Central Government Schemes

(Jan-June 2022)
 Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

PM-KISAN (Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare)

The full form of PM-KISAN is Pradhan Mantri

Kisan Samman Nidhi. It is an initiative by the
government of India for farmers.

The Scheme is in effect from 01.12. 2018. The

scheme was officially launched on 24th
February, 2019.

₹6000 per year will be paid to each eligible

farmer in three instalments and will be
deposited directly to their bank accounts.

The scheme was first started by Telangana Government as the Rythu Bandhu
scheme.

In 2019, Narendra Modi launched the scheme in Uttar Pradesh, with the first
instalment as Rs. 2,000 each to over 1 crore farmers.

In May 2022, 11th instalment of Rs 21,000 crore released to more than 10 crore
farmers

Top 5 performing states under PM-KISAN:

Karnataka
Maharashtra
Uttar Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh
 Que:Centre has notified a new campaign titled Meri Policy Mere Hath. This campaign has been
launched under which scheme?
प्रश्न: केंद्र ने मेरी पॉलिसी मेरे हाथ नामक एक नए अलियान को अलिसूलित ककया है । यह
अलियान ककस योजना के तहत शुरू ककया गया है ?
Ans: Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)

• Launched by Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare

• a doorstep distribution drive to deliver crop insurance policies to
farmers under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY).
• The campaign aims to ensure all farmers are aware with all
information on their policies, land records, the process of claim
and grievance redressal under PMFBY.
• The Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) has completed 6
years of its implementation. It was launched by PM Modi on 18th
February 2016 at Sehore, Madhya Pradesh.

Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme extended till FY26

Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) till
the financial year 2025-26 with the total outlay of Rs 13,554.42
crores.
Aim: to create sustainable employment opportunities for about 40
lakh persons in five years, by helping them to set up micro-
enterprises in non-farm sectors.
Launched 2008 by Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
maximum project cost raised from Rs 25 lakh to Rs 50 lakh for
manufacturing units and Rs 20 lakh for service units from the
current Rs 10 lakh.
 Govt launches e-learning portal 'Dak Karmayogi' for Dak Sevaks &
employees
• Communications Minister, Ashwini Vaishnav and MoS
Communications Devusinh Chauhan have launched
‘Dak Karmayogi’, an e-learning portal.

• This portal is developed under the vision of ‘Mission

Karmayogi’.

• This portal will develop the competencies of about

four lakh Gramin Dak Sevaks and departmental
employees.
• After the completion of the final assessment, a system-
generated certificate will generate, and sent to the
trainee’s registered email ID automatically.

Shri Raj Kumar Singh

Hon'ble Cabinet Minister
(Power, New and Renewable Energy)
PM KUSUM Yojana
Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Surakshaevam Utthaan Mahabhiyan Yojana or PM KUSUM Yojana was
launched on March 2019

Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Surakshaevam Utthaan Mahabhiyan Yojana supports the farmers
financially to install solar irrigation pumps for cultivation. Farmers will get a 60% subsidy to set
up tubewells and pump sets individually.

It aims to promote solar energy and by 2022, it aims to produce

solar energy and other renewable energy with a capacity
of 25,750 MV.

by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.

Officeholders: Mansukh Mandaviya (Minister),

Bharati Pawar (Minister of State)

Que:What is the name of the campaign launched to ensure complete Covid-19 vaccination (in June
2022)?
प्रश्न: पूर्ण कोविड -19 टीकाकरर् (जून 2022 में) सुलनश्चित करने के लिए शुरू ककए गए अलियान
का नाम क्या है ?
Ans: Har Ghar Dastak campaign 2.0

• The special focus was on those in the 12-14 age group and
precaution dose for those above 60.
• The two-month long door-to-door campaign will run
between June 1 and July 31.
• The first Har Ghar Dastak campaign was conducted in
November 2021.
ABPMJAY- SEHAT scheme

In the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, the Samba district of the Jammu
division has become the first district in India to cover 100% of households
under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (ABPMJAY)-
SEHAT scheme.

However, 100% family coverage for the Ayushman Bharat Golden card in the
district is a major achievement for the UT Government. This ambitious health
insurance scheme enables all the residents of J&K including employees and
pensioners as well as their families to avail of cashless quality healthcare
services across public and empanelled private hospitals across India.

The ABPMJAY SEHAT scheme is the world’s largest health insurance scheme
fully financed by Government and the people with Ayushman Bharat Golden
Card get free treatment up to Rs. 5 lakh in all government and empanelled
private hospitals across India.

Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) was launched on 23rd
September 2018. The salient features of AB-PMJAY are:

1. AB-PMJAY is the world’s largest Government funded health assurance scheme.

2. AB-PMJAY provides health assurance of up to Rs.5 Lakh per family per year for secondary
and tertiary healthcare hospitalizations.

3. AB-PMJAY is a completely cashless and paperless scheme.

4. The benefits under AB-PMJAY are portable across the country.

5. There is no cap on family size, or age or gender.

Que: SAMRIDH is an initiative of the Government of India to improve the health infrastructure.
The initiative is supported by __________
प्रश्न: SAMRIDH स्िास््य के बुलनयादी ढाांिे में सुिार के लिए िारत सरकार की एक पहि है । यह
पहि __________ द्वारा समलथणत है
Ans: USAID

• Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog, and the U.S. Agency for International Development
(USAID) announced a new partnership under the SAMRIDH initiative.
• SAMRIDH - Sustainable Access to Markets and Resources for Innovative Delivery of Healthcare
• will improve access to affordable and quality healthcare for vulnerable populations in tier-2 and tier-
3 cities, and rural and tribal regions.
Que: The health ministry has launched which edition of the Intensified Mission Indradhanush
(IMI) in February 2022?
प्रश्नः स्िास््य मांत्रािय ने फरिरी 2022 में सघन लमशन इां द्रिनुष (आईएमआई) के ककस
सांस्करर् का शुिारां ि ककया?
Ans:4.0

• Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dr. Mansukh

Mandaviya, launched the Intensified Mission Indradhanush
(IMI) 4.0 on February 07, 2022, virtually.

• The IMI 4.0 will be implemented in three rounds in 416 districts

across 33 states/UTs.

Mission Indradhanush
• To reach the unreached population with all the available vaccines under Universal
Immunisation Programme (UIP) and thereby accelerate the full immunization and
complete immunization coverage of children and pregnant women.
• Targets children under 2 years of age and pregnant women for immunization.
• Mission Indradhanush, that was launched in December 2014

Universal Immunization Programme

• The Immunization Programme in India was introduced in 1978 as ‘Expanded Programme
of Immunization (EPI) by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
• In 1985, the Programme was modified as ‘Universal Immunization Programme (UIP)’.
• WHO on 24th February 2012 removed India from the list of countries with active endemic
wild poliovirus transmission and in 2014, India was declared Polio free.

Que:The Insurance Scheme for Health Care Workers Fighting COVID-19 has been
extended for 180 days from April 19, 2022. The scheme was launched under which
central sector scheme?

Ans:Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package

• The ‘Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP), insurance

scheme for Health Care Workers Fighting COVID-19’ has been
extended for a further period of 180 days.
• The PMGKP was launched on March, 30, 2020 to provide
comprehensive personal accident cover of Rs. 50 Lakh to
22.
• 12 lakh healthcare providers, including community health workers and
private health workers dealing with COVID-19 patients and may be
at risk of being impacted by the same.
 MoHUA launches NIPUN Project for promotion of skill training of Nirman
Workers
• Minister of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA), Hardeep
Singh Puri has launched the initiative for skill training of
construction workers called ‘NIPUN’.
• NIPUN refers National Initiative for Promoting Upskilling of
Nirman workers.
• MoHUA has launched this initiative under its flagship
scheme of the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National
Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM).

• Aim: To train over 1 lakh construction workers, through

fresh skilling and upskilling programmes.

Que: Central Government of India gave approval to the project proposals for the construction of
more than 60,000 houses in 5 states under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban (PMAY-U).
PMAY-U was launched in which year?
Que:िारत की केंद्र सरकार ने प्रिानमांत्री आिास योजना – शहरी (PMAY-U) के तहत 5 राज्यों में
60,000 से अलिक घरों के लनमाणर् के लिए पररयोजना प्रस्तािों को मांजूरी दी। PMAY-U को ककस
िषण िॉन्ि ककया गया था?
Ans: 2015

• 5 states including Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka and Rajasthan
under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban (PMAY-U), during the 58th meeting of Central
Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (CSMC).
• The virtual meeting was chaired by Manoj Joshi, Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban
Affairs (MoHUA).
• At Present, the total number of sanctioned houses under PMAY(U) stand at 114.04 Lakhs, of
which around 25 Lakh have been grounded for construction and around 54.78 Lakh are
completed and delivered to the beneficiaries.
• The total investment under the Mission is INR 7.52 Lakh crore, with INR 1.87 Lakh Crore as
direct assistance from the Central Government. So far, Central Assistance amounting to INR
1.21 Lakh Crore has already been released.
 Que:The ‘India Water Pitch-Pilot-Scale Start-up Challenge’ has been launched under which
scheme?
प्रश्नः ककस योजना के तहत ‘इां कडया िाटर वपि-पायिट-स्केि स्टाटण -अप िैिेंज’ शुरू ककया गया
है ?
Ans: AMRUT 2.0
Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT)

• Lunched by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) in June 2015

• MoHUA Ministry will select 100 start-ups which will be provided funding support
of Rs.20 lakhs as well as mentorship.

• Minister Shri Hardeep Singh Puri.

• Purpose of AMRUT: To ensure that every household has access to a tap with the
assured supply of water and a sewerage connection.

Centre launches Swachh Survekshan 2023 under SBM Urban 2.0

• 8th Edition of Swachh Survekshan - 2023 under

Swachh Bharat Mission Urban 2.0.
• Theme 2023: ‘Waste to Wealth’
• The survey would give priority to the principle of
3 Rs- Reduce, Recycle and Reuse.

• Swachh Survekshan was introduced by MoHUA in

2016 as a competitive framework to encourage
cities to improve the status of urban sanitation.

• Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs: Hardeep

Singh Puri

Que:Which Ministry has launched the ‘SVANidhi se Samriddhi’ program in addition to 126 cities
across 14 States and UT?
Ans:Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

• Aim: To provide social security benefits to street vendors for their

holistic development and socio-economic upliftment.
• SVANidhi se Samriddhi is an additional program of PM-SVANidhi
which was launched on 4th January 2021 in 125 cities in Phase 1,
covering approximately 35 Lakh Street vendors and their families.
• MoHUA has been implementing Prime Minister Street Vendors
AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi), a Central Sector Scheme since
1st June 2020. The scheme aims to provide an affordable working
capital loan to Street Vendors and has successfully crossed the 30
Lakh mark.
 Prime Minister Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi)
scheme to continue till December 2024
• The approval was given by the Cabinet Committee on Economic
Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with a focus on
enhanced collateral-free affordable loan corpus, increased adoption
of digital transactions and holistic socio-economic development of
the Street Vendors and their families.
• According to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, the
scheme had envisaged to facilitate loans for an amount of Rs
5,000 crore.
• Today’s approval has increased the loan amount to Rs 8,100 crore,
thereby providing the Street vendors working capital to further
expand their business and making them AtmaNirbhar
• launch of the Scheme in June 2020 i.e. the pandemic and related
stress on the small businesses

Stand-Up India Scheme completed 6 years

Stand-Up India scheme has completed its six years on 5th
April 2022. Under the Stand-Up India Scheme, over 30,160
crore rupees have been sanctioned to more than 1 lakh 33
thousand 995 accounts since the launch of the Scheme.

The scheme was launched by PM Modi on 5th April 2016.

Ministry of Finance has extended the
Stand Up India scheme was extended till 2025.
Standup India Scheme up to the year
2025.
Loan facility between 10 lakh and one crore rupees to
Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, and women.

Aim:
To leverage the institutional credit structure to reach out to
the underserved sector of people such as SCs, STs and
Women Entrepreneurs.
PM Mudra Yojana celebrates the completion of 7 years
The Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana, or PMMY, is
celebrating its seventh anniversary. Prime Minister
Narendra Modi announced the initiative on April 8,
2015.

with the goal of granting loans up to ten lakh rupees

to non-corporate, non-farm small, or micro-
enterprises.

Women Entrepreneurs have received around 68

percent of the total number of loans approved.

New Entrepreneurs have received nearly 22 percent

of the loans.

PMJJBY, PMSBY and APY complete 7 years of providing social security

• Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY),

Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana
(PMJJBY) and Atal Pension Yojana (APY) have
completed seven years of providing social
security net.

• The schemes were launched by PM Narendra

Modi on 9th May 2015 in Kolkata, West Bengal.
 Que:The Phase-II of FAME India Scheme will be implemented for a period of five years till which
fiscal year?
प्रश्नः फेम इां कडया योजना के दस
ू रे िरर् को ककस वित्तीय िषण तक पाांि साि की अिलि के लिए
िागू ककया जाएगा?
Ans: March 2024

• Ministry of Heavy Industries had notified Phase-II of FAME India Scheme for three years from
April 2019 to March 2022.
• the government has extended the scheme for 2 years till March 2024.
• Total budgetary support to Phase-II of FAME India Scheme is Rs. 10,000 crore, from financial
year 2019-20 to 2023-24.

Focus area of Phase II will be mainly on supporting electrification of public & shared
transportation through demand incentive and creation of a network of charging infrastructure.

FAME - Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric and Hybrid

Vehicles in India

Que:‘Donate-a-Pension’ campaign has been launched under which central scheme by the
government recently?
प्रश्नः हाि ही में सरकार द्वारा केंद्रीय क्षेत्र की योजना के तहत ‘दान-ए-पेंशन’ अलियान शुरू ककया
गया है ?
Ans: Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-Dhan (PM-SYM) Scheme

• Union Labour and Employment Minister Bhupender Yadav

• Under the new initiative citizens can contribute to the pension fund of
their immediate support staff (unorganized worker) such as domestic
workers, drivers, helpers etc, by donating the premium amount.
• The ‘Donate-a-Pension’ program is part of various initiatives to be
launched in the ‘Iconic Week’ celebrations by the Labour Ministry from
March 7 to 13, 2022.
 Ministry of Jal Shakti is a ministry under Government of India
which was formed in May 2019 under the second Modi ministry.
This was formed by merging of two ministries; Ministry of Water
Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation and
Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation.

Que:Sujalam 2.0 campaign has been launched by which ministry?

प्रश्नः सुजिम 2.0 अलियान ककस मांत्रािय द्वारा शुरू ककया गया है ?
Ans: Ministry of Jal Shakti

• Sujalam 2.0 campaign launched for greywater

management on the occasion of World Water
Day, 2022 (22 March 2022).
• It was launched by Union Minister of Jal Shakti,
Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat.
• Theme: The theme for this year for Sujalam 2.0
campaign is ‘Groundwater: making the invisible
visible’.
• Objective of Sujalam 2.0: to manage greywater
through people’s participation.

• Jal Shakti Abhiyan was launched in 2019 to cover water stressed

districts, in 2021 it was taken to all rural and urban districts by the
Prime Minister.
• In 2022, the Jal Shakti Abhiyan will be launched on 29th March,
2022.
• Another programme under the department is Atal Bhujal Yojana,
which is being implemented in select areas of 7 States wherein the
people prepare their water security plan detailing out how are they
getting water, amount of water being consumed, type of water
conservation method applied and how one can moderate its usage.
 Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana is a food security welfare scheme announced
by the Government of India on March 26 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in India.
The program is operated by the Department of Food and Public Distribution under the
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.

Que:What is the extended validity for the implementation of the free ration scheme Pradhan
Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY)?
प्रश्न: मुफ्त राशन योजना प्रिानमांत्री गरीब कल्यार् अन्न योजना (पीएमजीकेएिाई) के कायाणन्ियन
के लिए विस्ताररत िैिता क्या है ?
Ans: September 2022

• Union Cabinet chaired by the PM Narendra Modi, has extended

the scheme for another six months i.e., till September 2022
(Phase VI).
• The Phase-V of PM-GKAY scheme was to end in March 2022.
• PM-GKAY has been under implementation since April 2020, as
the largest food security program in the world.
• The Government has spent approximately Rs. 2.60 Lakh Crore so
far and another Rs. 80,000 Crore will be spent over the next 6
months, taking the total expenditure under PM-GKAY to nearly
Rs. 3.40 Lakh Crore.

Scheme Launched Year

Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana 26 March 2020
Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package March 30, 2020
Ayushman Bharat-Health & Wellness Centre 14th April 2018 in Bijapur
Scheme District of Chhattisgarh.
Prime Minister Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar June 01, 2020
Nidhi (PM SVANidhi)
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural 2006
Employment Guarantee Act or MGNREGA in
2009

Jal Jeevan Mission 15th August 2019

Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) 2016
Que:What is the theme of the first quiz under government's Sabka Vikas Maha quiz?
Ans: Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana
• Sabka Vikas Mahaquiz aims to build awareness amongst citizens about
Government's various Schemes & Good Governance

• Sabka Vikas Mahaquiz launched on 14th April as a tribute to Dr BR

Ambedkar; First quiz is on Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana

• Quiz available in 12 languages, offering cash prizes of Rs 2,000 each to 1,000

winners per quiz

• This is a timed quiz with 20 questions to be answered in 300 seconds. The quiz
will be available in 12 languages – English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati,
Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, and Telugu.

• PMGKAY is a part of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP) to help the poor fight the
battle against Covid-19.
• Its nodal Ministry is the Ministry of Finance.

• Phase-I and Phase-II of this scheme was operational from April to June, 2020 and July to
November, 2020 respectively.
• Phase-III of the scheme was operational from May to June, 2021.
• Phase-IV of the scheme is currently operational for July-November, 2021 months.

• The scheme aimed at providing each person who is covered under the NFSA (National Food
Security Act 2013) with an additional 5 kg grains (wheat or rice) for free, in addition to the 5 kg of
subsidised foodgrain already provided through the Public Distribution System (PDS).
• The new version of the PMGKAY lacks one of its important components which was there in 2020
PMGKAY i:e free-of-cost 1 kg pulses per month to each household covered under the NFSA.
• PMGKAY-V will entail an estimated additional food subsidy of Rs. 53344.52 Crore.
Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launches 100 days reading campaign
‘Padhe Bharat’
• will focus on children studying in Balvatika to Grade 8. The
reading campaign will be organized for 100 days (14 weeks)
starting from January 1, 2022, to April 10, 2022.
• aims to have the participation of all stakeholders at the
national and state level including children, teachers, parents,
community, educational administrators etc.
• One activity per week per group has been designed with the
focus on making reading enjoyable and build a lifelong
association with the joy of reading.

• February 21 (International Mother Tongue

Day), has also been integrated with this
campaign.
• This day will be celebrated with the activity of
Kahani Padho Apni Bhasa Main (Reading story
in own language) across the country by
encouraging children to read in their mother
tongue/local language.
• This will help in promoting the local language
and culture of our society.
Que:What is the total outlay for the newly launched scheme of Ministry of Education ‘New India
Literacy Programme’ for five years from FYs 2022-2027?
प्रश्न: वित्त िषण 2022-2027 से पाांि िषों के लिए लशक्षा मांत्रािय, नि िारत साक्षरता कायणक्रम की नई
शुरू की गई योजना के लिए कुि पररव्यय ककतना है ?
Ans: Rs 1037.90 crore (Central share of Rs.700 crore and State share of Rs.337.90 crore)

• to cover all the aspects of Adult Education.

• The scheme aims to align Adult Education with all aspects of National Education Policy 2020 and
Budget Announcements 2021-22.
• The scheme will cover non-literates of the age of 15 years and above in all state/UTs in the country.
• Government has now replaced the term “Adult Education (प्रौढ़ लशक्षा)” as ‘Education for All’ in the
country.
• As per Census 2011, the absolute number of non-literates of the country in 15 years and above age
group is 25.76 crore (Male 9.08 crore, Female 16.68 crore).

Que:The Ministry of Education has approved the continuation of Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan
(RUSA) scheme till ________________– with an expenditure of 12,929.16 crore rupees.
Que:लशक्षा मांत्रािय ने 12,929.16 करोड़ रुपये के व्यय के साथ राष्ट्रीय उच्ितर लशक्षा अलियान
(RUSA) योजना को _________ तक जारी रखने की मांजूरी दी है ।
Ans: 31 March 2026

• RUSA is a holistic scheme of development for higher education in India initiated in 2013 by the
Ministry of Human Resource Development
• The new phase of the scheme has been designed to implement some of the recommendations of
the New Education Policy (NEP).
• The new phase of the scheme would support around 1,600 projects.
• Under the new phase of the scheme, State Governments will support Gender inclusion, Equity
Initiatives, Enhances employability through vocationalisation and skill upgradation.

Que: Centre has approved continuation of National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme (NMMSS)
for a period of five years from 2021-22 to 2025-26, with a financial outlay of Rs 1,827 crores. When
was NMMSS scheme launched?
Que:केंद्र ने 1,827 करोड़ रुपये के वित्तीय पररव्यय के साथ 2021-22 से 2025-26 तक पाांि साि की
अिलि के लिए राष्ट्रीय सािन–सह–मेररट छात्रिृवत्त योजना (NMMSS) को जारी रखने की मांजूरी दी है ।
NMMSS योजना कब शुरू की गई थी?
Ans:2008-09

• The income ceiling for the scheme has been increased from Rs 1.5 lakh per annum to Rs 3.5 lakh
per annum. It was launched in 2008-09.
• Aim: to award scholarships to meritorious students of economically weaker sections.
Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan: Sub-Programmes

The Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan or SSA was established in 2001 by the MHRD of the Government of
India, started by former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

The Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, or SSA, is an Indian government programme aimed at universalizing
elementary education in a time bound manner, with the 86th Amendment to the Indian
Constitution making free and compulsory education for children aged 6 to 14, which was
estimated to be 206 million children in 2001, a fundamental right under Article- 21A. Former
Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee pioneered the initiative. By 2010, the goal was to
educate all children aged 6 to 14

Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan was launched in 2018 alongside Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha
Abhiyan to form Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan.

Sub-Programmes of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan:

Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan’s Padhe Bharat Badhe Bharat is a countrywide sub-programme. Early
reading failure causes children to fall behind in other courses. The curriculum is meant to
help students in Classes I and II develop their early reading, writing, and mathematical skills.
States were given a total of Rs.762 crore (US$100 million) under this initiative. The
programme will incorporate not only a print-rich atmosphere and timely book distribution,
but also innovative teacher mentorship and appraisal systems.
Que: SMILE’ scheme is to be implemented by which Union Ministry?
प्रश्न: स्माइि' योजना ककस केंद्रीय मांत्रािय द्वारा िागू की जानी है ?
Ans: Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

• SMILE (Support for Marginalised Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise) is an umbrella scheme
being formulated by Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.

• It includes two sub-schemes for the welfare of transgender persons and persons engaged in
begging.

• The scheme will include rehabilitation, medical facilities, counselling, education, skill
development and economic linkages.

Que:Name the scheme launched by the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment for the welfare of
the Transgender community and the beggars?
प्रश्न: ट्ाांसजेंडर समुदाय और लिखाररयों के कल्यार् के लिए सामाश्चजक न्याय और अलिकाररता
मांत्रािय द्वारा शुरू की गई योजना का नाम बताएां?
Ans: SMILE

• The Union Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment Dr. Virendra Kumar launched the Central
Sector scheme titled “SMILE” on February 12, 2022.
• SMILE stands for Support for Marginalized Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise.

• The new umbrella scheme aims to provide welfare measures to the Transgender community and
the people engaged in the act of begging.
• The scheme will give the necessary legal protection, social security and a promise to a secured life
to the targeted group.
• The Ministry has allocated Rs. 365 crore for the scheme for five years from 2021-22 to 2025-26.

Que:What is the name of the scheme launched by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
for the welfare of De-notified, Nomadic and Semi Nomadic tribal Communities?
प्रश्न: सामाश्चजक न्याय और अलिकाररता मांत्रािय द्वारा गैर-अलिसूलित, घुमांतू और अिण घुमांतू
आकदिासी समुदायों के कल्यार् के लिए शुरू की गई योजना का नाम क्या है ?
Ans: SEED

• Scheme for Economic Empowerment for DNTs, (SEED) on

February 16, 2022 at Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, New
Delhi.
• The objective of SEED is the welfare of De-notified, Nomadic
and Semi Nomadic tribal Communities, which are the most
neglected, marginalized and economically and socially
deprived communities.
Union Minister for • Total financial outlay for SEED Scheme is approximately Rs
Social Justice & 200 crore to be spent over a period of 5 years starting
Empowerment Financial Year 2021-22 to 2025-26.
Dr. Virendra Kumar
Que: On 5th January 2022, the Power Ministry successfully completed 7 years of distributing and
selling LED lights under its flagship _________ programme ?
Que: 5 जनिरी 2022 को, वबजिी मांत्रािय ने अपने _________कायणक्रम के तहत एिईडी िाइटों
के वितरर् और वबक्री के 7 साि सफितापूिक ण पूरे ककए।
Ans: UJALA (Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LED for All)

• Launched on 5th January 2015

• Under UJALA scheme, LED bulbs, LED Tube lights and Energy efficient fans are being provide to
domestic consumers for replacement of conventional and inefficient variant
• As on 5th January 2022, 47,778 million kilowatt-hour (kWh) per annum energy has been saved.
• 386 crore tonnes of reduction in CO2 emissions.
Que:What amount has been allocated to ‘Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY)’ till 2026?
प्रश्नः प्रिानमांत्री ककसान सांपदा योजना (पीएमकेएसिाई) के लिए 2026 तक ककतनी रालश आिांकटत की
गई है ?
Ans: Rs 4,600 crore

• The scheme is administered by the Ministry of Food Processing

Industries.
• The scheme aims for overall growth and development of food
processing sector.
• PMKSY is a comprehensive package which will lead to creation of
modern infrastructure with efficient supply chain management
from farm gate to retail outlet.
• In May 2017, the Central Government had launched SAMPADA
(Scheme for Agro-Marine Processing and Development of Agro-
Processing Clusters) with an allocation of Rs 6,000 crore. The
scheme was renamed as PMKSY in August 2017.

Que: The Central Government has decided to continue the Scheme of “Rashtriya Yuva Sashaktikaran
Karyakram (RYSK) for another 5 years from 2021 -22 to 2025-26 with an outlay of ______________
rupees
Que: केंद्र सरकार ने ______________ रुपये के पररव्यय के साथ 2021 -22 से 2025-26 तक
“राष्ट्रीय युिा सशविकरर् कायणक्रम (आरिाईएसके) की योजना को अगिे 5 िषों के लिए जारी रखने
का लनर्णय लिया है ।
Ans:2710 crores

• RYSK Scheme is the flagship Central Sector Scheme of the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports.
• Aim: To develop the personality and leadership qualities of the youth and to engage them in
nation building activities.
• Beneficiaries of this scheme are the youth in the age-group of 15 to 29 years (according to the
definition of ‘youth’ in the National Youth Policy, 2014).
Que:Centre has approved to continue the Scheme of Modernization of Police Forces (MPF Scheme) till
2025-26. How much amount has been allocated to the scheme for five years?
प्रश्नः केंद्र ने पुलिस बिों के आिुलनकीकरर् की योजना (एमपीएफ योजना) को 2025-26 तक जारी
रखने की मांजूरी दी है । पाांि साि के लिए योजना के लिए ककतनी रालश आिांकटत की गई है ?
Ans: Rs. 26,275 cr

The scheme is being implemented by the Ministry of

Home Affairs (MHA) since 1969-70.

Centre approved continuation of umbrella scheme of BIM from 2021-22

to 2025-26 at a cost of Rs 13,020 crores

• Border Infrastructure and Management (BIM)

• The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is responsible for the improvement of BIM. This continuation
will strengthen the border infrastructure for improving border management, policing, and
guarding the borders.
• The BIM scheme will help in the creation of infrastructures such as the construction of border
fences, border floodlights, technological solutions, border roads and Border Outposts
(BOPs)/Company Operating Bases (COBs) to secure the Indo-Pakistan, Indo-Bangladesh, Indo-
China, Indo-Nepal, Indo-Bhutan and Indo-Myanmar borders.
Que:The enrolment under the PM Cares for Children Scheme has been extended till February 28, 2022
instead of December 31, 2021. Under this scheme, how much amount would be spent by the
Government on each child?
प्रश्नः पीएम केयसण फॉर लिल्रन योजना के तहत नामाांकन को 31 कदसांबर, 2021 के बजाय 28 फरिरी,
2022 तक बढ़ा कदया गया है । इस योजना के तहत सरकार द्वारा प्रत्येक बच्िे पर ककतनी रालश खिण की
जाएगी?
Ans: Rs 10 lakh

PM Cares for Children Scheme was launched by

Prime Minister Modi on May 29, 2021 to support
children who have lost both their parents due to
COVID 19 pandemic.
 National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 or
NREGA, later renamed as the Mahatma Gandhi
National Rural Employment Guarantee Act or
MGNREGA in 2009, is an Indian labour law and
social security measure that aims to guarantee the
'right to work'

Launch year: 2006

Sector: Rural Employment
Launched by (prime minister): Manmohan Singh
Ministry: Ministry of Rural Development
Passed: 23 August 2005
Introduced by: Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, Minister
of Rural Development

Revised MGNREGA Wages

• Fresh wage rates have been notified by the central
government under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural
Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) for the financial
year 2022-23.
• Out of 34 Union Territories and states, 21 of them have
received hikes of less than 5 percent.
• A 5 percent hike has been given to 10 states.
• Mizoram, Manipur, and Tripura have not been given any
hikes.
• This change in wage rates has been notified by the Ministry
of Rural Development.
• These revised rates have been notified under the Mahatma
Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005,
sub-section (1) of Section 6.
• From 1st April the changes will come into effect.

• Goa has recorded the highest increase with a 7.14 percent increase to Rs 315 per day in 2022-23
from Rs 294 per day in 2021-22.
• Meghalaya has seen the lowest hike with a 1.77 percent increase to Rs 230 per day from Rs 226
per day.
• Highest MGNREGA wages
• Five UTs and states with the highest wages are Haryana with wages of Rs 331 per day, Goa with Rs
315, Kerala with Rs 311, Karnataka with Rs 309, and Andaman & Nicobar Islands with Rs 308.

• Lowest MGNREGA wages

• The five lowest UTs and states are Tripura with Rs 212, Bihar with Rs 210, Jharkhand with Rs 210,
Chhattisgarh with Rs 204, and Madhya Pradesh with Rs 204.
Que:Union Cabinet has extended the Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) for a time period of

Ans:March 2023 • The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra
Modi has approved continuation of Atal Innovation Mission
(AIM) for a further period till March 2023.
• A total budget expenditure of more than Rs 2000 crore has
been allocated for 2022-23.
• The objectives of the AIM is to create and promote an
ecosystem of innovation and entrepreneurship across the
country through interventions at school, university, research
institutions, MSME and industry levels.
• The Mission was set up under the NITI Aayog, in accordance
with the Finance Minister’s declaration in the 2015 Budget
Speech(since 2016)
Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA):
• The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved a proposal to continue the
Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA), a scheme for improving the governance capabilities of
Panchayati Raj institutions, till 2025-26.
• RGSA was approved by the Union Cabinet on 21.04.2018 for implementation from
Financial Year 2018-19 to 2021-22 (01.04.2018 to 31.03.2022).
• The scheme would work towards “poverty-free and enhanced livelihood in villages; healthy
villages, child-friendly villages; water-sufficient villages; clean and green villages; self-sufficient
infrastructure in villages; socially-secure villages; villages with good governance and
engendered development in villages.”
• Will help 2.78 lakh Rural Local Bodies to achieve SDG goals
Agnipath Scheme 2022

The government of India has announced the Agnipath

scheme for the recruitment of the youth of India in
the Indian Armed Forces. Through this scheme, the
younger population of the country is encouraged to
take the military as a carrier with a high pay scale. The
Agnipath scheme allows the candidates to serve in
Indian Armed Forces for four years. The selected
candidates in the Agnipath scheme will be known as
Agniveers.

25% of the Agniveers will be selected for the

permanent commission for further 15 years based on
merit and Organisation needs. The rest will be
released from the armed forces with a good amount
of Seva Nidhi.

10% of the vacancies are reserved for the recruitment in CAPFs and Assam Rifles for the
Agniveers, as per the announcement by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)

Chief Minister of Haryana Manohar Lal tweeted on Tuesday, that the Haryana government
assures job opportunities for the Agniveers who will serve the nation for four years.

The eligible age for the recruitment in the Agnipath scheme, the candidates must be between
the age of 17-23 years.

Both male and female candidates can apply for the Agnipath scheme.
UDAN celebrating its 5th anniversary in the year 2022

Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik (UDAN) initiative has played a role as a

gamechanger in the aviation business since it allows the average person
to commute between smaller cities in minutes rather than hours and at a
reasonable cost.

Under Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik (UDAN), Over 415 UDAN routes
connect 66 underserved/unserved airports, including heliports and water
aerodromes.

Ministry of Civil Aviation's flagship program Regional Connectivity

Scheme UDAN (UdeDeshkaAamNagrik) has completed 5 years of success
since the launch of it first flight by Prime Minister on 27th April 2017.
Central Government
Schemes & Programmes

(Jan-June 2022)

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 Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana

• PMGKAY is a part of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package

(PMGKP) to help the poor fight the battle against Covid-19.

• Its nodal Ministry is the Ministry of Finance.

• The program is operated by the Department of Food and Public

Distribution under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and
Public Distribution.

• PM-GKAY has been under implementation since April 2020, as

the largest food security program in the world. It has been
extended till September 2022 (Phase VI)

Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana

• The scheme aimed at providing each person who is covered under the NFSA (National Food
Security Act 2013) with an additional 5 kg grains (wheat or rice) for free, in addition to the 5 kg of
subsidised food grain already provided through the Public Distribution System (PDS).

• The new version of the PMGKAY lacks one of its important components which was there in 2020
PMGKAY i:e free-of-cost 1 kg pulses per month to each household covered under the NFSA.

Scheme Launched Year

Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana 26 March 2020

Ayushman Bharat-Health & Wellness 14th April 2018 in

Centre Scheme Bijapur District of

Chhattisgarh.
June 01, 2020
Prime Minister Street Vendor’s

AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi)

2006
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural

Employment Guarantee Act or

MGNREGA
Jal Jeevan Mission 15th August 2019
Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) 2016

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Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launches 100 days reading campaign
‘Padhe Bharat’

• will focus on children studying in Balvatika to Grade 8. The

reading campaign will be organized for 100 days (14 weeks)
starting from January 1, 2022, to April 10, 2022.
• aims to have the participation of all stakeholders at the national
and state level including children, teachers, parents,
community, educational administrators etc.
• One activity per week per group has been designed with the
focus on making reading enjoyable and build a lifelong
association with the joy of reading.

• February 21 (International Mother Tongue Day), has

also been integrated with this campaign.
• This day will be celebrated with the activity of Kahani
Padho Apni Bhasa Main (Reading story in own
language) across the country by encouraging children
to read in their mother tongue/local language.
• This will help in promoting the local language and
culture of our society.

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Que:What is the total outlay for the newly launched scheme of Ministry of Education ‘New India
Literacy Programme’ for five years from FYs 2022-2027?
प्रश्न: वित्त िर्ष 2022-2027 से पाांच िर्ों के लिए लिक्षा मांत्रािय, नि भारत साक्षरता कायषक्रम की नई
िुरू की गई योजना के लिए कुि पररव्यय ककतना है ?
Ans: Rs 1037.90 crore (Central share of Rs.700 crore and State share of Rs.337.90 crore)

• to cover all the aspects of Adult Education.

• Government has now replaced the term “Adult Education (प्रौढ़ लिक्षा)” as ‘Education for All’ in the
country.
• The scheme aims to align Adult Education with all aspects of National Education Policy 2020 and
Budget Announcements 2021-22.
• The scheme will cover non-literates of the age of 15 years and above in all state/UTs in the country.
• The target for Foundational Literacy and Numeracy for FYs 2022-27 is 5 crore learners @ 1 crore per
year by using “Online Teaching, Learning and Assessment System (OTLAS)
• The scheme will be implemented through volunteerism through online mode.
• It will not only cover foundational literacy and numeracy but also other components which are
necessary for a citizen of 21st century such as critical life skills
• including financial literacy, digital literacy, commercial skills, health care and awareness, child-care
and education, and family welfare); vocational skills development, etc.
• As per Census 2011, the absolute number of non-literates of the country in 15 years and above age
group is 25.76 crore (Male 9.08 crore, Female 16.68 crore).

Que:The Ministry of Education has approved the continuation of Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha
Abhiyan (RUSA) scheme till ________________– with an expenditure of 12,929.16 crore rupees.
Que:लिक्षा मांत्रािय ने 12,929.16 करोड़ रुपये के व्यय के साथ राष्ट्रीय उच्चतर लिक्षा अलभयान
(RUSA) योजना को _________ तक जारी रखने की मांजूरी दी है ।
Ans: 31 March 2026
• RUSA is a holistic scheme of development for higher education in India initiated in 2013 by the then
Ministry of Human Resource Development
• It is the central government’s plan of funding the state government universities and colleges to
achieve the aims of equity, access and excellence.
• New phase of RUSA targets to reach out the unserved, underserved areas; remote/ rural areas as
per the recommendations of the New Education Policy (NEP).
• The new phase of the scheme would support around 1,600 projects.
• Under the new phase of the scheme, State Governments will support Gender inclusion, Equity
Initiatives, Enhances employability through vocationalisation and skill upgradation.

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Que: Centre has approved continuation of National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme
(NMMSS) for a period of five years from 2021-22 to 2025-26, with a financial outlay of Rs 1,827
crores. When was NMMSS scheme launched?
Que:केंद्र ने 1,827 करोड़ रुपये के वित्तीय पररव्यय के साथ 2021-22 से 2025-26 तक पाांच साि की
अिलि के लिए राष्ट्रीय सािन–सह–मेररट छात्रिृवत्त योजना (NMMSS) को जारी रखने की मांजूरी दी है ।
NMMSS योजना कब िुरू की गई थी?
Ans:2008-09
• The income ceiling for the scheme has been increased from Rs 1.5 lakh per annum to Rs 3.5 lakh
per annum.
• Aim: to award scholarships to meritorious students of economically weaker sections to reduce
dropout cases.
• One lakh scholarships of Rs. 12000/- per annum to selected students of class IX every year for
study in State Government, Government-aided and Local body schools under the scheme.

Que: SMILE’ scheme is to be implemented by which Union Ministry?

प्रश्न: स्माइि' योजना ककस केंद्रीय मांत्रािय द्वारा िागू की जानी है ?
Ans: Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

• SMILE (Support for Marginalised Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise) is an umbrella scheme
launched on February 12, 2022.
• It includes two sub-schemes:
• ‘Central Sector Scheme for Comprehensive Rehabilitation for Welfare of Transgender Persons’
• ‘Central Sector Scheme for Comprehensive Rehabilitation of persons engaged in the act of
Begging’.
• The scheme will include rehabilitation, medical facilities, counselling, education, skill development
and economic linkages with the support of State Governments/UTs/Local Urban Bodies, Voluntary
Organizations, Community Based Organizations (CBOs) and institutions and others.
• The Ministry has allocated Rs. 365 crore for the scheme for five years from 2021-22 to 2025-26.

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Que:What is the name of the scheme launched by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
for the welfare of De-notified, Nomadic and Semi Nomadic tribal Communities?
प्रश्न: सामाजजक न्याय और अलिकाररता मांत्रािय द्वारा गैर-अलिसूलचत, घुमांतू और अिष घुमांतू
आकदिासी समुदायों के कल्याण के लिए िुरू की गई योजना का नाम क्या है ?
Ans: SEED
• Scheme for Economic Empowerment for DNTs (SEED) launched
on February 16, 2022 at Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, New
Delhi.
• The objective of SEED is the welfare of De-notified, Nomadic and
Semi Nomadic tribal Communities, which are the most neglected,
marginalized and economically and socially deprived
communities. Union Minister for
• Total financial outlay for SEED Scheme is approximately Rs 200 Social Justice &
crore to be spent over a period of 5 years starting Financial Year Empowerment
2021-22 to 2025-26. Dr. Virendra Kumar

Que: On 5th January 2022, the Power Ministry successfully completed

7 years of distributing and selling LED lights under its flagship
_________ programme ?
Que: 5 जनिरी 2022 को, वबजिी मांत्रािय ने अपने
_________कायषक्रम के तहत एिईडी िाइटों के वितरण और वबक्री के
7 साि सफितापूिक ष पूरे ककए।
Ans: UJALA (Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All)

• Launched on 5th January 2015

• Under UJALA scheme, LED bulbs, LED Tube lights and Energy efficient fans are being
provide to domestic consumers for replacement of conventional and inefficient variant

• As on 26th September 2022, 47,879 million kilowatt-hour (kWh) per annum energy has
been saved.

• 3.87 crore tonnes of reduction in CO2 emissions.

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Que:What amount has been allocated to ‘Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY)’ till 2026?
प्रश्नः प्रिानमांत्री ककसान सांपदा योजना (पीएमकेएसिाई) के लिए 2026 तक ककतनी रालि आिांकटत
की गई है ?
Ans: Rs 4,600 crore

• The scheme is administered by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries.

• The scheme aims for overall growth and development of food processing sector.
• PMKSY is a comprehensive package which will lead to creation of modern infrastructure with
efficient supply chain management from farm gate to retail outlet.
• In May 2017, the Central Government had launched SAMPADA (Scheme for Agro-Marine
Processing and Development of Agro-Processing Clusters) with an allocation of Rs 6,000 crore.
• The scheme was renamed as PMKSY in August 2017.

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Que: The Central Government has decided to continue the Scheme of “Rashtriya Yuva Sashaktikaran
Karyakram (RYSK) for another 5 years from 2021 -22 to 2025-26 with an outlay of ______________
rupees.
Que: केंद्र सरकार ने ______________ रुपये के पररव्यय के साथ 2021 -22 से 2025-26 तक
“राष्ट्रीय युिा सिविकरण कायषक्रम की योजना को अगिे 5 िर्ों के लिए जारी रखने का लनणषय लिया
है ।
Ans: 2710 crores

• RYSK Scheme is the flagship Central Sector Scheme of the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports.

• Aim: To develop the personality and leadership qualities of the youth and to engage them in
nation building activities.

• Beneficiaries of this scheme are the youth in the age-group of 15 to 29 years (according to the
definition of ‘youth’ in the National Youth Policy, 2014).

Que:Centre has approved to continue the Scheme of Modernization of

Police Forces (MPF Scheme) till 2025-26. How much amount has been
allocated to the scheme for five years?
प्रश्नः केंद्र ने पुलिस बिों के आिुलनकीकरण की योजना को 2025-26
तक जारी रखने की मांजूरी दी है । पाांच साि के लिए योजना के लिए
ककतनी रालि आिांकटत की गई है ?
Ans: Rs. 26,275 cr

The scheme is being implemented since 1969-70.

For internal security, law and order, adoption of modern

technology by Police, assisting States for narcotics control and
strengthening the criminal justice system by developing a robust
forensic set-up in the country.

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 Centre approved continuation of umbrella scheme of BIM from 2021-22 to 2025-26
at a cost of Rs 13,020 crores

• Border Infrastructure and Management (BIM)

• The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is responsible for the improvement of BIM.

• This continuation will strengthen the border infrastructure for improving border management,
policing, and guarding the borders.

• The BIM scheme will help in the creation of infrastructures such as the construction of border
fences, border floodlights, technological solutions, border roads and Border Outposts
(BOPs)/Company Operating Bases (COBs) to secure the Indo-Pakistan, Indo-Bangladesh, Indo-
China, Indo-Nepal, Indo-Bhutan and Indo-Myanmar borders.

Que: Under the PM Cares for Children Scheme, how much amount would be spent by the Government
on each child?
प्रश्नः पीएम केयसष फॉर लचल्रन योजना के तहत सरकार द्वारा प्रत्येक बच्चे पर ककतनी रालि खचष की
जाएगी?
Ans: Rs 10 lakh (on reaching 23 years of age)
PM Cares for Children Scheme was launched by Prime Minister
Modi on May 29, 2021 to support children who have lost both
their parents due to COVID 19 pandemic.

It aims to support children who have lost both the Parents or legal
Guardian or Adoptive Parents or Surviving Parent to COVID-19
pandemic during the period starting from 11th March 2020.

The enrolment under the PM Cares for Children Scheme was

extended till February 28, 2022 instead of December 31, 2021.

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 Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act or MGNREGA
National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 or NREGA
was later renamed as the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural
Employment Guarantee Act or MGNREGA in 2009

is an Indian labour law and social security measure that

aims to guarantee the 'right to work'

Passed: 23 August 2005

Launch year: 2006
Sector: Rural Employment
Launched by Manmohan Singh
Ministry: Ministry of Rural Development
Introduced by: Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, Minister
of Rural Development

Revised MGNREGA Wages 2022-23

• Under sub-section (1) of Section 6 of the MGNREGA, 2005, the

Union government fixes state-wise wage rates for unskilled
manual workers, who work under the rural job guarantee
scheme.
• The MGNREGA wage rates are fixed according to changes in the
CPI-AL (Consumer Price Index-Agriculture Labour), which
reflects the increase in the inflation in rural areas.
• The revised rates came into effect from 1st April 2022
• Out of 34 Union Territories and states, 21 of them have
received hikes of less than 5 percent. A 5% hike has been
given to 10 states.
• Mizoram, Manipur, and Tripura have not been given any hikes.

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• Goa has recorded the highest increase with a 7.14 percent increase to Rs 315 per day in 2022-23
from Rs 294 per day in 2021-22.
• Meghalaya has seen the lowest hike with a 1.77 percent increase to Rs 230 per day from Rs 226
per day.
• Highest MGNREGA wages
• Five UTs and states with the highest wages are Haryana with wages of Rs 331 per day, Goa with Rs
315, Kerala with Rs 311, Karnataka with Rs 309, and Andaman & Nicobar Islands with Rs 308.
• Lowest MGNREGA wages
• The five lowest UTs and states are Tripura with Rs 212, Bihar with Rs 210, Jharkhand with Rs 210,
Chhattisgarh with Rs 204, and Madhya Pradesh with Rs 204.

Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA)

It is a scheme for improving the governance capabilities

of Panchayati Raj institutions

RGSA was approved by the Union Cabinet on 21.04.2018

for implementation from Financial Year 2018-19 to 2021-
22 (01.04.2018 to 31.03.2022).

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA)

approved its extension till 2025-26

RGSA enables Panchayats to function effectively to

achieve SDGs and other development objectives that
require significant Capacity building efforts.

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 Agnipath Scheme 2022

• for the recruitment of the youth of India in the Indian

Armed Forces.
• The Agnipath scheme allows the candidates to serve in
Indian Armed Forces for four years.
• The selected candidates in the Agnipath scheme will be
known as Agniveers. The age limit for the applicants will be
from 17 ½ years to 23 years. Both male and female
candidates can apply for the Agnipath scheme.
• 25% of the Agniveers will be selected for the permanent
commission for further 15 years based on merit and
Organisation needs. The rest will be released from the
armed forces with around 10 lakhs of Seva Nidhi.

UDAN celebrating its 5th anniversary in the year 2022

• Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik (UDAN) - Ministry of Civil Aviation's flagship
program on Regional Connectivity
• In April 2017, the first flight from Shimla to Delhi under the UDAN
scheme was flagged off by PM Shri Narendra Modi
• The objective of UDAN scheme is to connect small and medium cities
with big cities through air service.
• Under the UDAN scheme, the airfare for a one-hour journey by a
'fixed wing aircraft' or half an hour's journey by a helicopter for about
500 km, has been fixed at Rs.2500/-.

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• More than one crore passengers flown since the inception of the scheme
• There were 74 operational airports in 2014. Because of the UDAN scheme this number has
increased to 141 by now (as on Aug 2022).
• 425 New routes started under the scheme
• 58 airports, 8 heliports and 2 water aerodromes have been connected
• 1000 Routes and 220 airports are planned to be facilitated under the scheme by 2026

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