Latest Government Schemes in India

Economic and Industrial Development

  1. Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan (Self-Reliant India Mission): Launched in 2020 to promote self-reliance through economic reforms, local manufacturing, and support for MSMEs, with a ₹20 lakh crore stimulus package to boost sectors like agriculture, healthcare, and industry.
  2. Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme: Incentivizes manufacturing in India across sectors like electronics, pharmaceuticals, and automobiles to boost exports and create jobs.
  3. PM FME – Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises Scheme: Supports micro food processing units with financial and technical assistance to enhance competitiveness and formalize the sector.
  4. Make in India: Launched in 2014 to encourage manufacturing, attract FDI, and position India as a global manufacturing hub.
  5. Start-up India: Promotes entrepreneurship through tax benefits, funding, and simplified regulations to foster innovation and start-ups.
  6. Stand Up India: Facilitates loans for women and SC/ST entrepreneurs to promote inclusive entrepreneurship.
  7. Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) Scheme: Reimburses taxes and duties on exports to enhance global competitiveness.
  8. Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme: Encourages investment in gold bonds as an alternative to physical gold, offering interest and tax benefits.
  9. Gold Monetization Scheme: Mobilizes idle gold held by households and institutions to reduce imports and support financial inclusion.

Employment and Skill Development

  1. Mission Karmayogi: Aims to create a future-ready civil service through capacity building, training, and a digital platform (iGOT Karmayogi) for continuous learning.
  2. Skill India Mission: Enhances employability through skill development programs, targeting millions of youth across sectors.
  3. Samarth Scheme: Focuses on capacity building in the textile sector, providing skill training and employment opportunities.
  4. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY): Provides skill training and placement for rural youth to improve livelihoods.
  5. Shramev Jayate Yojana: Promotes industrial harmony and worker welfare through labor reforms and skill development.
  6. YUVA Scheme for Young Authors: Encourages young writers to promote Indian literature and culture through mentorship and publishing opportunities.

Agriculture and Rural Development

  1. PM-KISAN (Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi): Provides ₹6,000 annually to small and marginal farmers to support agricultural income.
  2. Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana: Offers a pension of ₹3,000 per month for small and marginal farmers post-retirement.
  3. Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana: Boosts fisheries sector through infrastructure, modernization, and sustainable practices, targeting fish production growth.
  4. Rashtriya Gokul Mission: Enhances indigenous cattle breeds, improves dairy productivity, and supports livestock farmers.
  5. Operation Greens Scheme: Stabilizes prices of TOP (Tomato, Onion, Potato) crops through value chain development and price stabilization measures.
  6. Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH): Promotes holistic growth of horticulture through research, production, and marketing.
  7. National Beekeeping & Honey Mission (NBHM): Supports beekeeping for income generation and pollination to boost crop yields.
  8. KUSUM Scheme: Promotes solar energy use in agriculture, enabling farmers to set up solar plants and use solar-powered pumps.
  9. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY): Provides all-weather road connectivity to unconnected rural areas to improve access and economic opportunities.
  10. Atal Bhujal Yojana (ABY): Focuses on sustainable groundwater management in water-stressed areas through community participation.
  11. Sahakar Pragya Initiative: Enhances cooperative education and training to strengthen the cooperative sector.

Social Welfare and Inclusion

  1. Pradhan Mantri SVANidhi Scheme: Provides micro-credit (up to ₹10,000) to street vendors to restart businesses, especially post-COVID-19.
  2. Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY): Offers relief to the poor through free food grains, cash transfers, and other support, launched during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  3. Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-Dhan: Provides a pension of ₹3,000 per month for unorganized sector workers.
  4. Jan Dhan Yojana: Promotes financial inclusion by providing banking services, zero-balance accounts, and access to credit and insurance.
  5. Sukanya Samriddhi Scheme – Beti Bachao Beti Padhao: Encourages savings for girls’ education and marriage while promoting gender equality.
  6. Nai Roshni Scheme: Empowers minority women through leadership development and skill training.
  7. Scheme for Adolescent Girls (SAG): Improves nutrition, health, and education for adolescent girls to break the cycle of malnutrition.
  8. Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situation (PM CARES): Funds emergency relief and welfare projects, including COVID-19 response.
  9. Ayushman Bharat: Provides health insurance coverage of up to ₹5 lakh per family for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization.
  10. Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana: Enhances healthcare infrastructure by setting up AIIMS-like institutions and upgrading medical colleges.

Education and Human Development

  1. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan: Universalizes elementary education by improving school infrastructure and teacher training.
  2. Kapila Kalam Program: Promotes intellectual property literacy and patent awareness among students and researchers.
  3. National Nutrition Mission (POSHAN Abhiyaan): Aims to reduce malnutrition, stunting, and anemia through a multi-sectoral approach.

Infrastructure and Urban Development

  1. AMRUT Plan: Improves urban infrastructure, focusing on water supply, sewerage, and urban transport in 500 cities.
  2. Smart Cities Mission: Develops sustainable and citizen-friendly cities with advanced infrastructure and technology.
  3. Housing for All Scheme: Aims to provide affordable housing to all urban and rural poor by 2022 (extended focus on implementation).
  4. Setu Bhartam Yojana: Builds railway overbridges and underpasses to make roads railway-crossing-free.
  5. SVAMITVA Scheme: Provides property cards to rural households to enable land ownership and access to credit.
  6. Integrated Processing Development Scheme: Develops modern infrastructure for food processing industries to reduce wastage and enhance value addition.

Digital and Health Initiatives

  1. National Digital Health Mission: Creates a digital health ecosystem with health IDs, registries, and teleconsultation services.
  2. eSanjeevani Programme (Online OPD): Provides telemedicine services for remote healthcare access.
  3. Digital India Mission: Promotes digital literacy, e-governance, and connectivity to bridge the digital divide.
  4. UMANG – Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance: Offers a single platform for accessing government services via mobile.
  5. UDID Project: Issues Unique Disability IDs to persons with disabilities for better access to welfare schemes.
  6. Aarogya Setu: A mobile app for COVID-19 tracking, health updates, and contact tracing.

Energy and Environment

  1. Fame India Scheme: Promotes electric vehicle adoption through subsidies and charging infrastructure.
  2. Ujala Yojna: Distributes energy-efficient LED bulbs to reduce electricity consumption.
  3. Prime Minister Ujjwala Plan: Provides free LPG connections to BPL households to promote clean cooking fuel.
  4. Solar Charkha Mission: Promotes solar-powered charkhas for rural artisans, especially women, to enhance income and sustainability.
  5. National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG): Aims to clean and rejuvenate the Ganga River through pollution control and infrastructure.
  6. National Water Mission: Ensures sustainable water management through conservation, recycling, and efficient use.
  7. Deep Ocean Mission: Explores deep-sea resources and promotes ocean research for sustainable development.
  8. Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme: Promotes ethanol blending with petrol to reduce fossil fuel dependency and support farmers.
  9. UDAY: Improves financial and operational efficiency of state power distribution companies.

Tourism and Cultural Development

  1. Swadesh Darshan Scheme: Develops theme-based tourist circuits to boost tourism and local economies.
  2. PRASAD Scheme – Pilgrimage Rejuvenation And Spirituality Augmentation Drive: Enhances infrastructure at pilgrimage sites to promote religious tourism.
  3. HRIDAY Scheme: Preserves and revitalizes heritage cities to promote cultural tourism.

Insurance and Pension Schemes

  1. Atal Pension Yojana: Provides guaranteed pensions for unorganized sector workers.
  2. Prime Minister Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana: Offers life insurance of ₹2 lakh at low premiums for people aged 18–50.
  3. Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana: Provides accidental death and disability insurance of up to ₹2 lakh at minimal cost.

Rural and Community Development

  1. Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY): Develops model villages adopted by MPs with focus on holistic development.
  2. Swachh Bharat Mission: Promotes cleanliness and sanitation through toilet construction and waste management.
  3. Unique Land Parcel Identification Number (ULPIN) Scheme: Assigns a unique ID to land parcels for better land record management.
  4. New Jal Shakti Ministry: Coordinates water resource management, drinking water supply, and sanitation initiatives.
  5. PM Mudra Yojna: Provides micro-loans (up to ₹10 lakh) to small businesses and entrepreneurs.
  1. Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan
  2. Mission Karmayogi
  3. Pradhan Mantri SVANidhi Scheme
  4. Samarth Scheme
  5. Savya Shiksha Abhiyaan
  6. Rashtriya Gokul Mission
  7. Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme
  8. PM FME – Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises Scheme
  9. Kapila Kalam Program
  10. Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana
  11. National Digital Health Mission
  12. Solar Charkha Mission
  13. SVAMITVA Scheme
  14. Samarth Scheme
  15. Sahakar Pragya Initiative
  16. Integrated Processing Development Scheme
  17. Housing for All Scheme
  18. Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme
  19. Fame India Scheme
  20. KUSUM Scheme
  21. Nai Roshni Scheme
  22. Swadesh Darshan Scheme
  23. National Water Mission
  24. National Nutrition Mission
  25. Operation Greens Scheme
  26. Deep Ocean Mission
  27. PM-KISAN (Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi) Scheme
  28. Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana
  29. PM Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY)
  30. Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-Dhan
  31. New Jal Shakti Ministry
  32. Jan Dhan Yojana
  33. Skill India Mission
  34. Make in India
  35. Swachh Bharat Mission
  36. Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana
  37. Sukanya Samriddhi Scheme – Beti Bachao Beti Padhao
  38. HRIDAY Scheme
  39. PM Mudra Yojna
  40. Ujala Yojna
  41. Atal Pension Yojana
  42. Prime Minister Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana
  43. Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana
  44. AMRUT Plan
  45. Digital India Mission
  46. Gold Monetization Scheme
  47. UDAY
  48. Start-up India
  49. Setu Bhartam Yojana
  50. Stand Up India
  51. Prime Minister Ujjwala Plan
  52. National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG)
  53. Atal Bhujal Yojana (ABY)
  54. Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situation (PM CARES)
  55. Aarogya Setu
  56. Ayushman Bharat
  57. UMANG – Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance
  58. PRASAD Scheme – Pilgrimage Rejuvenation And Spirituality Augmentation Drive
  59. Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY)
  60. Shramev Jayate Yojana
  61. Smart Cities Mission
  62. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)
  63. Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH)
  64. National Beekeeping & Honey Mission (NBHM)
  65. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY)
  66. Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) Scheme
  67. Unique Land Parcel Identification Number (ULPIN) Scheme
  68. UDID Project
  69. eSanjeevani Programme (Online OPD)
  70. Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana
  71. YUVA Scheme for Young Authors
  72. Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme
  73. Scheme for Adolescent Girls (SAG)