed as Indira Gandhi
National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOPS) and formally launched on 19th
November, 2007.
c. The
central contribution of pension under the Indira Gandhi National Old Age
Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS) is Rs. 200/- per month per beneficiary and
the State Governments may contribute over and above to this amount. At present
old age beneficiaries are getting anywhere between Rs. 200/- to Rs. 1000/-
depending on the State Contribution.
19. National
Family Benefit Scheme (NFBS)
a. Under
this scheme, in the death of primary breadwinner, the head of household is untitled to get the benefit
of Rs.10000/- in case normal deaths.
20. Annapurna Scheme
a. launched
on1st April, 2000.
b. for providing
food security to those Senior Citizens who though eligible have remained
uncovered under the National Old Age Pension Scheme (NOAPS).
c. Under
the Annapurna Scheme, 10 Kg. of food grains per month are to be
provided 'free of cost' to the Beneficiary.
d. The
age of the applicant ( male or female) should be 65 years or above.
e. From
2002-03, it has been transferred to State Plan along with the National Social
Assistance Programme comprising the National Old Age Pension Scheme and the
National Family Benefit Scheme.
21. Two new
schemes have been introduced in the Interim Budget 2009-10:
a. 'Indira
Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme' to provide pension of Rs.200 to
widows between age groups of 40-64 years and
b. 'Indira
Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme' to provide pension for severely
disabled persons. Widows in the age group of 18-40 years to be given priority
in admission to ITIs, Women
ITIs and National/Regional ITIs for women. Government to bear cost of their
training and provide stipend of Rs.500 per month.
22. Aam Admi Bima
Yojna (AABY):
a. launched
in 2nd October 2007.
b. It is
an Insurance Scheme which covers the death and permanent disability
for the benefit of rural landless households between the age group
of 18 to 59 years.
c. Implemented
through the LIC of India and inter alias.
d. The
scheme provides for insurance of
head of the family or an earning member of the family of rural landless
household.
e. 50%
will be contributed by the central Govt. and the rest 50% will be contributed
by the state Government
23. Antyodaya Anna
yojana
a. 25th
December,2000
b. BPL
families in Rural Area and urban area
c. food
grains 25 Kg per family per month @ Rs.2/- per Kg for wheat and Rs.
3/- per Kg for rice. This quantity has been enhanced from 25 kg to 35 kg from 1
April 2002.
d. Under
the expanded Antyodaya Anna Yojna, exclusive AAY cards are also issued to the
Senior Citizens who have no regular means of subsistence or societal support,
widows and families headed by widows, terminally ill and physically handicapped
even if they are not in possession of any APL or BPL card.
24. Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana
a. launched
on 25 September, 2001 by merging the on-going schemes of EAS and the JGSY
b. objective
of providing additional wage employment
and food security, alongside creation of durable community assets in rural
areas.
c. The
programme is self-targeting in nature with special emphasis on women, scheduled
castes, scheduled tribes.
d. Fund
is shared between the Centre and the States in the ratio of 75:25.
e. Food
grains are provided free of cost to the States/UTs. The payment of food grains
is made directly to FCI at economic cost by the Centre. However, State
Governments are responsible for the cost of transportation
of food grains from FCI godown to work-site/PDS shops and its
distribution. Minimum wages are paid to the workers through a mix of minimum
five kg of food grains and at least 25 per cent of wages in cash.
25. Training of
Rural Youth for Self-Employment (TRYSEM)
a. initiated
in July 1979.
b. It is
a component of IRDP, aims to providing basic technical and entrepreneurial
skills to the rural poor in the age group of 18 to 35 years to enable them to
take up income generating activities. The scheme had been merged into
Swarnajayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana (SGSY) with IRDP, DWCRA etc. from April,
1999.
26. Integrated Rural
Development Programme (IRDP)
a. launched
in 1978 and extended throughout India by 1980
b. It is
a self-employment program intended to raise the income-generation capacity of target groups among the poor in
rural areas. Assistance is provided in the form of subsidy and bank credit.
c. Scheme
is merged with another Scheme named swarnjayanti gram swarozgar yojana (SGSY)
since 01.04.1999.
27. Janani
Suraksha Yojana
a. launched
in 2003
b. centrally
sponsored scheme aimed at reducing maternal and infant mortality rates and
increasing institutional deliveries in below poverty line (BPL) families
c. JSY,
which falls under the overall umbrella of National Rural Health
Mission covers all pregnant women belonging to households below the
poverty line, above 19 years of age and up to two live births.
28. NATIONAL
MATERNITY BENEFIT SCHEME (NMBS)
a. provision
for the payment of Rs. 500 per pregnancy to women belonging to poor households
for pre-natal and post-natal maternity care upto first two live births.
29. Mahila
Samridhi Yojna
a. started
on 2 October 1993.
b. Under
this plan, the rural women of 18 years of above age can open their saving
account in the rural post office of their own area with a minimum Rs. 4 or its
multiplier
30. National Food
Security Mission (NFSM)
a. Lunched
in 2007.
b. Centrally
sponsored scheme
c. Objectives
of this scheme,
1. Increasing
production of rice and pulses through area expansion and productivity
enhancement in a sustainable manner in the identified districts of the state.
2. Restoring
soil fertility and productivity at the individual farm level.
3. Creation
of employment opportunities
4. Enhancing
farm level economy i.e. farm profits to restore confidence amongst the farmers.
31. Saakshar
Bharat
a. launched
on 8 September 2009
b. It
aims to recast India's
National Literacy Mission to focus on literacy of women, which is
expected to increase the literate population by 70 million adults, including 60
million women.
32. National
Livelihood Mission
a. Started
in 2009-10
b. Aiming
to make the Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojna more effective and boost the
rural economy, the government has decided to restructure the scheme under a new
name National Livelihood Mission.
c. to
provide self-employment in the rural areas by bringing each household below the
poverty line under the net of self-help group (SHG),
d. The
government will strengthen the SHGs at all levels by setting up the Rural Self
Employment Training Institute in each district across the country
e. 50 per
cent of the beneficiaries had to be from the SC and ST communities and 40 per
cent had necessarily to be women.
33. Rajiv Gandhi
Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana(RGGVY)
a. 2005
b. objective
of providing access to electricity to all households and improving rural
electricity infrastructure
c. The
scheme covers the entire country. Rural electricity corporation (REC) is the
nodal agency for the implementation of RGGVY.
d. Ninety
per cent capital subsidy is provided for overall cost of the projects
under the scheme
34. Rajiv Gandhi
National Drinking Water Mission
a. 50%
Central and 50% State.
b. The
Technology Mission on drinking water
and related water management was launched in 1986. It was also called the
National Drinking Water Mission (NDWM) and was one of the five Societal
Missions launched by the Government of India. The NDWM was renamed Rajiv Gandhi
National Drinking Water mission (RGNDWM) in 1991.
c. The
main aim of the scheme is to provide drinking water to the non covered/
partially covered habitations
35. Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS)
Scheme
a. Launched
on 2nd October 1975
b. to
improve the nutritional and health status of children in the age-group 0-6
years
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