1) Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana

2) Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission

3) Soil Health Card Scheme for Every Farmer
4) Swatchh Bharat Abhiyan
5) Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana
6) A Dedicated TV Channel Kisan TV to be Launched for Farmers
7) Multi Skill Programme Skill India
8) Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP) Re-Introduced
9) Integrated Ganga Conservation Mission Namami Gange
10) Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Yojana Launched
11) Digital India Programme
12) Housing for All by 2022
Details of each scheme is given below
1) Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana
Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana for feeder separation will be
launched to augment power supply to the rural areas and for
strengthening sub-transmission and distribution systems. Its long term
aim is to provide 247 uninterrupted power supply to all homes. A sum
of Rs. 500 crores has been set aside for this scheme.
2) Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission
Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission will be launched to deliver
integrated project based infrastructure in the rural areas. The scheme
will

also

include development of economic activities

and

skill

development. The preferred mode of delivery would be through PPPs

while using various scheme funds. It is based on the example of
Gujarat that has demonstrated successfully the Rurban development
model of urbanization of the rural areas, through which people living in

the rural areas can get efficient civic infrastructure and associate
services.
3) Soil Health Card Scheme for Every Farmer
The deteriorating soil health has been a cause of concern and leads to
sub optimal utilization of farming resources.

The Government will

initiate a scheme to provide to every farmer a soil health card in a

mission mode. A sum of Rs 100 core for this purpose has been kept
aside by the government. An additional Rs 56 crores have been
allocated to set up 100 mobile soil testing laboratories across the
county. There have also been growing concerns about the imbalance in
the utilization of different types of fertilizers resulting in deterioration
of the soil.
4) Swatchh Bharat Abhiyan
The Government intends to cover every household by total sanitation
by the year 2019, the 150th year of the Birth Anniversary of Mahatma
Gandhi.
5) Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana
The Government has proposed to initiate the scheme Pradhan Mantri
Krishi Sinchayee Yojana. It is proposed to meet the need to provide
assured irrigation to mitigate risk to the farmer since bulk of the farm
lands are rainfed and depend on monsoon. This scheme would
facilitate access to irrigation. A sum of Rs.1,000 crores is being set
aside for this scheme.
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6) A Dedicated TV Channel Kisan TV to be Launched for

Farmers

Kisan TV, dedicated to the interests of the agriculture and allied sector
will be launched in the current financial year. This will disseminate real
time information to the farmers regarding new farming techniques,
water conservation, organic and farming etc.
7) Multi Skill Programme Skill India
The Government has announced the launch of a national Multi-Skill
programme called Skill India. This programme would skill the youth
with an emphasis on employability and entrepreneur skills. It will also
provide training and support for traditional professions like welders,
carpenters,

cobblers,

masons,

blacksmiths

and

weavers

etc.

Convergence of various schemes to attain this objective is also

proposed.
8) Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP) Re-Introduced
Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP) is being re-introduced to encourage people,
who may have banked and unbanked savings to invest in this
instrument. Kisan Vikas Patra is a saving scheme that doubles the
money invested in eight years and seven months. The Directorate of
Small Savings Government of India, sells these saving bonds through
all Post Offices in the country so that the scheme can be accessed by
citizens from all over the country. A KVP can be encashed after two and
a half years from the date of issue at the value it has been bought and
the interest accrued for the period.
9) Integrated Ganga Conservation Mission Namami Gange
The Government has proposed to set up an Integrated Ganga
Conservation Mission called (Namami Gange). An amount of Rs. 2037
crore has been set aside for the Mission in the current Budget. The

Mission is being launched because a substantial amount of money has

been spent in the conservation and improvement of the river Ganga
but the efforts have not yielded desired results because of the lack of
concerted effort by all the stakeholders. To harness the enthusiasm of
the NRI Community to contribute towards the conservation of the river
Ganga, an NRI Fund for Ganga will be set up which will finance special
projects.
10) Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Yojana Launched
Government has introduced a new scheme called Beti Bachao, Beti
Padhao, which will help in generating awareness and improving the
efficiency of delivery of welfare services meant for women with an
initial corpus of Rs 100 crore. The

government would focus on

campaigns to sensitize people of this country towards the concerns of

the girl child and women. The process of sensitization must begin early
and therefore the school curriculum must have a separate chapter on
gender mainstreaming.
11) Digital India Programme
Centre has proposed to launch a pan India Programme called Digital
India to further bridge the divide between digital haves and havenots. This would ensure Broad band connectivity at village level,
improved access to services through IT enabled platforms, greater
transparency in Government processes and increased indigenous
production of IT hardware and software for exports and improved
domestic availability. Special focus would be given on supporting
software product startups. The Government has also proposed to setup A National Rural Internet and Technology Mission for services in
villages and schools, training in IT skills and E-Kranti for government

service delivery and governance scheme with an initial corpus of Rs.

500 crore. A programme for promoting Good Governance will also be
launched and a sum of Rs.100 crore will be set aside for this.
12) Housing for All by 2022
Government has proposed to set up a Mission on Low Cost Affordable
Housing to be anchored in the National Housing Bank. A sum of Rs
4,000 crore has been earmarked for National Housing Bank with a view
to increase the flow of cheaper credit for affordable housing to the
urban poor/EWS/LIG segment. The Government has already outlined
some other incentives such as easier flow of FDI in this sector and is
willing to examine other positive suggestions. The government has
included slum development in the list of Corporate Social Responsibility
(CSR) activities to encourage the private sector to contribute more
towards this activity.
1) Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana
Launched on: 28 August 2014
Aim: Ambitious scheme for comprehensive financial inclusion by
providing bank accounts, insurance cover and a debit card to all the
citizens of the country.
Ministry/Department in charge of the scheme: Department of Financial
Services, Ministry of Finance
2) Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Shramev Jayate Karyakram
Launched on: 16 October 2014
Aim: To create an environment conducive to industrial development
while also ensuring transparency in the labour sector.
Ministry/Department in charge of the scheme: Labour Ministry

3) Bal Swachhta Mission

Launched on: 14 November 2014
Aim: Nationwide sanitation initiative for schools as part of Swachh
Bharat Mission.
Ministry/Department in charge of the scheme: Ministry of Women
and Child Development.
4) Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana
Launched on: 25 September 2014
Aim: Aims at training 10 lakh (1 million) rural youths for jobs in three
years, that is, by 2017.
Ministry/Department in charge of the scheme: Ministry for Rural
Development.
5) Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Antyodaya Yojana for urban and rural
poor
Launched on: 25 September 2014
Aim: Aims at alleviating urban and rural poverty through enhancement
of livelihood opportunities through skill development and other means.
Ministry/Department in charge of the scheme: Union Ministry of
Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation & Union Ministry of Rural
Development.
6) Digital life certificate 'Jeevan Pramaan' for pensioners
Launched on: 11 November 2014
Aim: Retired employees of government and PSUs can now digitally
provide proof of his existence to authorities for continuity of pension
every year instead of requiring to present himself physically or through
a Life Certificate issued by specified authorities.

Ministry/Department

in

charge

of

the

scheme:

Department

of

Electronics and IT
7) Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (Clean India Campaign)
Launched on: 2 October 2014
Aim: National level campaign by the Government of India covering
4041 statutory towns to clean the streets, roads and infrastructure of
the country. Aims to accomplish the vision of 'Clean India' by 2 October
2019, 150th birthday of Mahatma Gandhi.
Ministry/Department in charge of the scheme: All Ministries &
Departments.
8) Make in India global initiative
Launched on: 25 September 2014
Aim: Aims to boost India`s manufacturing sector.
9) Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana
Launched on: 12 October 2014
Aim: encourages Members of Parliament from both Houses to identify
and develop one village from their constituency as a model village by
2016, and two more by 2019, covering over 2,500 villages of the 6 lakh
villages country-wide.
Ministry/Department in charge of the scheme: Rural Development
Ministry
10) Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Yojana
Launched on: 10 July 2014

Aim: Help in generating awareness and improving the efficiency of

delivery of welfare services meant for women with an initial corpus of
Rs 100 crore.
11) Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana
Launched on: 20 November 2014
Aim: To provide access of electricity to rural households across the
country.
12) Sukanya Samriddhi account
Launched on: 22 January 2015
Aim: Under the scheme, an interest of 9.2 per cent (FY 2015-16) is
provide on deposited amount which is tax free. The account under this
scheme a saving account can be opened by the parent or legal
guardian of a girl child of less than 10 years of age with a minimum
deposit of Rs 1,000 in any post office or authorised branches of
commercial bank.
13)

HRIDAY

(National

Heritage

City

Development

and

Augmentation Yojana) scheme

Launched on: December 2014
Aim: For conserving and preserving the heritage characters of 12
cities. These are: Amritsar, Varanasi, Gaya, Puri, Ajmer, Mathura,
Dwarka, Badami, Velankanni, Kanchipuram, Warangal (Telangana) and
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh).