Major Government Schemes and Policy Initiatives
AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES
- PM-KISAN (Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi)
- Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)
- PM-Kusum (Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan)
- Kisan Credit Card (KCC)
- Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY)
- Soil Health Card Scheme
- Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)
- National Agriculture Market (e-NAM)
- PM-FPO (Farmer Producer Organizations)
- Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM)
- National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA)
- Minimum Support Price (MSP) Mechanism
- Interest Subvention Scheme (ISS)
- Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana (PM-KMY)
- Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA)
- Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF)
- Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana – RAFTAAR (RKVY-RAFTAAR)
- Formation & Promotion of FPOs (CSS for FPOs)
- National Food Security Mission (NFSM)
- National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF)
- National Mission on Edible Oil – Oil Palm (NMEO-OP)
- Namo Drone Didi
- Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY)
- Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM)
- National Livestock Mission (NLM)
- Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PM-FME)
- National Bamboo Mission (NBM)
- Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PM-GKAY)
- Digital Agriculture Mission
- National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Palm (NMOOP)
- National Horticulture Mission (NHM)
- Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH)
- Coconut Development Board Schemes
- Coffee Board Schemes
- Tea Board Schemes
- Rubber Board Schemes
- Spices Board Schemes
- National Safai Karamchari Finance & Development Corporation Agricultural Schemes
- National Seeds Plan
- Sub-Mission on Seeds and Planting Material (SMSP)
- Integrated Scheme on Agricultural Census, Economics & Statistics
- Operation Greens
- National Beekeeping & Honey Mission (NBHM)
- Sweet Revolution – Integrated Bee Development
- National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF)
- Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) Support
- Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region (OVCNE)
- Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North East Region (MOVCDNER)
- White Revolution – Raftaar
- Blue Revolution – Integrated Development and Management of Fisheries
- National Livestock Development Policy Implementation
- Mission Mode Project on Integrated Nutrient Management
- Crop Diversification Programme (CDP)
- Rainfed Area Development (RAD)
- Soil Health Management (SHM)
- Sub-Mission on Agroforestry (SMAF)
- Climate Change & Sustainable Agriculture (NICRA)
- Mega Food Parks Scheme
- Scheme for Creation of Backward and Forward Linkages
- Scheme for Infrastructure Development (Under MIDH)
- Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP)
- Command Area Development and Water Management (CADWM)
- Micro Irrigation Fund (MIF)
- Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana – Per Drop More Crop
- Atal Bhujal Yojana (ABY)
- National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD)
- Dairy Entrepreneurship Development Scheme (DEDS)
- National Programme for Bovine Breeding (NPBB)
- National Livestock Health & Disease Control Programme
- Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF)
- National Animal Disease Control Programme (NADCP)
- Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund (FIDF)
- Pradhan Mantri Matsya Kisan Samridhi Sah-Yojana (PM-MKSSY)
- National Agroforestry Policy Implementation
- Green India Mission (GIM)
- National Afforestation Programme (NAP)
- Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure
- Support to State Extension Programmes for Extension Reforms
- Attracting and Retaining Youth in Agriculture (ARYA)
- Farmer FIRST Programme
- Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) Strengthening
- Agricultural Education Division Schemes
- Doubling Farmers’ Income (DFI) Programme
- Modified Interest Subvention Scheme (MISS)
- Agricultural Debt Waiver and Debt Relief Scheme
- Price Stabilization Fund (PSF)
- Market Intervention Scheme (MIS)
- Price Support Scheme (PSS)
- Private Procurement & Stockist Scheme (PPSS)
- Unified Package Insurance Scheme (UPIS)
- Coconut Palm Insurance Scheme (CPIS)
- National e-Governance Plan in Agriculture (NeGP-A)
- Kisan Call Centre (KCC)
- Kisan Rath Mobile App
- AgriStack Digital Infrastructure
- Kisan Suvidha Mobile App
- Crop Insurance Mobile App
- Integrated Scheme on Agricultural Marketing (ISAM)
- Agriculture Export Policy
- Transport & Marketing Assistance (TMA)
- Scheduled Caste Sub-Plan (SCSP)
- Tribal Sub-Plan (TSP)
- Women Farmer Schemes
- Small Farmers Agri-Business Consortium (SFAC) Schemes
- Rythu Bandhu Scheme (Telangana)
- Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation (KALIA) – Odisha
- Mukhyamantri Kisan Sahay Yojana (Gujarat)
- Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY-NRLM)
- MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act)
- National Rural Economic Transformation Project (NRETP)
- National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP)
- Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) for Organic Certification
- Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) – Rural Connectivity
- National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP)
- Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Gramin (PMAY-G)
- National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP)
- National Agriculture Insurance Scheme (NAIS)
- Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (WBCIS)
- Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY)
- Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY)
- Atal Pension Yojana (APY)
- Stand Up India Scheme
- Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana (PMMY)
- Startup India Initiative (Agricultural Startups)
- National Innovation Foundation (NIF) – Grassroots Innovations
HEALTH AND NUTRITION SCHEMES
Health Schemes
- Ayushman Bharat (AB-PMJAY)
- Health and Wellness Centers (AB-HWCs)
- National Health Mission (NHM)
- Mission Indradhanush
- Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY)
- Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK)
- Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA)
- National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, CVD & Stroke (NPCDCS)
- Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM)
- National Mental Health Programme
- TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan
- National AIDS Control Programme
Nutrition Schemes
- POSHAN Abhiyaan (National Nutrition Mission)
- Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS)
- Mid-Day Meal Scheme (PM POSHAN)
- National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013
DIGITAL INDIA INITIATIVES
Digital India Mission
- Vision and Launch
- Nine Pillars of Digital India
- Pillar 1: Broadband Highways
- Pillar 2: Universal Access to Mobile Connectivity
- Pillar 3: Public Internet Access Programme
- Pillar 4: e-Governance – Reforming Government through Technology
- Pillar 5: eKranti – Electronic Delivery of Services
- Pillar 6: Information for All
- Pillar 7: Electronics Manufacturing
- Pillar 8: IT for Jobs
- Pillar 9: Early Harvest Programmes
Major Digital Initiatives and Platforms
- Aadhaar (Unique Identification)
- Unified Payments Interface (UPI)
- BHIM (Bharat Interface for Money)
- DigiLocker
- UMANG (Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance)
- MyGov Platform
- GeM (Government e-Marketplace)
- e-Hospital
- SWAYAM (Study Webs of Active-Learning for Young Aspiring Minds)
- National Digital Health Mission (Now ABDM)
- e-Courts Mission Mode Project
- e-Office
- National Portal of India (india.gov.in)
- Passports Seva Project
- Income Tax e-Filing Portal
Digital Literacy and Inclusion
- Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (PMGDISHA)
- Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (DISHA)
- National Digital Literacy Mission (NDLM)
Digital Infrastructure
- BharatNet (Bharat Broadband Network)
- 5G Technology Rollout
- National Knowledge Network (NKN)
- MeghRaj (National Cloud)
- State Data Centers (SDCs)
Cybersecurity Initiatives
- National Cyber Security Policy
- Information Security Education and Awareness (ISEA)
- Personal Data Protection
FINANCIAL INCLUSION AND BANKING
- Jan Dhan-Aadhaar-Mobile (JAM Trinity)
- Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY)
- Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT)
- MUDRA (Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency)
- Stand-Up India
- Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY)
- Atal Pension Yojana (APY)
- Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY)
- Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY)
HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
- Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY)
- PMAY-Urban (Housing for All in Urban Areas)
- PMAY-Gramin (Rural)
- Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM)
- Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U)
- Swachh Bharat Mission-Gramin (SBM-G)
- Smart Cities Mission
- AMRUT (Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation)
- Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY)
EMPLOYMENT AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT
- MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act)
- Skill Development Schemes
- Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY)
- Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS)
- Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS)
- Apprenticeship Training
- Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY)
- National Skill Development Mission
- Skill India Digital Platform
- Employment Generation Schemes
- Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP)
- Start-up India
- Stand-Up India (Already covered under Financial Inclusion)
- Atmanirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana (ABRY)
SOCIAL WELFARE AND EMPOWERMENT
Women Empowerment Schemes
- Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP)
- Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana (SSY)
- Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY)
- Mahila Shakti Kendras
- National Commission for Women (NCW)
- Nirbhaya Fund
- Support to Training and Employment Programme for Women (STEP)
Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY)
Education Schemes
- Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan
- Mid-Day Meal Scheme / PM POSHAN
- National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme (NMMSS)
- Pre-Matric and Post-Matric Scholarships
- National Scheme of Incentive to Girls for Secondary Education
- Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV)
- Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (Educational component)
- National Digital Library of India (NDLI)
- SWAYAM (Study Webs of Active-Learning for Young Aspiring Minds)
- PM eVIDYA
SC/ST Welfare Schemes
- Dr. Ambedkar Foundation
- National Overseas Scholarship for SC/ST Students
- Post-Matric Scholarship for SC/ST Students
- Stand-Up India (SC/ST component)
- NSFDC and NSKFDC Schemes
- Scheduled Tribe Component (STC)
- Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAAGY)
- Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS)
- Van Dhan Vikas Yojana
- Minimum Support Price for Minor Forest Produce
Minority Welfare Schemes
- Pre-Matric, Post-Matric and Merit-cum-Means Scholarships
- Maulana Azad National Fellowship
- Nai Roshni
- Nai Manzil
- USTTAD (Upgrading Skills and Training in Traditional Arts/Crafts for Development)
- Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK)
- Jiyo Parsi
Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) Schemes
- Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016
- Assistance to Disabled Persons (ADIP)
- Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS)
- Accessible India Campaign (Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan)
- National Scholarships
- National Institute for Empowerment of Persons with Multiple Disabilities (NIEPMD)
Senior Citizens/Elderly Welfare
- National Programme for Health Care of Elderly (NPHCE)
- Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007
- Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS)
- Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana (PMVVY)
- Senior Citizens Savings Scheme (SCSS)
- Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana
INFRASTRUCTURE AND CONNECTIVITY
Transportation Schemes
- Bharatmala Pariyojana
- Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)
- UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik)
- Sagarmala Programme
- National Waterways
- Metro Rail Policy and Projects
Energy Schemes
- Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY)
- Saubhagya (Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana)
- UJALA (Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All)
- National Solar Mission
- PM-KUSUM
- National Green Hydrogen Mission
Water and Sanitation Schemes
- Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM)
- Atal Bhujal Yojana (ABHY)
- Namami Gange Programme
- Swachh Bharat Mission
PANDEMIC RESPONSE AND RELIEF
COVID-19 Related Schemes
- Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY)
- Atmanirbhar Bharat Package
- COVID-19 Vaccination Programme
- COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health System Preparedness Package
- PM CARES Fund
MISCELLANEOUS IMPORTANT SCHEMES
Other Central Sector Schemes
- One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC)
- Ayushman Bharat Health Accounts (ABHA)
- National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) – Aajeevika
- Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM)
- Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat
- Khelo India
- Fit India Movement
- Namami Gange
- National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD)
- Swadesh Darshan Scheme
- National Clean Air Programme (NCAP)
- Aspirational Districts Programme
- 15th Finance Commission Recommendations
ODISHA-SPECIFIC SCHEMES
Major Odisha Government Schemes
- KALIA (Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation)
- Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY)
- Madhu Babu Pension Yojana (MBPY)
- Mission Shakti
- 5T Initiative
- NIRMAN (Skilled in Odisha)
- Biju Yuva Sashaktikaran Yojana (BYSY)
- Gopabandhu Sambadika Swasthya Bima Yojana (GSSBY)
- Biju Pucca Ghar Yojana (BPGY)
- Ama Gaon Ama Bikash (Our Village Our Development)
RECENT AND EMERGING SCHEMES (2023-2025)
Latest Initiatives (Continued)
- PM Vishwakarma Scheme
- Meri Maati Mera Desh Campaign
- PM-PRANAM (PM Programme for Restoration, Awareness, Nourishment and Amelioration of Mother Earth)
- Mera Yuva Bharat (MY Bharat)
- Viksit Bharat @2047
- PM Suryodaya Yojana
- Namo Drone Didi Scheme
- Lakhpati Didi
- PM-DevINE (PM Development Initiative for North East)
- Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission
PRODUCTION LINKED INCENTIVE (PLI) SCHEMES
PLI Schemes for Manufacturing
- Mobile Manufacturing & Specified Electronic Components
- Automobile and Auto Components
- Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) Battery Storage
- Pharmaceutical Drugs
- IT Hardware
- Telecom & Networking Products
- Solar PV Modules
- White Goods (ACs and LED lights)
- Textiles (MMF segment and technical textiles)
- Food Processing
- Specialty Steel
- Drones and Drone Components
- Medical Devices
- Electronics/Technology Products
- Impact Assessment
INDUSTRY AND BUSINESS SCHEMES
Industrial Development Initiatives
- National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP)
- National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP)
- Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS)
- Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE)
- National Single Window System (NSWS)
- Ease of Doing Business Reforms
- Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
- Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), 2016
GOVERNANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS
Transparency and Accountability
- Right to Information Act, 2005
- Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013
- Whistleblower Protection Act, 2014
- Central Vigilance Commission (CVC)
- Citizens’ Charter
- Sevottam Model
- Public Grievance Redressal Mechanism
Digital Governance
- National e-Governance Plan (NeGP)
- Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023
- National Data and Analytics Platform (NDAP)
- India Stack
DEFENSE AND INTERNAL SECURITY SCHEMES
Defense Modernization
- Atmanirbhar Bharat in Defense
- Make in India (Defense)
- Agnipath Scheme
- Border Infrastructure Development
Internal Security and Police Reforms
- NATGRID (National Intelligence Grid)
- Crime and Criminal Tracking Network & Systems (CCTNS)
- Emergency Response Support System (ERSS)
- Nirbhaya Fund Projects
- Modernization of Police Forces (MPF) Scheme
ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE ACTION SCHEMES
Green Initiatives
- National Clean Air Programme (NCAP)
- National Green Hydrogen Mission
- Green Credit Programme
- MISHTI (Mangrove Initiative for Shoreline Habitats & Tangible Incomes)
- Amrit Dharohar
- PM Programme for Restoration, Awareness, Nourishment and Amelioration of Mother Earth (PM-PRANAM)
- Vehicle Scrappage Policy (National Automobile Scrappage Policy)
- Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles (FAME)
- Battery Swapping Policy
CULTURE, TOURISM AND HERITAGE
Cultural Preservation
- PRASHAD and Swadesh Darshan
- Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat
- Seva Bhoj Yojana
- HRIDAY (Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana)
- Adopt a Heritage Scheme
- Museums Grant Scheme
- Scheme for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION
R&D and Innovation
- Atal Innovation Mission (AIM)
- Startup India
- National Research Foundation (NRF)
- IMPRINT (Impacting Research Innovation and Technology)
- SATHI (Sophisticated Analytical & Technical Help Institutes)
- Uchhatar Avishkar Yojana (UAY)
- Biotechnology Research Schemes
- Space Technology
- Semiconductor Mission
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION SCHEMES
Regional and Global Initiatives
- International Solar Alliance (ISA)
- Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI)
- Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC)
- Maitri Scholarship
- VAJRA (Visiting Advanced Joint Research) Faculty Scheme
- India-Africa Forum Summit Initiatives
MONITORING AND EVALUATION
Performance Tracking Mechanisms
- PRAGATI Platform
- DARPAN Portal (Digital Advancement of Rural Post Office for a New India)
- Aspirational Districts Dashboard
- Transparent Taxation – Honoring the Honest
- Third-Party Evaluation
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