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122AMRUT Mission
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
IDENTITY AND TYPE: • AMRUT stands for Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation, launched on 25 June 2015 by the then Ministry of Urban
Atal Bhujal Yojana
Ministry of Jal Shakti, Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
IDENTITY: • Atal Bhujal Yojana (Atal Jal) is a Central Sector Scheme of the Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry
Atal Innovation Mission (AIM)
NITI Aayog
OBJECTIVE: Atal Innovation Mission is the Government of India's flagship innovation-and-entrepreneurship mission under NITI Aayog. Set up in 2016, it is an
Atal Pension Yojana
Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance (implemented by PFRDA)
OVERVIEW: • Atal Pension Yojana (APY) is a voluntary, contributory, government-guaranteed pension scheme for the unorganised sector, launched on 9 May 2015
Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan
Ministry of Finance; Prime Minister's Office (launch announcement)
Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan is the Government of India's self-reliance initiative announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 12 May 2020 during the COVID-19
Ayushman Arogya Mandir
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
OBJECTIVE: Ayushman Arogya Mandir is the primary-health pillar of Ayushman Bharat. It upgrades sub-health centres, rural primary health centres and urban
Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare; implementing agency: National Health Authority (NHA)
IDENTITY: • Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) is a Central Sector Scheme of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, implemented by the National Health
Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (implemented by National Health Authority)
WHAT IT IS: AB-PMJAY is the world's largest government-funded health assurance scheme, launched on 23 September 2018 at Ranchi (Jharkhand) by PM Narendra
Beti Bachao Beti Padhao
Ministry of Women and Child Development
IDENTITY: • Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) is a centrally sponsored scheme launched on 22 January 2015 by the Prime Minister at Panipat, Haryana. The Ministry
Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojna (BHAVYA)
Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)
OVERVIEW: • Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojna (BHAVYA) is a Central Sector Scheme of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry
Bharat-VISTAAR (Virtually Integrated System to Access Agricultural Resources)
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
IDENTITY AND TYPE: • Bharat-VISTAAR is a central, AI-powered Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) platform for agriculture, built as the farmer-facing advisory
BharatNet
Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications
IDENTITY: • BharatNet is a central-sector rural broadband infrastructure programme of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Ministry of Communications.
Bharatiya Bhasha Pustak Scheme
Ministry of Education
OVERVIEW: • The Bharatiya Bhasha Pustak Scheme (also written Bharatiya Bhasha Pustak Pariyojana) was announced by the Finance Minister in the Union Budget
Bharatmala Pariyojana
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
OBJECTIVE: Bharatmala Pariyojana is the Government of India's umbrella national-highways development programme approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic
Biopharma SHAKTI - Strategy for Healthcare Advancement through Knowledge, Technology & Innovation
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Department of Pharmaceuticals
OBJECTIVE: • Biopharma SHAKTI is a central-sector initiative announced in the Union Budget 2026-27 (presented on 1 February 2026) to make India a global
Credit Guarantee Scheme for Exporters (CGSE)
Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance
OVERVIEW: • CGSE is a Central Sector scheme of the Department of Financial Services (DFS), Ministry of Finance, implemented through the National Credit
Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana
Ministry of Rural Development
IDENTITY: • Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) is the Ministry of Rural Development's placement-linked rural skilling programme, launched
Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana National Rural Livelihoods Mission
Ministry of Rural Development
BASIC IDENTITY: • DAY-NRLM is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme of the Ministry of Rural Development, run by its Rural Livelihoods Division together with State
Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana National Urban Livelihoods Mission
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
TYPE AND OBJECTIVE: • DAY-NULM was a centrally sponsored urban poverty-alleviation mission of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA). It grew out
Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DA-JGUA)
Ministry of Tribal Affairs
OBJECTIVE: Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan is a central saturation mission for tribal-majority villages. The Union Cabinet approved it on 18
Digital India
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)
WHAT IT IS: Digital India is an umbrella programme of the Government of India launched by PM Narendra Modi on 1 July 2015 to transform India into a digitally
EPFO Employees' Enrolment Scheme (EES) 2025
Ministry of Labour and Employment
IDENTITY: • The Employees' Enrolment Scheme 2025 (EES 2025), also run as the Employees' Enrolment Campaign 2025 (EEC 2025), is a one-time, six-month special
Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS)
Ministry of Tribal Affairs
OBJECTIVE: Eklavya Model Residential Schools are free, co-educational residential schools for Scheduled Tribe students from Class VI to XII in remote and
Export Promotion Mission (EPM)
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
OVERVIEW: • The Export Promotion Mission (EPM) is a Union Government flagship mission, announced in Union Budget 2025-26 and approved by the Union Cabinet on
FAME India Scheme (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles)
Ministry of Heavy Industries
OBJECTIVE: FAME India was a Central Sector electric-mobility scheme of the Government of India under the National Electric Mobility Mission Plan 2020. It was
Gig Workers Social Security — e-Shram Registration and PM-JAY Healthcare
Ministry of Labour and Employment
OBJECTIVE: • Bring app-based gig and platform workers into the formal social-security net through three linked tools: e-Shram registration, a Universal
India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) 2.0
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)
WHAT IT IS: The India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) is a central-sector umbrella programme of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) to
Integrated Programme for the Textile Sector
Ministry of Textiles
IDENTITY: • The Integrated Programme for the Textile Sector is a Union Budget 2026-27 initiative of the Ministry of Textiles for India's labour-intensive
Jal Jeevan Mission
Ministry of Jal Shakti
IDENTITY: • Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), also called Har Ghar Jal, is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme of the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS),
Khelo India Mission (Budget 2026-27)
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
BASIC IDENTITY: • Khelo India Mission is the launch announced in the Union Budget 2026-27 that recasts the existing Khelo India programme into a decade-long,
Kisan Credit Card Scheme
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
OVERVIEW: • The Kisan Credit Card (KCC) Scheme was launched in 1998 to give farmers a single-window, flexible, low-cost institutional credit line covering
Lakhpati Didi Yojana
Ministry of Rural Development, Department of Rural Development (DAY-NRLM)
OBJECTIVE: • Lakhpati Didi is an active central livelihood initiative under DAY-NRLM, announced by the Prime Minister on 15 August 2023 and operationalised by
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme
Ministry of Rural Development
Identity: • MGNREGS operationalises the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 (NREGA), administered by the Union Ministry of Rural
Make in India
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry
WHAT IT IS: Make in India is a flagship national initiative of the Government of India, launched by PM Narendra Modi on 25 September 2014 at Vigyan Bhawan,
Market Access Support (MAS) Intervention under Export Promotion Mission
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
OVERVIEW: • Market Access Support (MAS) is a market-development intervention launched by the DGFT (Directorate General of Foreign Trade), Ministry of Commerce
Mission Amrit Sarovar
Ministry of Rural Development, Department of Rural Development
OBJECTIVE: Mission Amrit Sarovar is a central, convergence-based water-conservation mission announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 24 April 2022 at
Mission Indradhanush / Intensified Mission Indradhanush
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
OBJECTIVE: Mission Indradhanush is a central catch-up immunisation mission of the Government of India, launched on 25 December 2014 by Union Health Minister
Mission Karmayogi (National Programme for Civil Services Capacity Building)
Department of Personnel and Training, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
OBJECTIVE: Mission Karmayogi is the Government of India's National Programme for Civil Services Capacity Building, approved by the Union Cabinet on 2
Mission LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment)
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
OBJECTIVE: • Mission LiFE is India’s central, global behavioural mission for sustainable lifestyles. It was formally launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0
Ministry of Women and Child Development
OBJECTIVE: • Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 is a Government of India centrally sponsored umbrella nutrition programme of the Ministry of Women and
Mission Shakti
Ministry of Women and Child Development
OBJECTIVE: • Mission Shakti is the Ministry of Women and Child Development's umbrella centrally sponsored scheme for the safety, security, protection,
Mission Vatsalya
Ministry of Women and Child Development
IDENTITY AND OBJECTIVE: • Mission Vatsalya is the Ministry of Women and Child Development's centrally sponsored umbrella scheme for child protection, run for
Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses (Dalhan Aatmanirbharta Mission)
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare)
IDENTITY: • The Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses is a centrally sponsored scheme of the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (Department of
Mutual Credit Guarantee Scheme for MSMEs (MCGS-MSME)
Ministry of Finance, Department of Financial Services
OVERVIEW: • The Mutual Credit Guarantee Scheme for MSMEs (MCGS-MSME) is a Central Government credit-guarantee scheme that lets banks and financial
NIPUN Bharat Mission
Ministry of Education, Department of School Education and Literacy
IDENTITY AND OBJECTIVE: • NIPUN Bharat means National Initiative for Proficiency in Reading with Understanding and Numeracy. It was launched by the Department
NIRYAT PROTSAHAN: Interest Subvention & Collateral Support for MSME Exporters
Ministry of Commerce & Industry (Department of Commerce / DGFT); jointly implemented with the Ministry of MSME and the Ministry of Finance
OVERVIEW: • NIRYAT PROTSAHAN is the trade-finance arm of the Export Promotion Mission (EPM). It delivers two finance measures for MSME exporters: an interest
NPS Vatsalya Scheme
Ministry of Finance, Department of Financial Services; regulated by Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA)
OBJECTIVE: NPS Vatsalya is a central, contributory savings-cum-pension scheme for minors. It was announced in the Union Budget 2024-25 and launched by Union
Namami Gange Programme
Ministry of Jal Shakti — Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation (National Mission for Clean Ganga, NMCG)
WHAT IT IS: Namami Gange is the Government of India's flagship mission to clean and conserve the Ganga and its tributaries. Announced in the 2014 Union
National Agriculture Market
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
OVERVIEW: • The National Agriculture Market, known as e-NAM, is a pan-India electronic trading portal that networks existing APMC/RMC wholesale mandis into
National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS)
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE)
OBJECTIVE: • National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme is a Central Sector apprenticeship-support scheme of the Government of India, launched by the Ministry
National Career Service (NCS) Portal
Ministry of Labour and Employment
OBJECTIVE: • National Career Service (NCS) is a Central Mission Mode Project of the Ministry of Labour and Employment, implemented by the Directorate General
National Gokul Mission
Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying
IDENTITY: • Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM) is a Central Sector scheme of the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD), Ministry of Fisheries, Animal
National Green Hydrogen Mission
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE)
OBJECTIVE: The National Green Hydrogen Mission was approved by the Union Cabinet on 4 January 2023 and is implemented by the Ministry of New and Renewable
National Logistics Policy (NLP)
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry
OBJECTIVE: • National Logistics Policy is a central policy framework launched by PM Narendra Modi on 17 September 2022 to build a technology-enabled,
National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme
Ministry of Education, Department of School Education and Literacy
OBJECTIVE: • NMMSS is a Central Sector scholarship scheme of the Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education, launched in May 2008. •
National Mission on High Yielding Seeds
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (Department of Agricultural Research and Education)
TYPE AND PURPOSE: • The National Mission on High Yielding Seeds is a central-sector research-and-seed-systems mission announced in the Union Budget 2025-26
National Quantum Mission
Ministry of Science and Technology, Department of Science and Technology
OBJECTIVE: The National Quantum Mission is a Central Government mission approved by the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 19 April
National Scheme for Industrial Training Institute (ITI) Upgradation and Five National Centres of Excellence for Skilling
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
IDENTITY: • A Centrally Sponsored Scheme of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), approved by the Union Cabinet on 7 May 2025 and
National Social Assistance Programme
Ministry of Rural Development
What it is: • The National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) is a 100% Centrally Sponsored Scheme run by the Ministry of Rural Development through its
Nuclear Energy Mission for Viksit Bharat
Department of Atomic Energy
OVERVIEW: • The Nuclear Energy Mission for Viksit Bharat was announced in the Union Budget 2025-26 (1 February 2025) and is steered by the Department of
One District One Product (ODOP)
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry
OBJECTIVE: • One District One Product is a central DPIIT initiative, introduced in January 2018, to identify, brand and promote a distinctive product from
One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC)
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution - Department of Food and Public Distribution
OBJECTIVE: One Nation One Ration Card is a central food-security portability reform of the Department of Food and Public Distribution under the National Food
One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Ministry of Education / Department of Higher Education
OBJECTIVE: • One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) is a Central Sector Scheme of the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, that gives
PLI Scheme for Specialty Steel — Third Round (PLI 1.2)
Ministry of Steel
OVERVIEW: • PLI 1.2 is the third round of the Union Ministry of Steel's Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Specialty Steel, launched on 4 November
PM Electric Drive Revolution in Innovative Vehicle Enhancement (PM E-DRIVE) Scheme
Ministry of Heavy Industries
OVERVIEW: • PM E-DRIVE is a Central Sector Scheme of the Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) to accelerate electric mobility through buyer-side demand
PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan
Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Logistics Division
OBJECTIVE: PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan is the Government of India's digital, GIS-based master-planning platform for integrated multi-modal
PM Internship Scheme - Phase 2
Ministry of Corporate Affairs
OVERVIEW: • The PM Internship Scheme (PMIS) is a central pilot of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, announced in Union Budget 2024-25, to give youth
PM JANMAN
Ministry of Tribal Affairs
Identity: • PM JANMAN, the Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan, is a time-bound saturation mission for the socio-economic development of
PM Kisan Sampada Yojana - Enhanced Outlay (PMKSY)
Ministry of Food Processing Industries
NATURE AND OBJECTIVE: • PMKSY is an ongoing Central Sector umbrella scheme of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI). It builds modern
PM MITRA (Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel) Parks
Ministry of Textiles
OBJECTIVE: PM MITRA Parks is a central-sector textile-infrastructure scheme of the Government of India, approved by the Union Cabinet on 6 October 2021 and
PM RAHAT - Road Accident Victim Hospitalisation and Assured Treatment
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
OBJECTIVE: • PM-RAHAT is a nationwide cashless trauma-care scheme that lets any road-accident victim get hospital treatment immediately, without paying first,
PM SHRI Schools
Ministry of Education
IDENTITY: • PM SHRI Schools (PM ScHools for Rising India) is a centrally sponsored scheme of the Ministry of Education that upgrades selected EXISTING
PM SVANidhi
Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
OBJECTIVE: • PM SVANidhi (PM Street Vendor's AtmaNirbhar Nidhi) is a Central Sector micro-credit scheme of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA),
PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
OBJECTIVE: • A central-sector, demand-driven residential rooftop solar scheme of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), implemented through the
PM Vidyalaxmi Scheme
Ministry of Education, Department of Higher Education
OBJECTIVE: PM Vidyalaxmi is a Central Sector scheme approved by the Union Cabinet on 6 November 2024 to ensure that meritorious students are not blocked from
PM Vishwakarma
Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
NATURE AND OBJECTIVE: • PM Vishwakarma is a Central Sector Scheme, fully funded by the Government of India, for traditional artisans and craftspeople who work
PM eVIDYA
Ministry of Education, Department of School Education and Literacy
IDENTITY: • PM eVIDYA is a central digital-education programme of the Ministry of Education (Department of School Education and Literacy), announced on 17 May
PM-DAKSH Yojana
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment; Department of Social Justice and Empowerment
OBJECTIVE: PM-DAKSH means Pradhan Mantri Dakshta Aur Kushalta Sampann Hitgrahi. It is a Central Sector skilling scheme of the Department of Social Justice and
PM-KISAN Samman Nidhi
Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Objective: • PM-KISAN is a Central Sector income-support scheme of the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, funded 100% by the Government of India
PM-KUSUM
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
IDENTITY AND OBJECTIVE: • PM-KUSUM (Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyaan) is a central renewable-energy scheme of the Ministry of New
PM-USHA
Ministry of Education, Department of Higher Education
IDENTITY: • PM-USHA (Pradhan Mantri Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan) is the Ministry of Education's Centrally Sponsored Scheme to strengthen State public higher
POSHAN Abhiyaan
Ministry of Women and Child Development
IDENTITY: • POSHAN Abhiyaan, formally the Prime Minister's Overarching Scheme for Holistic Nourishment, is India's flagship National Nutrition Mission,
Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana Gramin
Ministry of Rural Development
IDENTITY: • Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) is the rural housing programme of the Ministry of Rural Development. It came into effect on 1 April
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Urban
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
IDENTITY AND OBJECTIVE: • PMAY-U is the Union government's flagship urban housing mission run by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA). The
Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP)
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Department of Pharmaceuticals
OBJECTIVE: • PMBJP is a central Government of India scheme to make quality-assured generic medicines available at affordable prices through dedicated Jan
Pradhan Mantri Dhan Dhaanya Krishi Yojana (PMDDKY)
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
NATURE AND LAUNCH: • Pradhan Mantri Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana (PMDDKY) is a Central Sector programme that develops 100 low-performing agriculture districts
Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
IDENTITY: • Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) is India's flagship Central Sector crop-insurance scheme, launched from the Kharif 2016 season by the
Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana
Department of Food and Public Distribution, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
IDENTITY: • Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) is the Union Government's free-foodgrain scheme for beneficiaries covered under the National Food
Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
Ministry of Rural Development, Department of Rural Development
Identity: • Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) is a Centrally Sponsored rural connectivity scheme of the Ministry of Rural Development (Department of
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana
Ministry of Finance, Department of Financial Services
OBJECTIVE: PMJDY is the National Mission for Financial Inclusion of the Government of India. Its goal is to give every unbanked adult access to formal
Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana
Ministry of Finance, Department of Financial Services
Nature and Objective: • Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) is a central, government-backed, one-year renewable term life insurance scheme
Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
OVERVIEW: • Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) is the flagship short-term skilling and certification scheme of the Ministry of Skill Development and
Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana
Ministry of Jal Shakti (AIBP, HKKP); Ministry of Rural Development (WDC-PMKSY 2.0); Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (Per Drop More Crop)
IDENTITY: • Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) is a Centrally Sponsored umbrella irrigation and water-management scheme launched on 1 July 2015
Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana
Ministry of Women and Child Development
About the scheme: • Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) is a centrally sponsored conditional maternity-benefit scheme of the Ministry of Women and
Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana
Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying
IDENTITY: • Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) is the Union Government's flagship umbrella scheme for the fisheries and aquaculture sector, formally
Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana
Ministry of Finance (Department of Financial Services)
BASIC IDENTITY: • Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) is a central-sector credit scheme of the Ministry of Finance, launched on 2015-04-08, for non-corporate,
Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman
Ministry of Education, Department of School Education and Literacy
Identity and objective: • Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman (PM POSHAN) is the centrally sponsored school meal scheme of the Department of School Education
Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana
Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance
IDENTITY: • Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY) is a central, contributory, one-year renewable personal accident insurance scheme under the Department
Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
IDENTITY AND OBJECTIVE: • Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) is a Central Sector clean-cooking-fuel scheme of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas,
Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana (PM-VBRY)
Ministry of Labour and Employment
OVERVIEW: • PM-VBRY is the notified form of the Employment Linked Incentive (ELI) Scheme, one of the five schemes announced in Budget 2024-25 under the Prime
Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme – Economic Survey 2025-26
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry
WHAT IT IS: • The Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme is a central, performance-linked industrial-incentive framework that pays cash incentives on
Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) Scheme
Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology
IDENTITY: • The Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) Scheme is a central-sector scheme approved by the Union Cabinet on 1 July 2025 to scale up
Revised Green India Mission (GIM) 2021-2030
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
IDENTITY: • The Revised Green India Mission (GIM) is the updated mission document of the National Mission for a Green India, one of the 8 missions under the
SVAMITVA Scheme – Survey of Villages with Improvised Technology – Economic Survey 2025-26
Ministry of Panchayati Raj
OBJECTIVE: • SVAMITVA is a Central Sector Scheme (100% Central funding) of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj that establishes clear, legal ownership of property
Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY)
Ministry of Rural Development, Department of Rural Development
OBJECTIVE: Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana is a central rural-development programme launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 11 October 2014, on the birth
Sagarmala Programme
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
OBJECTIVE: Sagarmala is the Government of India’s port-led development programme, approved by the Union Cabinet on 25 March 2015 and run by the Ministry of
Samagra Shiksha
Ministry of Education, Department of School Education and Literacy
OVERVIEW: • Samagra Shiksha is the integrated, Centrally Sponsored Scheme for school education run by the Department of School Education and Literacy,
Scheme to Promote Manufacturing of Electric Passenger Cars in India (SPMEPCI)
Ministry of Heavy Industries
IDENTITY: • SPMEPCI is a central industrial-policy scheme of the Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI), approved and notified on 15 March 2024 (S.O. 1363(E)),
Scheme to Promote Manufacturing of Sintered Rare Earth Permanent Magnets (REPM)
Ministry of Heavy Industries
OBJECTIVE: • A central manufacturing-incentive scheme approved by the Union Cabinet on 26 November 2025 and notified by the Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI)
Skill India Mission
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE)
OBJECTIVE: Skill India Mission is the Government of India’s umbrella skilling mission launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 15 July 2015, the first
Small Hydro Power (SHP) Development Scheme (FY 2026-31)
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
WHAT IT IS: • A Central Sector renewable-energy scheme of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) for hydro projects of not less than 1 MW and up to
Smart Cities Mission
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
OVERVIEW: • Smart Cities Mission is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 25 June 2015 alongside AMRUT and PMAY (Urban); it
Soil Health Card Scheme
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
IDENTITY AND OBJECTIVE: • The Soil Health Card (SHC) Scheme is a centrally sponsored agriculture scheme launched by the Prime Minister on 19 February 2015 at
Stand-Up India
Ministry of Finance — Department of Financial Services
IDENTITY: • Stand-Up India is a Central Government credit-linked entrepreneurship scheme launched on 5 April 2016 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. • The nodal
Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0
Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)
OBJECTIVE: • Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0 (FoF 2.0) is a Central Government scheme to mobilise long-term, patient domestic venture capital for the startup
Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana
Ministry of Finance, Department of Economic Affairs
IDENTITY: • Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana (SSY) is a Government of India small-savings deposit scheme for a girl child, launched on 22 January 2015 from Panipat
Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen
Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Ministry of Jal Shakti
IDENTITY AND OBJECTIVE: • Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen (SBM-G) is the rural sanitation arm of the Swachh Bharat Mission, run by the Department of Drinking
Swachh Bharat Mission Urban
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
OVERVIEW: • Swachh Bharat Mission Urban (SBM-U) is the centrally sponsored urban sanitation and municipal solid waste management mission of the Ministry of
UDAN Regional Connectivity Scheme
Ministry of Civil Aviation
WHAT IT IS: • UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) is the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) of the Ministry of Civil Aviation, launched on 21 October 2016 under the
Unified Pension Scheme (UPS)
Ministry of Finance, Department of Financial Services (service rules notified by Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare; operations regulated by PFRDA)
WHAT IT IS: • The Unified Pension Scheme is a Central Government pension option offered within the National Pension System (NPS) for Central Government
Vibrant Villages Programme
Ministry of Home Affairs, Department of Border Management
OBJECTIVE: The Vibrant Villages Programme is the Government of India's border-village development programme under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Department of
e-Shram Portal – National Database of Unorganised Workers – Economic Survey 2025-26
Ministry of Labour and Employment
OBJECTIVE: • e-Shram is the Ministry of Labour and Employment's Aadhaar-seeded National Database of Unorganised Workers (NDUW), built so that social security
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Yes. Available live data is rendered in the selected locale, with no English fallback on Hindi pages.
How are schemes linked to MCQ practice?
Scheme pages point learners back to MCQ practice so reading and recall stay connected.
How often are new schemes added?
Schemes are updated as verified public data and exam-relevant policy changes become available.
Test your knowledge of government schemes.
Practice MCQs covering both Central and Rajasthan state schemes — economy, governance, agriculture, health, and more.
Practice MCQs