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Key Points at a Glance

Welfare Schemes: SC/ST, Backward Classes, Minorities, Disabled, Women, Children, Elderly

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Key Points at a Glance

  1. SC/ST Population — Above National Average

    • SC population in Rajasthan: 17.8% (Census 2011) vs. 16.6% nationally
    • ST population: 13.5% vs. 8.6% nationally
    • Both are above national averages, making welfare delivery critical

  2. Palanhar Yojana

    • Rajasthan's flagship child welfare scheme for orphans and destitute children
    • ₹1,500/month per child (0–5 years); ₹2,500/month (6–18 years) for orphans
    • Other eligible categories: ₹750/month (0–6 years) and ₹1,500/month (6–18 years)
    • Provides family-based foster care rather than institutional homes

  3. Mukhyamantri Rajshri Yojana

    • ₹50,000 total to each girl child in 6 instalments
    • Coverage: birth to Class 12 completion
    • Objectives: combat female foeticide and reduce school dropout

  4. Lado Protsahan Yojana

    • Launched 1 August 2024 (Bhajanlal Sharma government)
    • ₹1,50,000 in 7 instalments from birth to graduation (₹70,000 at age 21)
    • Eligible: girls from EWS families born in government/approved hospitals
    • Administered via PCTS portal; ₹7.50 crore disbursed to 30,000 girls by March 2025

  5. IGNOAPS and Rajasthan Supplement

    • Central scheme: ₹200/month (BPL, age 60–79); ₹500/month (BPL, age 80+)
    • Rajasthan adds Mukhyamantri Vriddhjan Samman Pension Yojana: ₹1,000/month for 75+
    • Combined pension for 80+ BPL elderly: ₹1,500/month

  6. RPWD Act 2016

    • Recognises 21 categories of disability (up from 7 under the 1995 Act)
    • 4% horizontal reservation in government jobs; 5% in higher education
    • UDID card (Unique Disability ID) centralises disability certification nationally

  7. Forest Rights Act (FRA) 2006

    • Recognises individual forest rights up to 4 hectares per tribal family
    • Also grants community forest rights (NTFP, water, grazing)
    • Rajasthan distributed titles to tribal families; Gram Sabha resolution mandatory

  8. Mukhyamantri Anuprati Coaching Yojana

    • 30,000 free coaching seats annually (12,000 for JEE/NEET)
    • Eligible: SC, ST, OBC, MBC, EWS, minority, and specially-abled students
    • Financial assistance: ₹40,000–₹70,000; family income below ₹8 lakh

  9. PM-VIKAS

    • PM Vishwakarma Kaushal Samman — 25 trade categories for traditional artisans
    • 5% interest credit: ₹1 lakh (first tranche) + ₹2 lakh (second tranche)
    • Toolkit grant ₹15,000; targets OBC/SC/ST artisans; ~30 lakh registered (Sept 2025)

  10. Jan Aadhaar

    • Rajasthan's unique family-level identity system
    • Links 7.67 crore members to DBT delivery of 600+ schemes
    • Eliminates duplicate, ghost beneficiaries and leakage

  11. Kalibai Bhil Medhavi Chhatra Scooty Yojana

    • ~10,500 free scooties distributed per year to meritorious girl students
    • Eligible: SC, ST, OBC, Minority, EBC, and Nomadic tribes
    • Minimum 65% marks (Rajasthan Board) or 75% (CBSE); family income < ₹2.5 lakh

  12. ICDS and KGBV — Child Welfare Scale

    • ICDS: 62,020 Anganwadi centres covering 16.18 lakh children (3–6 years)
    • KGBV: 342 residential schools with 43,543 girl students (SC/ST/OBC/Minority)

  13. Mukhyamantri Nari Shakti Udyam Protsahan Yojana

    • Loans up to ₹50 lakh for individual women entrepreneurs
    • Up to ₹1 crore for SHG clusters/federations (enhanced in Budget 2026-27)
    • Subsidy: 25% of loan amount; 30% for SC/ST/OBC/Divyang women; extended to FY 2028-29

  14. Revamped Stand Up India (September 2025)

    • Loan limit doubled to ₹2 crore (from ₹1 crore) for SC/ST/Women entrepreneurs
    • Targets greenfield enterprises; online skill-building component added
    • ₹62,807 crore sanctioned since 2016; Rajasthan disbursed ₹587.16 crore to 2,675 beneficiaries

  15. SDG Progress — Rajasthan

    • SDG Goal 5 (Gender Equality): score improved from 39 (2020-21) to 52 (2023-24) — +13 points
    • SDG Goal 1 (No Poverty): improved 19 points to 82 — state's highest SDG improvement