Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana

Launched: 28th Aug 2014

Announced: 8/15/2014
Run By: Dept of Fin services, Min of Finance
Imp Points:
1. On the inauguration day, 1.5 Crore (15 million) bank accounts
2. Guinness World Records Certificate says "The most bank
accounts opened in 1 week as a part of financial inclusion
campaign
3. By 13 January 2016, over 20 crore
Scheme:
1. zero-balance bank account , RuPay debit card, accidental
insurance cover of 1 lakh (US$1,500) (to be given by 'HDFC
Ergo').
2. Those who open accounts by 26 January 2015 over and
above the 1 lakh (US$1,500) accident claim will also be given life
insurance cover of 30,000 (US$440) (to be given by LIC).
4. After Six months of opening of the bank account, holders can
avail 5,000 (US$74) overdraft from the bank.
5. With the introduction of new technology introduced by
National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), a person can
transfer funds, check balance through a normal phone which was
earlier limited only to smart phones so far.
6. Mobile banking for the poor would be available through
National Unified USSD Platform (NUUP) for which all banks and
mobile companies have come together.
USSD (Unstructured Supplementary Service Data) is a Global
System for Mobile(GSM) communication technology that is used
to send text between a mobile phone and an application program
in the network.

Digital scheme
Launched: 24th Aug 2014
Announced: 8/15/2014
Run By: .
Imp points:
Bharat Broadband Network Limited which executes the National
Optical Fibre Network project will be the custodian of Digital India
(DI)
-Digital India Advisory group which will be chaired by the Ministry
of Communications and IT
Digital India has three core components.
The creation of digital infrastructure
Delivering services digitally
Digital literacy
There are nine pillars of Digital India Programme.
Broadband Highways
Universal Access to Mobile Connectivity
Public Internet Access Programme
e-Governance Reforming Government through Technology
eKranti - Electronic delivery of services
Information for All
Electronics Manufacturing
IT for Jobs

Early Harvest Programmes

Top performing district -28 December 2015, the Panchkula
district of Haryana
Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana
Launched: 11 October 2014, birth anniversary of Jayaprakash
Narayan,
Announced: 11 Oct 2014
Run By: .
Scheme:
Each member of parliament - one village each from thir
constituency
Fix parameters and make it a model village by 2016.
Take on two or three more villages and do the same by the time
the next general elections come along in 2019.
The following are the possible strategies:
Entry point activities to energize and mobilize the community
towards positive common action
Participatory planning exercise for identifying peoples needs
and priorities in an integrated manner
Converging resources from Central Sector and Centrally
Sponsored Schemes and also other State schemes to the extent
possible.
Repairing and renovating existing infrastructure to the extent
possible.
Strengthening the Gram Panchayats and peoples institutions
within them
Promoting transparency and accountability

Villages adopted: Narendra Modi -Jayapur village from his

constituency Varanasi
Sonia Gandhi adopted Udwa village in her constituency Rae Bareli
Rahul Gandhi adopted Deeh village in Amethi
Sachin Tendulkar - Puttamraju vari Kandriga(P.R.Kandriga) a
village near Gudur in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh.[11]

Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Shramev Jayate Karyakram

Launched: 16th Oct 2014
Announced:
Run By: .
Scheme:
A dedicated Shram Suvidha Portal: allot Labour Identification
Number (LIN) to nearly 6 lakhs units and file online compliance for
16 out of 44 labour laws

An all-new Random Inspection Schme technology to

eliminate human discretion in selection of units for Inspection,
and uploading of Inspection Reports within 72 hours

Universal Account Number: Enables 4.17 crore employees to

have their Provident Fund account portable, h

Apprentice Protsahan Yojana: support manufacturing units

and other establishments reimbursing 50% stipend first two year
training

Revamped Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana: Smart Card for

workers unorganized sector details of two more social security
schemes

Make in India
Launched: launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 25
September 2014.
Announced:
Run By: .
Scheme:
29 December 2014, a workshop was organised by the Department
of Industrial Policy and Promotion
Major objective - job creation and skill enhancement in 25 sectors
of the economy
Programme Designer: The campaign was designed by
Wieden+Kennedy
August 2014, 49% foreign direct investment (FDI) in the defence
sector (previously allowed 26%)
100% in railways infrastructure ( FDI was not allowed in railways)
24.8% of smartphones shipped in the country in the AprilJune
quarter of 2015 were made in India, up from 19.9% the previous
quarter
Sectors
Make in India focuses on the following 25 sectors of the economy:

Automobiles

Electronic systems

Ports and
Shipping

Automobile
Components

Food Processing

Railways

Aviation

Information Technology and

Business process management

Renewable
Energy

Biotechnology

Leather

Roads and
Highways

Chemicals

Media and Entertainment

Construction

Mining

Space

Defence manufacturing

Oil and Gas

Textiles and
Garments

Electrical Machinery

Pharmaceuticals

Thermal Power

Tourism and
Hospitality

Wellness

100% FDI is permitted in all the above sectors, except for space (74%),
defence (49%) and news media (26%).

Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

is a national campaign by the Government of India, covering
4,041 statutory cities and towns, to clean the streets, roads and
infrastructure of the country
Launched: The campaign was officially launched on 2nd October
2014 at Rajghat,
Objectives
This campaign aims to accomplish the vision of a 'Clean India' by
2 October 2019, the 150th birthday of Mahatma Gandhi. Specific
objectives are
Eliminate open defecation by constructing toilets for households,
communities

Eradicate manual scavenging

Introduce modern and scientific municipal solid waste
management practices
Enable private sector participation in the sanitation sector
Change peoples attitudes to sanitation and create awareness
The program plans to construct 12 crore toilets in rural India by
October 2019, at a projected cost of 1.96 Lakh cr

Mission Indradhanush
launched :Union Health Minister J.P Nadda on December 25,
2014.
Aim: It aims to immunize all children against seven vaccine
preventable diseases namely (6) diphtheria, whooping cough
(Pertussis), tetanus, polio, tuberculosis, measles and hepatitis B
by 2020.
Seven colours of the rainbow, seven vaccine preventable
diseases which include diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus,
polio, tuberculosis, measles and hepatitis B.
Mission Indradhanush will ensure that all children under the age
of two years and pregnant women are fully immunized with all
available vaccines.
Universal Immunization Program (UIP) in 1985, one of the largest
health programs of its kind in the world.
Mission on Good Governance Day to mark the birth
anniversary of Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya and birthday of
former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao

Launched: 22 Jan 2015, Panipat Haryana

Aim: to generate awareness and improving the efficiency of
welfare services meant for women.
Money: The scheme was initiated with an initial corpus of 100
crore (US$15 million)
Sukanya Samriddhi Account
Launched: 22 January 2015 as a part of the Beti Bachao, Beti
Padhao
Scheme: interest rate of 9.2% and tax benefits.
The account can be opened at any India Post office or a branch of
some authorised commercial banks
Account can be opened anytime between the birth of a girl child
and the time she attains 10 years age by the guardian. Only one
account is allowed per child. Parents can open a maximum of two
accounts for each of their children

Bharatmala
Project: Bharat Mala project that envisages construction of
25,000 km of roads along India's borders, coastal areas, ports,
religious and tourist places as well as over 100 district
headquarters
Ministry: Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
Scheme The project will start from Gujarat and Rajasthan, move
to Punjab and then cover the entire string of Himalayan states Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand - and then
portions of borders of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar alongside Terai,
and move to Sikkim, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, and right up to
the Indo-Myanmar border in Manipur and Mizoram

Domestic Efficient Lighting Programme (DELP)

Launched: on 5 January 2015

Scheme: Ministry of Power, use LED bulbs in place of
incandescent bulbs, tube lights and CFL bulbs
Benefits: LED bulbs consume 133% lesser electricity and has five
times more life span compared to next best CFL bulbs. Health
point of view also, LED bulbs emit lesser ultraviolet and infra-red
radiation.
Milestones: total replacement has helped energy saving of more
than 1.4 crore units per day. It has also helped to avoid peak
demand of 1,326 mw and 5.56 crore (US$820,000) in cost
savings per day, leading to substantial reduction in carbon
emissions
Scheme implementation: Energy Efficiency Services Limited
(EESL), a joint venture of state-run power companies, is
implementing the project and has achieved 75% reduction in the
price of LED bulbs

Soil Health Card' Scheme

Launched: from Suratgarh, Rajasthan. He described agriculture
as the key to poverty eradication. 17 February 2015
Budget: An amount of 568 crore

Diamond Quadrilateral
Project -Indian railways to establish high speed rail network in
India. This quadrilateral will connect the four metro cities in India,
i.e. Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata.

To improve country's rail infrastructure there is a need to

implement High-speed trains / Bullet trains.
This project is similar to Golden Quadrilateral which is a roadway
project which connects the four metros by Express Ways. The
Golden Quadrilateral falls under National Highways Development
Project which has helped to build better road transport in India.
Similarly
The corridor will pass through 14 states and territories in India.
High Speed Rail Corporation of India Limited (HSRC) has
been formed on the directions of Ministry of Railways,
Government of India, for development and implementation of
high speed rail projects.
This Special Purpose Vehicle has been incorporated in 2012 as
a subsidiary of Rail Vikas Nigam Limited which is a Mini-Ratna
public sector enterprise of Government of India.
Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana
Launched on 21 January 2015 with the aim of bringing together
urban planning, economic growth and heritage conservation in an
inclusive manner
Central sector scheme - 100% funding will be provided by
Government of India
Completing in March 2017 and a total outlay of 500 crore
(US$74 million), the Scheme is set to be implemented in 12
identified Cities

Housing for All scheme in India

Government has identified 305 cities and towns have been
identified in 9 states
Ministry: Min of Housing and Urben devlopment
Objectives

The Project is aimed for urban areas with following

components/options to States/Union Territories and cities: Slum rehabilitation of Slum Dwellers with participation of
private developers using land as a resource;
Promotion of affordable housing for weaker section through
credit linked subsidy;
Affordable housing in partnership with Public & Private
sectors and
Subsidy for beneficiary-led individual house construction or
enhancement.
Finance

2 lakh crore (US$29 billion) over the next six years.

1. Slum rehab: Central grant of 1 lakh (US$1,500) per house,
on an average, will be available under the slum rehabilitation
programme.
2. Affordable housing thru subsidy: Under the Credit Linked
Interest Subsidy component, interest subsidy of 6.5 percent
on housing loans upto 15 years will be provided to EWS/LIG
categories,
3. Affordable Housing in Partnership and Beneficiary-led
individual house construction or enhancement.
4. Central assistance at the rate of Rs.1.5 lakh per house for
EWS category will be provided under the State Government
or their para statals like Housing Boards can take up project
of affordable housing to avail the Central Government grant.
Centrally Sponsored Scheme except
the credit linked subsidy component, which will be implemented
as a Central Sector Scheme.

Houses constructed under the mission would be allotted in the

name of the female head of the households or in the joint name of
the male head of the household and his wife.
PMAY, it is proposed to build 2 crore houses for urban poor
including Economically Weaker Sections and Low Income Groups
in urban areas by the year 2022.
four components viz.,
In-situ Slum Redevelopment with private sector participation
using land as resource,
Affordable Housing through Credit Linked Subsidy,
Affordable Housing in Partnership with private and public sector
and
Beneficiary led house construction/enhancement. Under these
components, central assistance will be in the range of 1 lakh
(US$1,500) to 2.30 lakh (US$3,400).
Selected States
The government has identified 305 cities and towns have been identified in 9 states for beginning
construction of houses for urban poor.[2][3]
1. Chhattisgarh - 75 cities/towns
2. Gujarat - 30 cities/towns
3. Jammu and Kashmir - 19 cities/towns
4. Jharkhand - 15 cities/towns
5. Kerala - 15 cities/towns
6. Madhya Pradesh - 74 cities/towns
7. Odisha - 42 cities/towns
8. Rajasthan - 40 cities/towns
9. Telangana - 34 cities/towns
Indira Awaas Yojana

Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY) was a social welfare flagship programme, for the rural poor in India.
The differentiation was made between rural poor and urban poor for a separate set of schemes
operate for the urban poor (like the Basic Services for Urban Poor). This scheme was launched
by Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
the Rural Development Ministry to construct houses for BPL population in the villages. Under
the scheme, financial assistance worth 70000 (US$1,000) in plain areas and 75000
(US$1,100)[4] in difficult areas (high land area) was provided for construction of houses. The
houses were allotted in the name of the woman or jointly between husband and wife. The
construction of the houses was the sole responsibility of the beneficiary and engagement of
contractors was strictly prohibited. Sanitary latrine and smokeless chullah were required to be
constructed along with each IAY house for which additional financial assistance was provided
from Total Sanitation Campaign and Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana respectively.
This scheme, operating since 1985]
Rajiv Awas Yojana

Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY) was an Indian government program that attempts to help slum dwellers
Ministry of Housing and urban poverty Alleviation.
The programme was a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, which ran from 2013 to 2014.
The scheme aimed to make India slum-free by 2022 by providing people with shelter or housing,
free of cost.
Site selection was to be made by the states in consultation with the Centre giving priority to
district headquarters, cities of religious heritage and tourist importance, with due consideration to
the criterion of the pace of growth of the city, of slums within the city and predominance of
Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and minority population and other weaker and vulnerable
section of the society.[5]