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3. SCHEMES ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1
3.1 MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (MOHUA) -----------------------------------------------------------------------1
3.2 MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE & EMPOWERMENT (MOSJ&E) -----------------------------------------------------------------2
3.3 MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (RENAMED FROM MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT) --------------5
3.4 MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY(MOS&T) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------7
3.5 MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE(MOEFCC) ----------------------------------------------9
3.7 MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (MOWCD) -------------------------------------------------------------- 11
3.8 MINISTRY OF LABOUR ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12
3.8 MINISTRY OF TEXTILES------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13
3.9 MINISTRY OF LAW & JUSTICE --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13
3.10 MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15
3.11 MINISTRY OF AYUSH -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17
3.12 MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17
3.13 MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL & MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (MSME) --------------------------------------------------------- 18
3.14 MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 19
3.15 MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS(MOHA) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21
3.16 MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 23
3.17 MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 23
3.18 MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 24
3.19 MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP --------------------------------------------------------- 24
3.20 NITI AAYOG AND RELATED ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 25
3.21 MINISTRY OF FINANCE ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 27
3.22 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT HIGHWAYS(MORTH) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 29
3.23 MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 30
3.24 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS OR INDIAN RAILWAYS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 30
3.25 MINISTRY OF PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 30
3.26 MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (MORD) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31
3.27 MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 33
3.28 MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE -------------------------------------------------------------------- 33
3.29 MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY(MEITY) -------------------------------------------- 36
3.30 MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 38
3.31 MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION ------------------------------------------------------- 38
3.32 MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION --------------------------------------------------- 39
3.33 MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 40
3.34 MINISTRY OF DEFENCE----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 41
3.35 MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 42
3.36 MINISTRY OF MINES --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 43
3.37 MINISTRY OF CULTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 43
3.38 MINISTRY OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 44
3.39 MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 44
3.40 MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 45
3.41 MINISTRY OF TOURISM----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 46
3.42 MINISTRY OF POWER AND RELATED ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 46
3.43 MINISTRY OF COAL ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 48
3.44 MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS ------------------------------------------------------- 48
3.45 MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 48
3.46 MINISTRY OF DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH-EASTERN REGION(MDONER) ----------------------------------------------- 49
3.47 MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 49
3.48 DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 49
3.49 OFFICE OF PRINCIPAL SCIENTIFIC ADVISOR ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 49
3.50 MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES ----------------------------------------------------------- 50
3.51 MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING -------------------------------------------------------- 51
3.52 MISCELLANEOUS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 51
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Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA)
Ø NIPUN Project = Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has launched the ‘National
Initiative for Promotion of Upskilling of Nirman workers’ (NIPUN) project to train 100,000 construction
workers + Project NIPUN is an initiative under MoHUA’s flagship scheme, Deendayal Antyodaya
Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) + Its implementation is divided into three
parts: 1) Training through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) at construction sites; 2) Training through
Fresh Skilling by Plumbing and Infrastructure Sector Skill Council (SSC); 3) International Placements
through industries, builders and contractors + The courses are aligned with National Skills Qualification
Framework (NSQF) + National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) is the implementation partner
+ Trainees will be provided with ‘Kaushal Bima’, a three-year accidental insurance with coverage of ₹2
lakhs along with necessary digital skills such as cashless transactions and the BHIM app, orientation
about entrepreneurship etc.
Ø TULIP Platform = The Urban learning internship program (TULIP) + Announced by budget 2020-21
+ The Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) in collaboration with the Ministry of
Education (MoE) and All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) has developed TULIP + It is a
platform to provide internships to students and graduates in ULBs, Smart Cities, and Parastatals of
States/UTs + The internships under TULIP are open to Indian Citizens who graduate from an
undergraduate program and can apply within 18 months from graduating + The duration of the internship
will be a minimum of 8 weeks up to 1 year.
Ø SAAR Program = Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has launched Smart cities and
Academia Towards Action & Research (SAAR), which is a joint initiative of MoHUA, National Institute
of Urban Affairs (NIUA) and leading Indian academic institutions of the country + The initiative has
been launched as a part of the Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav (AKAM) celebrations across the country +
Under the program, 15 premier architecture & planning institutes of the country will be working with
Smart Cities to document landmark projects undertaken by the Smart Cities Mission.
Ø Urban Waterbody Information System (UWaIS) = Launched by Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
with help from National Remote Sensing Centre, Hyderabad + It provides satellite images of water
bodies for proper water management planning in the cities roviding satellite images of water bodies for
proper water management planning in the cities + 219 cities have been selected under UWaIS. + 76 start-
ups have been onboarded under the ‘India Water Pitch-Pilot-Scale Start-Up Challenge’.
Ø National Urban Digital Mission (NUDM) = Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) along
with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has launched NUDM to improve
urban connectivity that will connect nearly 2,535 cities + NUDM aims to build the shared digital
infrastructure for urban India, working across the three pillars of people, process, and platform to provide
holistic support to cities and towns + It will institutionalise a citizen-centric and ecosystem-driven
approach to urban governance and service delivery in cities by 2022 and across all cities and towns in
India by 2024 + Objectives of NUDM: To create a shared digital infrastructure as a public good in the
shape of state of the art digital urban platforms, building blocks, data infra to manage the core digital
urban data. + To catalyse an urban national open digital ecosystem (uNODE) that leverages NUDM to
build new platforms, solutions and innovations. To create open standards and enforce the adoption of
open standards by all national digital urban stakeholders.To establish registries at appropriate levels to
create a single source of truth in respect of urban assets, service delivery, urban data and actors.
Ø Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) 2.0 = Ministry of Housing &
Urban Affairs (MoHUA) launched 2nd phase of AMRUT till 2025-26 +Atal Mission for Rejuvenation
and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) was launched to facilitate ease of living to citizens in 500 cities
by providing tap connections and sewer connections + AMRUT 2.0 aims at 100% coverage of water
supply to all households in around 4,700 urban local bodies by providing about 68 crore tap connections
+ 100% coverage of sewerage and septage in 500 AMRUT cities by providing around 64 crore sewers/
septage connections + Adopt the principles of Circular Economy (Generating wealth from waste using
3Rs) + Promote conservation and rejuvenation of surface and groundwater bodies + Data led governance
in water management + Technology Sub-Mission to leverage latest global technologies and skills + ‘Pey
Jal Survekshan’: To promote competition among cities
Ø PM-SVANidhi = Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) +Year: 2020 + Aims for
providing affordable loans to street vendors + The vendors can avail a working capital loan of up to Rs.
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10,000 for the first time, which is repayable in monthly instalments within a year + Loans would be
without collateral + It is a micro credit scheme, facilitating a working capital collateral free loan of
₹10,000, with subsequent loans of ₹20,000 and ₹50,000 with 7% interest subsidy + objectives include
facilitating working capital loan to street vendors, incentivising regular payments and rewarding digital
transaction through cashback facility + SIDBI is implementing partner.
Ø Bharat Tap Initiative = Launched by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) + It is
conducted under aegis of Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Transformation 2.0 (AMRUT) and Swachh
Bharat Mission 2.0 (SBM) + Bharat Tap initiative aims to provide low-flow, sanitary-ware at scale, and
thereby reduce water consumption at source considerably
Ø Transport 4 All Challenge Stage-2 = The ‘Transport4All’ Challenge is an initiative of Ministry of
Housing and Urban Affairs + It aims at enhancing the mobility experience of citizens and focuses on
digital innovation to improve mobility needs of all citizens + Stage 1 of the Challenge was launched in
2021 + It is organised in partnership with Institute for Transportation and Development Policy and World
Bank. Stage 1: Identify problems citizens face; Stage 2: Develop solutions and prototypes; Stage 3: Large
scale pilots to validate and refine solutions.
Ø Toilets 2.0 Campaign = Launched by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) + Aim is to
change the face of public and community toilets in urban India through collective action involving
citizens and Urban Local Bodies. + 5 Thematic areas: 1. People for toilets, 2. Partners for toilets, 3. A
design challenge under the ‘Design Toilets’ scheme; 4. Rate your toilet; 5. My thoughts- Our toilets
Ø Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana(Urban) = Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation
(MoHUPA) + Mission seeks to address the housing requirement of urban poor including slum dwellers
through following programme verticals-In-situ Rehabilitation of existing slum dwellers using land as a
resource through private participation, Credit Linked Subsidy, Affordable Housing in Partnership and
Subsidy for Beneficiary-led individual house construction/enhancement. + government is providing an
interest subsidy of 6.5% on housing loans which can be availed by beneficiaries for 15 years from start
of loan date + being implemented during 2015- 2022 and will provide central assistance to Urban Local
Bodies (ULBs) and other implementing agencies through States/UTs + All statutory towns as per Census
2011 and towns notified subsequently would be eligible for coverage
Ø Affordable Rental Housing Complexes (ARHCs) Scheme = Recently, the Cabinet approved the
development of affordable rental housing complexes (ARHCs) for urban migrants and poor as a sub-
scheme under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) + Aims to provide dignified living to urban
migrants/ poor's near their workplace + ARHCs shall be developed for exclusive use as rental housing
for a minimum period of 25 years + 3 Lakh beneficiaries will be covered initially under ARHCs + A
Technology Innovation Grant of Rs 600 Crore will be released for projects using identified innovative
technologies for construction.
Ø Nirmal Jal Prayas Initiative = MoHUA launched ‘Nirmal Jal Prayas’, initiative of National Real Estate
Development Council (NAREDCO) Mahi + It aims to map ground water and save 500 crore litres of
water per annum. Through the initiative, advocacy, awareness and amplification towards saving water
will be disseminated and highlighted + NAREDCO was established as an autonomous selfregulatory
body in 1998 under aegis of MoHUA. It strives to be the collective force influencing and shaping real
estate industry. NAREDCO had established Mahi - NAREDCO Women's Wing for empowering women
entrepreneurs and encouraging participation of women in real estate sector and allied fields.
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment (MoSJ&E)

Ø SMILE-75 Initiative = The Government of India has formulated a comprehensive scheme of SMILE
(Support for Marginalised Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise) to address the persisting problem
of destitution and beggary + Launched by: Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment under the SMILE:
Support for Marginalised Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise Scheme + Aim: To make
cities/towns and municipal areas begging-free and make a strategy for comprehensive rehabilitation of
the persons engaged in the act of begging through the coordinated action of various stakeholders + Under
the initiative, seventy-five (75) Municipal Corporations in collaboration with NGOs and other
stakeholders will cover several comprehensive welfare measures for persons who are engaged in the act
of begging + The Ministry has allocated a total budget of Rs.100 crore for the SMILE project for coming
years till 2025-26.

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Ø NAMASTE Scheme/ National Action Plan for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem (NAMASTE)
Scheme = NAMASTE Scheme was launched in 2022 with an objective to ensure safety and dignity of
sanitation workers in urban India as well as providing sustainable livelihood to these workers + It is
launched as a joint initiative of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MoSJE) and the
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) + Implementing agency - National Safai Karamchari
Financial Development Corporation (NSKFDC) + Coverage: Five hundred cities (converging with
AMRUT cities) will be taken up under this phase of NAMASTE + It will be implemented for the period
2022-26 + The government is now preparing to undertake a nationwide survey to enumerate all people
engaged in hazardous cleaning of sewers and septic tanks.The enumeration exercise is part of the Union
government’s National Action Plan for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem (NAMASTE) scheme.
Ø SHRESHTA Programme = Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment launched a scholarship
scheme to enable Scheduled Castes (SC) students to study in CBSE- affiliated residential schools +
Scheme for Residential Education for Students in High Schools in Targeted Areas (SHRESHTA) was
“formulated with the objective to provide quality education and opportunities for even the poorest
Scheduled Caste students, as per the Constitutional mandate” + Admission will be provided in Class 9
and Class 11 of CBSE affiliated private schools. + The SHRESTA scholarships will be given to about
3,000 students every year. Students whose parents’ annual income is below ₹2.5 lakh are eligible.
Ø Scholarship for Higher Education for Young Achievers Scheme (SHREYAS) = Ministry of Social
Justice and Empowerment (MoSJE) + central sector scheme + It provides financial assistance to students
from Scheduled Castes (SC) and other communities for pursuing education.
Ø PM-DAKSH Scheme = Launched by Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment with ‘PM-DAKSH’
(Pradhan Mantri Dakshta Aur Kushalta Sampann Hitgrahi) Portal and ‘PM-DAKSH’ Mobile App to
make the skill development schemes accessible to the target groups - Backward Classes, Scheduled
Castes and Safai Karamcharis + PM-DAKSH Yojana is being implemented from the year 2020-21 +
Under this, eligible target groups are provided with the skill development training programmes on Short
Term Training Program; Up-Skilling/Reskilling; Entrepreneurship Development Programme, and Long
Term Training Programme + Eligible people: Marginalised persons of SC (Scheduled Caste), OBC
(Other Backward Classes), Economically Backward Classes, Denotified tribes, Sanitation workers
including waste pickers, manual scavengers, transgenders and other similar categories + It is
implemented by the three Corporations under the Ministry: National Scheduled Castes Finance and
Development Corporation (NSFDC), National Backward Classes Finance & Development Corporation
(NBCFDC), National Safai Karamcharis Finance and Development Corporation (NSKFDC).
Ø TAPAS Initiative = Recently, the Ministry for Social Justice and Empowerment has launched an online
portal TAPAS (Training for Augmenting Productivity and Services) + It offers various courses in the
field of social defence for the capacity building of stakeholders. It is an initiative of National Institute of
Social Defense (NISD) + It is a standard MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) platform with course
material such as filmed lectures and e-study material + It also includes discussion forums and provide
access to lectures by subject experts + The five basic courses are on Drug (Substance) Abuse Prevention,
Geriatric/Elderly Care, Care and Management of Dementia, Transgender Issues and on comprehensive
course on Social Defence Issues.
Ø SAGE Initiative = Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment + Senior care Aging Growth Engine
(SAGE) project + it will select, support and create a “one-stop access” of elderly care products and
services by credible start-ups + for focusing on needs of India’s fast-rising elderly population + Start-
ups can apply for being part of SAGE through SAGE portal + MoSJ&E will act as facilitator, enabling
elderly to access the products through these identified start-ups + SAGE project is shaped on
recommendations of the empowered expert committee (EEC) report on start-ups for elderly.
Ø E-Utthaan Portal = Developed by National Informatics Centre(NIC) Cell of the Ministry of Social
Justice and Empowerment + Its purpose is to capture online data based on the allocation of funds that
has been allocated under Scheduled Caste Sub Plan(SCSP) from various Ministries/Departments on the
financial, physical and outcome-based monitoring indicators.
Ø Scheme for Economic Empowerment of DNTs (SEED) = In February 2022, Scheme for Economic
Empowerment of DNTs (SEED) was launched by the Union Ministry for Social Justice and
Empowerment + It aims to provide free competitive exam coaching to these students, to provide health
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financial assistance for housing + One important feature of this scheme is the online portal which has
been developed by the Department. This portal will ensure seamless registration and will also act as a
repository of the data on these communities.
Ø Central Sector Plan Scheme = Ministry of Social Justice and Environment + Central Sector Plan
Scheme is ‘’In-service Training & Sensitization of Key functionaries of Central & State Governments
and Local Bodies and other service providers” at national level w.e.f. 2015 -16 + Ministry of Social
Justice & Empowerment has entrusted the responsibility to the Rehabilitation Council India (RCI) as
nodal agency for implementation of its Central Sector Plan Scheme + (Rehabilitation Council of India
(RCI) = is a Statutory Body under the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
(Divyangjan), Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment + RCI was set up as a registered society in
1986 + RCI Act, 1992 was enacted to make RCI a Statutory Body in 1993. It was amended by Parliament
in 2000 to make it more broad-based + The mandate given to RCI is: To regulate and monitor services
given to persons with disability, To standardise syllabi and To maintain a Central Rehabilitation Register
of all qualified professionals and personnel working in the field of Rehabilitation and Special Education
+ The Act also prescribes punitive action against unqualified persons delivering services to persons with
disability)
Ø Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana (AVYAY) = Run by the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment
+ It includes provision of financial security, healthcare, nutrition, shelter, welfare etc. for senior citizens.
Basic amenities like shelter, food, medical care, entertainment opportunities are provided free of cost to
indigent senior citizens + Type: Central Sector Scheme.
Ø Self Employment Scheme for the Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers (SRMS) = It is a Central
Sector Self Employment Scheme for Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers + It is in consonance with the
provision of the “Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013
(MS Act, 2013) + Objective is to provide assistance to the identified manual scavengers and their
dependants for their rehabilitation in alternative occupations + Implementing Agency: National Safai
Karamchari Finance Development Corporation (NSKFDC).
Ø Unique Disability Identification (UDID) Portal = Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment + The
project is being implemented with a view of creating a National Database for persons with disabilities
(PwDs), and to issue a Unique Disability Identity Card to each PwDs + Unique Disability Identification
(UDID) card is issued by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, had all the
necessary features such as the name, year of birth, gender and photograph of the person.
Ø Garima Greh = Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment + Under the Scheme of Shelter Home for
Transgender Persons, Garima Greh: Shelter Home for Transgender Persons’ has been inaugurated, in
Vadodara, Gujarat + It includes shelter facility, food, clothing, recreational facilities, skill development
opportunities, legal support, technical advice for gender transition and surgeries, etc. + The Nodal
Ministry has identified 10 cities to set up the 13 Shelter Homes including Vadodara, New Delhi, Patna,
Bhubaneswar, Jaipur, Kolkata, Manipur, Chennai, Raipur and Mumbai + The Centre had provided 100%
financial assistance for setting up such shelters in 12 States + Recently, Madras High Court has asked
the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment to extend Garima Greh scheme to entire
LGBTQIA community, not just transgenders. Currently, the scheme provides a secure living space and
care to only those persons who fall under the category of ‘transgender persons’
Ø Project ‘Niramay’ = It is a digital health project that will provide teleconsultation, patient’s health
records, digital health infrastructure in three aspirational districts in Assam + Project was launched in
collaboration with Piramal Swasthya (NGO) and Cisco (tech company) to demonstrate the integration
of digital health technology to strengthen the public health care delivery in the state + Health insurance
cover of up to Rs. 1.0 lakh + The scheme will be available in the entire country + It aims to leverage the
learnings of the pilot to facilitate Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) roll out in the state to
develop a digital backbone on transforming healthcare delivery in the state and nation + It is based on
the integrated technology platform - AMRIT (Accessible Medical Records via Integrated Technologies).
AMRIT is an indigenous integrated health technology platform, enabling beneficiary management and
clinical decision-making through technology platform.

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Ministry of Education (Renamed from Ministry of Human Resource and Development)
Ø National Credit Framework (NCrF) = To realise objectives of NEP 2020, Government of India has
approved a High-Level Committee (2021) to develop a National Credit Accumulation and Transfer
Framework for both General and Vocational Education and Training/ skilling + NCrF has been jointly
developed by a High-Level Committee with members from UGC, AICTE, CBSE, NCERT, Ministry of
Education, Ministry of Skill Development etc + NCrF, proposed as part of NEP 2022, is an umbrella
framework for skilling, re-skilling, up-skilling, accreditation and evaluation in educational and skilling
institutions and workforce + NCrF seeks to integrate the credits earned through school education, higher
education and vocational & skill education to ensure flexibility and mobility among them + NCrF will
enable learners to earn credits not just through classroom learning but through co-curriculars,
extracurriculars, vocational, online or distance learning, recognition of prior learning etc + Framework
enables seamless integration and coordination across regulators and institutions to enable broad based,
multi-disciplinary, holistic education across sciences, social sciences, arts, humanities and sports + NCrF
would be only one credit framework for higher education, school education and skill education.
Ø YUVA 2.0 = The Prime Minister’s Scheme for Mentoring Young Authors, known as YUVA 2.0 (Young,
Upcoming and Versatile Authors), was launched by the Department of Higher Education of the Ministry
of Education on October 2 + YUVA (Young, Upcoming and Versatile Authors) 2.0 is an Author
Mentorship programme to train authors (below 30 years of age) + It aims to promote reading, writing
and book culture in the country and project India and Indian writings globally + The National Book Trust
(NBT), India, under the Ministry of Education as the Implementing Agency will ensure phase-wise
execution of the Scheme under well-defined stages of mentorship + It is a part of India@75 Project
(Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav).
Ø NIPUN Bharat Programme = Ministry of Education has launched NIPUN (National Initiative for
Proficiency in Reading with Understanding and Numeracy) Bharat Scheme + It aims to cover the
learning needs of children in the age group of 3 to 9 years + This initiative is being launched as a part of
NEP (National Education Policy) 2020 + It aims to create an enabling environment to ensure universal
acquisition of foundational literacy and numeracy, so that every child achieves the desired learning
competencies in reading, writing and numeracy by the end of Grade 3, by 2026-27 + It will focus on
providing access and retaining children in foundational years of schooling; teacher capacity building;
development of high quality and diversified Student and Teacher Resources/Learning Materials; and
tracking the progress of each child in achieving learning outcomes + NIPUN Bharat will be implemented
by the Department of School Education and Literacy + A five-tier implementation mechanism will be
set up at the National- State- District- Block- School level in all States and UTs, under the aegis of the
centrally sponsored scheme of Samagra Shiksha.
Ø New India Literacy Programme = Recently ,the Government of India announced a New India Literacy
Programme for the year 2022-23 to 2026-27 + The NILP has been approved for the next five financial
years (2022-27) in order to integrate all the aspects of adult education with the National Education Policy,
2020 (NEP) + Centrally Sponsored Scheme + It aims to support the States and Union Territories in
promoting literacy among non-literates in the age group of 15 and above + It is being implemented under
overall supervision and guidance of the Ministry of Education + The New India Literacy Programme
(NILP) has following five objectives-Foundational Literacy and Numeracy, Critical Life Skills,
Vocational Skills Development, Basic Education and Continuing Education + The NLIP Scheme aims
to cover a target of 5.00 crore learners during the five years under the Foundational Literacy and
Numeracy component.
Ø Padhe Bharat Campaign = Ministry of Education + launched by the Department of School Education
& Literacy + It is a 100 days reading campaign (starting from 1st January) to support and encourage
students to read for joyful learning experience + It will focus on children studying in Balvatika to Grade
8 + It aims to have participation of all stakeholders including children, teachers, parents, community,
educational administrators etc + Campaign will also focus on Indian languages including mother
tongue/local/regional languages + 21st February which is celebrated as International Mother Tongue
Day, has been integrated with this campaign.
Ø E- Samadhan Portal = Will be soon launched by University Grants Commission(UGC) + single
window for submitting grievances + it will merge all different portals which are currently existing + Aim

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is to fastrack resolution of complains + will also monitor institutions which are slow in responding to
complaints + portal will be available 24*7 + timelines will be laid down for resolving the grievances.
Ø PM eVIDYA = by Ministry of Education + It unifies all efforts related to digital/online/on-air education
to enable multi-mode access for imparting education by using technology to minimize learning losses +
It has been initiated as part of Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan + Recently, Use of ICT under PM
eVIDYA, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, wins UNESCO’s recognition (UNESCO’s King
Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize)
Ø PM- SHRI Scheme = Recently announced on the occasion of National Teacher’s Day + Ministry of
Education + centrally sponsored scheme + PM ScHools for Rising India(PM SHRI) + Aim: To upgrade
and develop more than 14500 Schools across the country by strengthening the selected existing schools
from amongst schools managed by Central Government/ State/ UT Government/ local bodies. +The
focus of these schools will be on modern infrastructure and developed as “green schools” and these
schools will offer mentorship to other schools in their vicinity.+ It will showcase all components of
national education policy,2020.
Ø Samarth Portal = Sponsored by Ministry of Education, Project Samarth under the National Mission on
Education through Information and Communication Technology, NMEICT-II (now NMEICT-III)
scheme in 2019 + It integrates technology and allows HEIs to deploy a digital framework for planning,
management, delivery, and monitoring of education services in a seamless manner.
Ø Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS) Initiative = IKS is an innovative cell under Ministry of Education
at All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) + Established to promote interdisciplinary
research on all aspects of IKS, preserve and disseminate IKS for further research and societal applications
+ Raja Mantri Chor Sipahi, Posham Pa, Gilli Danda etc. are among 75 indigenous games that will be
introduced in schools under IKS initiative taste, flavor, and shape.
Ø Vidyanjali 2.0 Portal = Ministry of Education + Vidyanjali is an initiative with the aim to strengthen
Schools through community and private sector involvement in schools across the country + This
initiative would connect schools with varied volunteers from the Indian Diaspora namely, young
professionals, school alumni, in service and retired teachers / Government officials / professionals and
many others + Vidyanjali, which is being implemented under the overall aegis of the Samagra Shiksha
will enhance the community involvement in Government schools + The volunteers can register for free
by visiting through the mobile app + Programme is unique which gives the freedom to the volunteers to
design their activities in consultation with the school + Vidyanjali 2.0 Portal will facilitate donations,
contributions from Corporate Social Responsibility funds, and volunteering, all aimed at developing and
improving schools
Ø Glue Grant Scheme = Ministry of Education + It aims to encourage multidisciplinary in UG courses +
Under the glue grant, announced in this year’s budget, institutions in the same city would be encouraged
to share resources, equipment and even allow their students to take classes from each other + Along with
Glue grant, academic credit bank has been launched. A certain number of credits would add up to a
certificate, then a diploma and then a degree, allowing for multiple entry and exit points. Students can
earn up to 40% of their credits in online Swayam classes. In the future, the credits will be valid across
institutions
Ø Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme(TEQIP) Phase-III = Ministry of Education
+ aims to improve the quality of engineering education + In the year 2002, the ministry of Human
Resource and Development launched the TEQIP scheme + The project commenced with the World Bank
assistance + Phase II ended in 2021 + focus is on the most backward states like Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh,
Bihar, North-East, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, etc. + measures taken:
● Institution-based - Accreditation of the courses through NBA, governance reforms,
improving the processes, digital initiatives, securing autonomy for the colleges.
● Student-based - improving the quality of teaching, teacher training, equipping the class
rooms, revision of syllabus, industry interaction, compulsory internships for students,
training the students in industry-relevant skills, preparing them for the GATE exam etc
Ø Samagra Shiksha Scheme = Ministry of Education + To treat school education holistically without
segmentation from preschool to Class XII + To ensure inclusive and equitable quality education at all
levels of school education + It envisages the ‘school’ as a continuum from preschool, primary, upper
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Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) and Teacher Education (TE)
+ Under Samagra Shiksha, States and UTs are supported for strengthening of existing government
schools, and for creation and augmentation of infrastructure facilities based on proposals received from
respective States/UTs + The scheme also envisages an annual recurring composite school grant varying
from ` 25,000/- to ` 1,00,000/- per annum depending upon the enrollment of students, for all government
schools. Each school is required to spend at least 10 percent of the composite school grant on activities
related to Swachhata Action Plan + scheme also provides for annual maintenance and repair of existing
school building, toilets etc + various interventions for improvement of quality of education such as
induction and in-service training of teachers and school heads, learning enhancement programmes, use
of ICT in education etc + Recently, center has extended the scheme till 2026 and would now pay students
their Right to Education (RTE) entitlements in the form of cash transfers. This DBT would include RTE
entitlements such as textbooks, uniforms and transport allowance.
Ø Prime Minister’s Special Scholarship Scheme (PMSSS) = It was introduced in 2011 to provide
funding to 5,000 meritorious students each year to study in private and government educational
institutions across country + It is implemented by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) +
It is aimed at promoting employment opportunities for students from J&K and Ladakh + Recently, Centre
extends PMSSS to Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh students for another five years.
Ø Smart India Hackathon(SIH) = Ministry of education + Launched in 2017 + nationwide initiative to
provide students a platform to solve some problems we face in our daily life + open for school (6th-12th)
and College going students + Recently, PM addressed the Grand Finale of SIH 2022.
Ø DIKSHA Platform = Ministry of Education + DIKSHA stands for Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge
Sharing + It is a National Teacher Platform which is currently being used by teachers and students across
the nation to provide school education through distance mode + DIKSHA is 100% free to use, and owned
and operated by the Ministry of Education (MoE).
Ø National Education Alliance for Technology(NEAT) = Ministry of Education has announced a new
National Educational Alliance for Technology (NEAT 3.0) to use technology for better learning
outcomes in Higher Education + NEAT is a Public-Private Partnership model between the Government
of India and the Education Technology companies of India + NEAT aims to act as a bridge between
edtech companies, academic institutions and students + Objectives of NEAT - To bring the best
technological solutions in education pedagogy on a single platform for the convenience of Economically
and Socially weaker sections of society + Implementing agency - All India Council for Technical
Education (AICTE)
Ø Bhasha Sangam Initiative = Launched by Ministry of Education under Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat
programme + developed by National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) to teach
basic sentences of everyday usage in 22 scheduled Indian languages (Eighth Schedule languages) + 100
sentences are presented in audio and video form with Indian Sign Language + Through this programme
of Bhasha Sangam learners in school will be able to get acquainted with all the languages-their scripts,
pronunciation + Available on DIKSHA, ePathshala and through 22 booklets.
Ministry of Science and Technology(MoS&T)

Ø Manthan Platform = Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India unveils Manthan +
Manthan is India’s exclusive platform for driving R&D collaboration at scale and achieving India’s
scientific missions and UN SDGs + Manthan can potentially change the landscape of science and
technology-based social impact innovation and solutions in India. The platform will facilitate knowledge
transfers and interactions through Information Exchange Sessions, Exhibitions, and Events to develop a
framework for future science, innovation, and technology-led growth.
Ø Jigyasa 2.0 = Ministry of S&T recently organised Jigyasa 2.0 for the renewable fuel program + Jigyasa,
a student-scientist connect programme by CSIR in collaboration with Scindia Kanya Vidyalaya and is
aimed at connecting school students and scientists so as to extend students’ classroom learning with that
of a very well-planned research laboratory-based learning + The program will also enable the students
and teachers to visit CSIR laboratories and participate in mini-science projects.
Ø INSPIRE Awards- MANAK = The INSPIRE Award - MANAK (Million Minds Augmenting National
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and National Innovation Foundation-India to align it with the action plan for "Start-up India" + Awards
to 60 start-ups and financial support to over 50,000 students in order to attract more and more talents
toward science + MANAK (Millions Minds Augmenting National Aspiration and Knowledge) was
launched in 2017 with the aim to target 1 Mn original ideas/innovations rooted in S&T and create a
culture of creativity among school students.
Ø Women in Engineering, Science, and Technology (WEST) = WEST is a new I-STEM (Indian Science
Technology and Engineering facilities Map: Linking Researchers and Resources) initiative of Office of
the Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) under the Prime Minister's Science, Technology, and Innovation
Advisory Council (PM-STIAC) mission + Initiative shall provide a separate platform to scientifically
inclined women researchers, scientists, and technologists for pursuing research in science and
engineering and start-ups. +It will provide skill development programs, access to R&D facilities and
R&D software platforms + I-STEM is a national web portal for sharing research equipment/facilities and
for promoting collaborations in R&D and technological innovation in academia and industry.
Ø WISER Programme = Researchers were awarded under WISER (Women Involvement in Science and
Engineering Research) programme, launched under Indo-German Science and Technology Centre
(IGSTC) + It aims to build scientific capacity and support women researchers in India and Germany for
R&D and industry projects. The programme is open to all areas of STEM.
Ø Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) = Set up in 2001, It is a pioneering Indian initiative,
jointly by the CSIR, Ministry of Science and Ministry of AYUSH + TKDL contains document relates to
Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha and Yoga in digitised format and is available in five languages: English,
German, French, Japanese and Spanish + The key objective of the TKDL is to prevent the erroneous
grant of patents on Indian traditional knowledge (TK) and deter misappropriation of the country’s
traditional knowledge.
Ø Biological Research Regulatory Approval Portal (BIORRAP) = Department of Biotechnology has
developed BioRRAP to track the regulatory approvals for a research proposal on a single portal +
BioRRAP provides a single route to direct the applicant to regulatory agencies providing requisite
approval relevant to the biological research + BioRRAP ID generated through this portal is linked with
the portals of various regulatory agencies + This will provide more credibility to such biological
researches and will strengthen interdepartmental synergies and increase efficacy in functioning of
agencies regulating various aspect of biological research.
Ø TIHAN (Technology Innovation Hub On Autonomous Navigation) = Ministry of Science &
Technology inaugurated TIHAN in IIT- Hyderabad + India’s first Autonomous Navigation facilities for
both ground and aerial vehicle testing + multidisciplinary initiative to make India a global player in
futuristic and next generation ‘smart mobility’ technology + It is one of the 25 technology innovation
hubs under National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NM-ICPS)
Ø SATYAM Programme = Ministry of Science and Technology, programme of the Department of
Science and Technology, under its Cognitive Science Research Initiative (CSRI) + Science and
Technology of Yoga and Meditation(SATYAM) + Launched in 2015 to strengthen research in the areas
of yoga and meditation + Recently Department of Science and Technology (DST) has invited proposals
to study appropriate intervention of yoga and meditation in fighting COVID-19 and similar kinds of
viruses.
Ø “One Week, One Lab” Campaign = Launched by CSIR + Objective of this campaign is to showcase
the technological breakthroughs and innovations in each of the 37 CSIR laboratories/institutes spread
across the country + The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), was established by the
Government of India in 1942 as an autonomous body that has emerged as the largest research and
development organisation in India. It is registered as a CSIR Society under the Societies Registration
Act of 1860.
Ø Integrated Public Alert System (IPAS) = IPAS is an early warning platform Developed by C-DOT ,
based on International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU) Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) + CAP
exchange hazard emergency alerts and public warnings over ICT networks + It sends targeted alerts to
people through SMS in vernacular languages through SMS during hazardous emergencies + It has been
used to facilitate pilgrims during Amarnath Yatra + (Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT)
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under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 + It is a registered ‘public funded research institution’ with
the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), Ministry of Science & Technology)
Ø Biotech-Krishi Innovation Science Application Network (Biotech-KISAN) Programme = Ministry
of Science and Technology, Department of Biotechnology(DBT) + scientist-farmer partnership scheme
launched in 2017 + pan-India program + developed by and with farmers to connect science laboratories
with the farmers to find out innovative solutions and technologies to be applied at farm level + follows
a hub-and-spoke model and stimulates entrepreneurship and innovation in farmers and empowers women
farmers + Biotech-KISAN Hubs have been established covering all 15 agroclimatic zones and 110
Aspirational Districts + Recently, DBT issued a Special Call for North East Region (NER) as part of its
this programme.
Ø Biotech-PRIDE = Ministry of Science and Technology + Biotech-PRIDE (Promotion of Research and
Innovation through Data Exchange) Guidelines'' developed by Department of Biotechnology (DBT), +
Term biological data includes, inter alia, DNA sequence data, RNA sequence transcriptomic data,
Genotype data, Epigenomic data and protein structure data + guidelines have been formulated in
conformity with the principles of NDSAP (National Data Sharing and Accessibility Policy) 2012, for
enabling the sharing, access and storage of biological data + At present, in India the biological data is
deposited in International Repositories and there are no guidelines for sharing it + Under the guidelines,
it is the responsibility of the data generator to deposit data in an appropriate database in the notified Data
Repository + These Guidelines will be implemented through Indian Biological Data Centre (IBDC) at
Regional Center for Biotechnology supported by Department of Biotechnology. Other datasets/ data
centres will be bridged to the IBDC which will be called Bio-Grid + The Bio-Grid will be a National
Repository for all biological knowledge, information and data generated through research within the
country.
Ø Biotech Startup Expo 2022 = The expo is being organised by the Department of Biotechnology and
Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) to mark the completion of ten years of
BIRAC + It will provide a common platform to connect investors, entrepreneurs, scientists, researchers,
industry leaders, manufacturers, bio-incubators, regulators and government officials + Theme: 'Biotech
Startup Innovations: Towards Atma Nirbhar Bharat' + India is among the top 12 destinations for
biotechnology globally and 3rd largest biotechnology destination in the Asia Pacific region + The country
is also the world’s third-largest producer of recombinant Hepatitis B vaccine and second-largest producer
of BT cotton (genetically modified pest resistant plant cotton).
Ø Quantum Frontier Mission = Ministry of Science & Technology, Ministry of Electronics and
Information Technology (MeitY), Department of Space, Department of Atomic Energy & DRDO +
initiative of the Prime Minister's Science, Technology, and Innovation Advisory Council (PM-STIAC)
+ which aims to initiate work in the understanding and control of quantum mechanical systems.
Ø National Supercomputing Mission (NSM) = It is being implemented and steered jointly by the
Department of Science and Technology (DST) and Department of Electronics and Information
Technology (DeitY) + The first supercomputer assembled indigenously, called Param Shivay, was
installed in IIT (BHU) + Similar systems Param Shakti and Param Brahma were installed at IIT-
Kharagpur and IISER, Pune. They are equipped with applications from domains like Weather and
Climate, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Bioinformatics, and Material science + Please Note: Recently,
India has developed an indigenous server (Rudra), which can meet the High-Performance Computing
(HPC) requirements of all governments and PSUs. This is the first time that a server system was made
in India, along with the full software stack developed by C-DAC.
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change(MOEFCC)

Ø PARIVESH Portal = It was Launched by MoEFCC in 2019 + based on GIS or the Geographic
Information System + Parivesh (Proactive and Responsive facilitation by Interactive, Virtuous and
Environmental Single-window Hub) + It is an environmental single window hub for Environment,
Forest, Wildlife and CRZ clearances + “PARIVESH” is a workflow based application, based on the
concept of web architecture. It has been rolled out for online submission, monitoring and management
of proposals submitted by Project Proponents to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate
Change (MOEFCC), as well as to the State Level Environmental Impact Assessment Authorities
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Regulation Zone Clearances) from Central, State and district-level authorities + Please Note: GIS or the
Geographic Information System is a computer system used for capturing, storing, checking and
displaying data with regard to positions on the Earth’s surface.
Ø e-Green Watch Portal = e-Green Watch portal is an advanced technology based platform designed to
facilitate automation, streamlining and effective management of processes related to plantations and
other forestry works taken up under CAMPA fund + Forest Survey of India(FSI) carries out analysis of
geo-spatial data (polygons) of various plantations uploaded by the State Forest Departments on e-Green
Watch portal for accuracy of location, area and year of plantation + based on GIS or the Geographic
Information System + MoEFCC.
Ø Van Agni Geo-Portal = Forest Survey of India has also developed Van Agni Geo-portal to provide user-
friendly interactive viewing of the forest fire related data for continuous monitoring and tracking of large
forest fires in near real-time basis + Van Agni Geo-portal serves as a single point source for the
information related to forest fires in India + based on GIS or the Geographic Information System +
MoEFCC.
Ø Environment Education, Awareness and Training (EEAT) Scheme = The EEAT scheme has been
revamped during the current financial year into ‘Environment Education Programme’ + Central Sector
scheme + launched during the 6th Five Year Plan in 1983-84 + Ministry of Environment, Forest and
Climate Change + Objective is to promote environmental awareness and mobilize students’ participation
for environment conservation + Grants-in-aid were sanctioned under this Scheme for two major
programmes, namely, National Green Corps (NGC) Programme and National Nature Camping
Programme (NNCP) + (National Green Corps (NGC) Programme = Launched in 2001-02 to spread
environmental awareness amongst school children and to involve them in environment related activities
+ For this more than 1 lakh Eco-clubs have been formed in schools and colleges + A financial assistance
of Rs 5,000/- per Eco-club used to be provided under this programme with a ceiling of 500 school Eco-
clubs per district and 100 college Eco-clubs per State) + (National Nature Camping Programme (NNCP)
= Under this scheme organization of field visits/ nature camps in different Protected Areas/ Nature Parks/
Tiger Reserves of the country for students were supported + These camps provided ‘nature experience’
to students and had huge potential to trigger their sensitivity towards nature and its conservation).
Ø Nagar Van Scheme = MoEFCC + 2020 + It aims to develop 200 Urban Forests across the country in
the next five years + Warje Urban Forest in Pune (Maharashtra) will be considered as a role model for
the Scheme + scheme in part, to be paid by CAMPA Funds(Compensatory afforestation fund Act, 2006)
+ Van will be maintained by State Government.
Ø Swachh Sagar, Surakshit Sagar/Clean Coast, Safe Sea Campaign = It is a 75-day citizen-led
initiative to improve coastal and ocean health via community action + It will culminate on 17th
September 2022 – International Coastal Clean-up Day + It aims to alter and save the environment through
behaviour change + Campaigned by the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) in partnership with the
Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), Indian Coast Guard, National Disaster
Management Authority (NDMA) and other institutions + (Eco Mitram = It is a mobile app which was
launched to spread awareness about the campaign and for the common people to voluntary registration
for the beach cleaning activity.)
Ø National Clean Air Programme(NCAP) = NCAP will be a mid-term, five-year action plan, with 2019
as the first year and 2017 is kept as the base year for the comparison of concentration + This is not a pan-
India, but a city-specific Programme + Ministry of Environment,Forest and Climate Change +
programme to reduce PM2.5 and PM10 pollution by 20-30% in at least 122 cities by 2024(Non-
Attainment Cities)(till 2020) +however, now identification of around 131 non-attainment cities across
the country based on the 2014-2018 Air Quality data. (Non- Attainment Cities are the cities which do
not meet the National Ambient Air Quality Standards.)
Ø Trees Outside Forests In India Initiative = launched by Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate
Change and US Agency for International Development (USAID) + will be implemented in 7 states
namely, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Haryana, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, and Uttar Pradesh + It will
bring together farmers, companies, and private institutions in India to rapidly expand tree coverage
outside of traditional forests by 28 lakh hectares + Its main aims are Enhance carbon sequestration,
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Ø Paddy Pellet Scheme = Ministry of Environment and Climate Change + Scheme to incentivise
entrepreneurs to manufacture pellets from paddy stubble + Objective - Solve the problem of stubble
burning by monetising the stubble via making it into Elephant foot shaped pellet, which can be used
along with coal in the thermal power plants as fuel. It will help convert waste to wealth and provide
entrepreneurship opportunities to our rural youth in Punjab and Haryana + Pellets, which are
manufactured out of agriculture biomass, when properly made would provide much more heat, emit
fewer than 50% of the particulate matter and only a fraction of the ash from burning an equivalent amount
of coal.
Ministry of Women and Child Development (MoWCD)

Ø Mission Vatsalya = Ministry of Women and Child Development (MoWCD) has classified all its major
programmes under three umbrella schemes i.e. Mission Poshan 2.0, Mission Vatsalya and Mission
Shakti, for their better implementation + Mission VATSALYA will look into child protection services
and child welfare services + Recently, the Ministry of Women and Child Development has informed the
State/UT wise number of Child Care Institutions (CCIs), Specialized Adoption Agencies (SAA) and
Open Shelters supported under the Child Protection Services (CPS) under Mission Vatsalya.
Ø Mission Shakti = Recently the Ministry of Women and Child Development has issued detailed
guidelines for the ‘Mission Shakti' scheme + 'Mission Shakti' is launched as an integrated women
empowerment programme as an umbrella scheme for the safety, security and empowerment of women
for implementation during the 15th Finance Commission period 202l-22 to 2025-26 + ‘Mission Shakti’
has two sub-schemes - 'Sambal' and 'Samarthya' + The "Sambal" sub-scheme is for safety and security
of women, the "Samarthya'' sub-scheme is for empowerment of women + The components of 'Sambal'
sub-scheme consist of erstwhile schemes of One Stop Centre (OSC), Women Helpline (WHL), Beti
Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) with a new component of Nari Adalats - women's collectives to promote
and facilitate alternative dispute resolution and gender justice in society and within families + The
components of 'Samarthya' sub-scheme consist of erstwhile schemes of Ujjwala, Swadhar Greh and
Working Women Hostel have been included with modifications. In addition, the existing schemes of
National Creche Scheme for children of working mothers and Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana
(PMMVY) under umbrella ICDS have now been included in Samarthya. A new component of Gap
Funding for Economic Empowerment has also been added in the Samarthya Scheme.
Ø Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana(PMMVY) = Ministry of Women and Child Development
(MoWCD) + The scheme promises a total sum of ₹5,000, to be given in three instalments to pregnant
women and lactating mothers. Those who receive similar benefits from their employers and government
employees are excluded from the scheme + The benefit is provided only for the first live birth and the
money is to be credited to the beneficiary’s Aadhaar-linked savings account in different intervals over a
period of nearly 14 months. Each instalment is paid after the mothers meet certain conditions — the first
instalment after early registration of pregnancy; the second instalment after six months of pregnancy on
the completion of at least one ante-natal check-up; and the third instalment after the registration of child-
birth and the first cycle of immunisation of the child + The government has clubbed this with the Janani
Suraksha Yojana, which provides a benefit of ₹700-₹1,000, to claim that women will get “on an average”
₹6,000 for every first child + Recently, Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana has been clubbed under
SAMARTHYA along with multiple other schemes such as Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, Mahila Shakti
Kendra and Gender Budgeting/Research/Training.
Ø SAMVAD Initiative = Recently, the Ministry of Women and Child Development has launched the 2nd
phase of the SAMVAD programme: Support, Advocacy & Mental health interventions for children in
Vulnerable circumstances and Distress (SAMVAD) + The programme is aimed at mental health outreach
for children who are abandoned and orphaned, child survivors of trafficking, or in conflict with law + It
is funded by MoW&CD and implemented by the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences
(NIMHANS) + It is a national initiative and integrated resource that works in child protection, mental
health and psychosocial care of children in difficult circumstances + The initiative aims to foster care
and integration of child protection and mental health in the Panchayati Raj systems in aspirational
districts across the country to facilitate awareness generation and improve service delivery at the
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Ø Digital Shakti 4.0 = It was launched by National Commission for Women, in collaboration with
CyberPeace Foundation and Meta, to create safe cyberspace for women and girls + It is a pan-India
project for making women digitally skilled and aware to stand up against any illegal/inappropriate
activity online + It aims to sensitise more than 1 million women across India.
Ø Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) Scheme = Ministry of Women & Child Development + launched in
2015 + aims to address the declining Child Sex Ratio and related issues of empowerment of women on
a lifecycle continuum + Now, the scheme has been revised and implemented as a component of the
Sambal subscheme under Mission Shakti + It has been expanded to cover all the districts of the country
+ There is NO provision for DBT or creation of capital assets under it + Objectives of the Scheme:
Prevent gender biassed sex selective elimination, ensure survival & protection of the girl child and
Ensuring education and participation of the girl child + Recently, the objectives of the scheme has been
broadened to include Skilling of girls in non-traditional livelihood; Increasing their enrolment in
secondary education particularly in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) subjects;
Raising awareness about menstrual hygiene and Promulgating elimination of child marriages.
Ø GHAR-GO Home and Re-Unite Portal = National Commission for Protection of Child Rights
(NCPCR), has developed and launched a portal namely GHAR - GO Home and Re-Unite (Portal for
Restoration and Repatriation of Child) + GHAR portal has been developed to digitally monitor and track
the restoration and repatriation of children according to the protocol.
Ø CiSS Application = National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has launched a
“CiSS application” under Baal Swaraj portal to help in rehabilitation process of Children in street + Bal
Swaraj is a portal launched by NCPCR for online tracking and digital real-time monitoring mechanism
of children in need of care and protection + NCPCR is a statutory body under Commissions for Protection
of Child Rights (CPCR) Act, 2005.
Ø E-Baal Nidan Portal = Launched by National Commission for Protection of Child Rights(NCPCR) in
2015 + It is an online portal wherein any person can register a complaint reporting any violation
committed against a child + recently, new features have been added to this portal + State Commission
for Protection of Child Rights will now have access to the portal for monitoring the complains and take
necessary actions + Complains will be segregated into categories like Juvenile Justice, POCSO, Labour,
and Education.
Ø National Crèche Scheme = centrally sponsored scheme + MoWCD + The scheme was earlier named
as Rajiv Gandhi National Creche Scheme + It aims to provide day care facilities to children (age group
of 6 months to 6 years) of working mothers.
Ministry of Labour
Ø E-Shram Portal = e-SHRAM is a portal for creating a National Database of Unorganised Workers
(NDUW), which will be seeded with Aadhaar + eShram is a portal created by the Ministry of Labor and
Employment for the welfare of workers in the unorganised sector who are not members of the EPFO or
ESIC + It is the first-ever national database of unorganised workers including migrant workers,
construction workers, gig and platform workers, etc + Registered members will be eligible for a variety
of benefits after signing up for the Shramik Yojana and receiving an e-Shram card (With a 12-digit UAN
number) + Age should be between 16-59 years + Workers in the unorganised sector will be eligible for
₹2 lakh accident insurance + Workers to get DBT (Direct Benefit Transfer) through the e-Shram unique
ID number + Please Note: In her Budget Speech 2022--23, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had
announced the linking of 5 portals — the National Career Service, e-Shram, UDYAM (for those
interested in starting MSMEs) and ASEEM (Atmanirbhar Skilled Employee Employer Mapping)
Ø PENCiL Portal = Ministry for Labour and Employment + Platform for Effective Enforcement for No
Child Labour (PENCiL) + online platform that aims at engaging the Central and State Governments,
District, civil society and public in eradicating child labour achieving target of child labour free society
+ to bring children,who have been withdrawn from child labour and rehabilitated through the National
Child Labour Project (NCLP) Scheme, into mainstream legal schools + instances of Child Labour can
be reported by citizens on PENCIL Portal or by calling on Childline-1098 + aims to build strong
authentication mechanism for implementing and monitoring both enforcement of legislative provisions
and effective implementation of NCLP Scheme.

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Ø PRAYAAS Scheme = Ministry of Labour & Employment + initiative of EPFO to disburse pension
payment order on very day of retirement/ superannuation + EPFO send pension payment orders to
retiring employees under Employees’ Pension Scheme, 1995 through “PRAYAAS” initiative.
Ø DigiSaksham = Ministry for Labour and Employment has launched DigiSaksham- a digital skills
programme to enhance the employability of youth by imparting digital skills that are required in an
increasingly technology driven era + This is a joint initiative with Microsoft India + Free of cost training
in digital skills including basic skills as well as advance computing will be provided to more than three
lakh youths in the first year.
Ø Employees' State Insurance (ESI) Scheme = ESI scheme was launched under ESI Act, 1948 by MoLE
+ It aims to provide social security to the industrial workers in certain contingencies such as sickness,
maternity, temporary or permanent physical disablement and death due to employment injury resulting
in loss of wages or earning capacity + Recently, Ministry of Labour & Employment (MoLE) has
announced expansion of ESI Scheme and convergence with Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan
Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY).
Ministry of Textiles
Ø National Technical Textiles Mission = Ministry of Textiles + Bid to take domestic market to $40 bn-
$50 bn by 2024 + The aim is to position the country as a global leader in technical textiles and increase
the use of technical textiles in the domestic market + The Mission is being implemented for four years
from 2020-2021 and will have four components + The first component will focus on research and
development and innovation + The second component will be for promotion and development of market
for technical textiles + The third component will focus on export promotion + The last component will
be on education, training and skill development.
Ø Scheme for Rebate of State and Central Taxes and Levies(RoSCTL) = RoSCTL is offered for
embedded state and central duties and taxes that are not refunded through Goods and Services Tax (GST)
+ After the introduction of GST in 2017, the RoSL (Rebate of State Levies) scheme was replaced by the
RoSCTL in 2019 + It was introduced by the Ministry of Textile + Scheme is applicable for export of
garments/ apparels etc + (Embedded taxes = It is a globally accepted principle that taxes and duties
should not be exported, to enable a level playing field in the international market for the exporters. In
addition, to import duties and GST which are generally refunded, there are various other taxes/duties that
are levied by Central, State and Local Government which are not refunded to the exporters. These taxes
and levies get embedded in the price of the ultimate product being exported. Such embedded taxes and
levies increase the price of Indian Apparel and Made-ups and make it difficult for them to compete in
the international market.)
Ø Pradhan Mantri - Mega Integrated Textile Region And Apparel Parks Scheme (PM MITRA) =
Ministry of Textiles + To develop integrated large scale and modern industrial infrastructure facility for
entire value-chain of the textile industry + Greenfield and Brownfield PM MITRA Park: It has a provision
of Development Capital Support (DCS) at 30% of the project cost with a maximum support of INR 500
Crore and INR 200 Crore per park for Greenfield and Brownfield projects respectively from the
Government of India + Parks will be developed in a Public Private Partnership (PPP) based Master
Developer (MD) model on Design-Build-Finance-Operate-Transfer (DBFOT) format.
Ø PM MITRA Parks Scheme = Implemented by the Ministry of Textiles + Its aim is to help India to achieve
the UN Sustainable Development Goal 9: "Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization
and foster innovation" + PM MITRA Parks will offer an opportunity to create an integrated textiles value
chain right from spinning, weaving, processing/dyeing and printing to garment manufacturing at one location
+ Each Park will have an incubation centre, common processing house and a common effluent treatment plant
and other textile related facilities such as design centres and testing centres + The Master Developer will not
only develop the Industrial Park but also maintain it during the concession period + The sites for PM MITRA
Parks will be selected by a Challenge Method based on objective criteria.
Ministry of Law & Justice

Ø National Mission for Justice Delivery and Legal Reforms = Ministry of Law & Justice + centrally
sponsored scheme + launched in 1993-94 to augment state resources and develop infrastructural facilities

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for subordinate judiciary such as, Court buildings, Digital Computer Rooms etc + The upgraded “Nyaya
Vikas-2.0” web portal and mobile application is used for monitoring physical and financial progress of
the scheme + Cabinet also approved Rs 50 crore for Gram Nyayalayas infrastructure, established under
the Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008 for speedy and easy access to the justice system + extended for 5 years
recently for implementation of Gram Nyayalayas Scheme as a part of National Mission for Justice
Delivery and Legal Reforms.
Ø Tele-Law Initiative = Launched in 2017 by the Department of Justice (Ministry of Law & Justice),
Tele-Law initiative is a reliable and efficient e-interface and pre-litigation tool + Tele–Law mainstreams
legal aid to the marginalised seeking legal help by connecting them with the Panel Lawyers through the
tele/video-conferencing infrastructure available at Common Service Centres (CSCs) across 1 lakh Gram
Panchayats.
Ø Legal Information Management & Briefing System (LIMBS) = web-based portal + developed by
Ministry of Law & Justice + for monitoring and handling of various court cases of Govt. Departments
and Ministries + It will help authorities to take 'data driven decision making' and to evaluate performance
of various stakeholders and to conduct legal audits.
Ø National Judicial Data Grid(NJDG) = It is a database of orders, judgments and case details of 18,735
District & Subordinate Courts and High Courts created as an online platform under the eCourts Project
+ Data is updated on a near real-time basis by the connected District and Taluka courts + It provides data
relating to judicial proceedings/decisions of all computerised district and subordinate courts of the
country + All High Courts have also joined the NJDG through web services, providing easy access
facility to the litigant public + Case data is available on NJDG for both civil and criminal cases with the
ability to perform drill-down analysis based on the age of the case as well as the State and District +
NJDG works as a monitoring tool to identify, manage & reduce pendency of cases. It helps to provide
timely inputs for making policy decisions to reduce delays in disposing of cases and helps in reducing
case pendency. It also facilitates better monitoring of court performance and systemic bottlenecks, and,
thus, serves as an efficient resource management tool.
Ø eCourt Project = The eCourts Project was conceptualised on the basis of the “National Policy and
Action Plan for Implementation of ICT in the Indian Judiciary – 2005” submitted by eCommittee,
Supreme Court of India with a vision to transform the Indian Judiciary by ICT enablement of Courts +
E-committee is a body constituted by the Government of India in pursuance of a proposal received from
Hon'ble the Chief Justice of India to constitute a eCommittee to assist him in formulating a National
policy on computerization of Indian Judiciary and advise on technological communication and
management related changes + The eCourts Mission Mode Project, is a Pan-India Project, monitored
and funded by Department of Justice, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India for the District
Courts across the country.
Ø FASTER System = Ministry of Law & Justice + Supreme Court has introduced a new system by which
crucial decisions, including orders on bail and stay of arrest, can be communicated electronically to
prison authorities and investigating agencies through a secure channel + Fast and Secured Transmission
of Electronic Records” (FASTER) + The system is meant to ensure that undertrials are not made to wait
for days on end behind bars to be released because the certified hard copies of their bail orders took time
to reach the prison + The system would also prevent unnecessary arrests and custody of people even
after the court had already granted them its protection. It may even communicate a stay on an execution
ordered by the final court on time.
Ø Legal Aid Defense Counsel System (LADC) = Launched by National Legal Services Authority
(NALSA) + To provide free legal aid to poor people facing criminal cases to defend themselves during
trial + LADC is in line with the ‘Public Defender System’ + It will have full-time legal aid lawyers in
365 district legal services authorities across India.
Ø Electronic Supreme Court Reports (E-SCR) Project = Chief Justice of India announced the launch
of e-SCR project to provide access to judgements to common public + E-SCR is an initiative to provide
digital version of apex court’s judgments in manner as they are reported in official law report ‘Supreme
Court Reports’.
Ø Virtual Justice Clock = Initiatives launched under e-court project + It is an initiative to exhibit vital
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disposed and pendency of cases on day/week/month basis at the Court level + The public can access the
Virtual Justice Clock of any court establishment on the District Court’s website.
Ø JustIS Mobile App 2.0 = Initiatives launched under e-court project + It is a tool available to judicial
officers for effective court and case management by monitoring the pendency and disposal of not only
his/her court but also individual judges working under them + This App is also made available to High
Court and Supreme Court Judges who can now monitor the pendency and disposal of all the States and
Districts under their jurisdiction.
Ø S3WaaS Websites = Initiatives launched under e-court project + It is a framework to generate,
configure, deploy and manage websites for publishing specified information and services related to
district judiciary + S3WaaS is a cloud service developed for government entities to generate Secure,
Scalable & Sugamya (Accessible) websites + It is multilingual, citizen-friendly and divyang friendly.
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare

Ø Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 3.0 = Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoH&FW) + 3rd Phase of
Mission Indradhanush + It is being conducted in pre-identified 250 districts/urban areas across 29
States/UTs in the country + This is aimed to accelerate the full immunisation of children and pregnant
women through a mission mode intervention. Beneficiaries from migration areas and hard to reach areas
will be targeted as they may have missed their vaccine doses during the pandemic + Mission
Indradhanush was launched by the Government of India in 2014. It was aimed to strengthen and re-
energize the programme and achieve full immunisation coverage for all children and pregnant women.
The ultimate goal of Mission Indradhanush is to ensure full immunisation with all available vaccines for
children up to two years of age and pregnant women + It provides vaccination against 12 Vaccine-
Preventable Diseases (VPD) i.e. diphtheria, Whooping cough, tetanus, polio, tuberculosis, hepatitis B,
meningitis and pneumonia, Haemophilus influenzae type B infections, Japanese encephalitis (JE),
rotavirus vaccine, pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) and measles-rubella (MR). However,
Vaccination against Japanese Encephalitis and Haemophilus influenzae type B is being provided in
selected districts of the country.
Ø Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission = Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoH&FW) + The
flagship digital initiative involves: Creation of a unique health ID for every citizen, and Creation of a
digital healthcare professionals and facilities registry + Health ID: If a person wants to be part of the
ABDM, she must create a health ID, which is a randomly generated 14-digit number. One can get a
health ID by self-registration on the portal or ABMD Health Records app. Health ID will be broadly
used for 3 purposes - unique identification, authentication, and threading of the beneficiary’s health
records, only with their informed consent, across multiple systems and stakeholders + Personal Health
Records (PHR) address for consent management, and for future sharing of health records will have to be
set up by a person. It is a simple self-declared username, which the beneficiary is required to sign into a
Health Information Exchange and Consent Manager (HIE-CM) [An HIE-CM is an application that
enables sharing and linking of personal health records for a user].
Ø Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission = Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
(MoH&FW) + It is one of the largest pan-India schemes for strengthening healthcare infrastructure
across the country (Both rural and urban) + It is in addition to the National Health Mission + Through
this, critical care services will be available in all the districts of the country with more than five lakh
population through exclusive critical care hospital blocks, while the remaining districts will be covered
through referral services + Under the scheme, a national institution for one health, four new national
institutes for virology, a regional research platform for WHO (World Health Organization) South East
Asia Region, nine biosafety level-III laboratories, and five new regional national centers for disease
control will be set up.
Ø Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan = Recently launched + It's an initiative of the Ministry
of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW) to accelerate the country’s progress towards TB elimination
by 2025 + India has a little less than 20 percent of the world’s population, but has more than 25 percent
of the total TB patients of the world + According to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals,
all nations have set the goal of eradicating TB by the year 2030. But the Government of India has set the
target of eradicating TB by the year 2025 + Abhiyaan has three pronged three-pronged
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● Nikshay Mitra Initiative: It is to ensure additional diagnostic, nutritional, and vocational support to
those on TB treatment.
● Nikshay Mitra (Donor): are those who can support by adopting health facilities (for individual
donors), blocks/urban wards/districts/states for accelerating response against TB to complement
government efforts.
● Nikshay Digital Portal: It will provide a platform for community support for persons with TB.
Ø ICMR FoodNet (Food- borne Pathogen Survey Network) = The Indian Council of Medical Research
(ICMR) has inaugurated the Food- borne Pathogen Survey Network (ICMR- FoodNet) in Northeast India
+ This latest initiative is part of the project, started by ICMR, in 2020 + A first of its kind project in
India, which will help strengthen the foodborne pathogen survey & bio medical research network in the
country + (Foodborne Pathogens Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet): The Foodborne Diseases
Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet) is the principal foodborne disease component of the United
States Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),Emerging Infections Program (EIP))
Ø Eat Right Station Certification = 'Eat Right Station' certification is awarded by Food Safety and
Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to railway stations that set benchmarks in providing safe and
wholesome food to passengers + The station is awarded a certificate upon a conclusion of an FSSAI-
empanelled third-party audit agency with ratings from 1 to 5 + The certification is part of the 'Eat Right
India' movement + (Eat Right Movement = Initiative of FSSAI + Aims to to transform the country’s
food system in order to ensure safe, healthy and sustainable food for all Indians + Its tagline is ‘Sahi
Bhojan, Behtar Jeevan’) + Other related initiatives are:
● State Food Safety Index: FSSAI + to measure the performance of States on five parameters of food
safety.
● Eat Right Awards: FSSAI + to recognize the contribution of food companies and individuals to
empower citizens to choose safe and healthy food options.
● Eat Right Mela: FSSAI + it is an outreach activity for citizens to nudge them towards eating right.
Ø Paalan 1000 app = Govt. launched a new app, Paalan 1000, National Campaign and Parenting App , to
guide parents + Ministry of Health + ‘Paalan 1000’ focuses on the cognitive development of children in
the first two years of their life. The app will provide practical advice to caregivers on what they can do
in their everyday routine and will help clear doubts.
Ø Tele-MANAS = The Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare launched Tele-MANAS on the
occasion of World Mental Health Day + Tele-MANAS aims to provide free (14416) tele-mental health
services all over the country 24x7, particularly catering to people in remote or under-served areas +
Nodal Centre - National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru +
(World Mental Health Day = World Mental Health Day has been celebrated on October 10 every year
since 1992. World Mental Health Day is observed by the World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH),
the World Health Organisation, and other member organisations of WFMH. The theme for World Mental
Health Day 2022 as set by WFMH is “to make mental health and well-being for all a global priority”)
Ø E-Sanjeevani Platform = Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoH&FW) + E-Sanjeevani is a
platform-independent, browser-based application facilitating both doctor-to-doctor and patient-to-doctor
tele-consultations + It is being implemented under the Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centre
(AB-HWCs) programme.
Ø Nikshay Mitras = Ni-kshay Mitra is basically a crowdfunding model – a large number of people
contributing small amounts. Any individual or organisation can register as Ni-kshay Mitra on the Ni-
kshay 2.0 portal to support people affected by the disease + The minimum period of commitment for
providing the support to the TB patient will be one year + The initiative ensures three-pronged support
includes: Nutritional, Additional diagnostic, and Vocational support + The programme was brought in
to fill the critical ``community’’ elements into India’s fight towards the Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat
Abhiyaan aimed at eliminating TB by 2025 + With more focus on nutritional improvement among TB
patients, the Union Health Ministry launched the Ni-kshay Poshan Yojana in 2018 as part of National
TB Elimination Programme (NTEP) which provides direct cash benefit transfer of ₹500 per month to
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Ministry of Ayush
Ø SPARK Program = The Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), has launched
an initiative to support the research efforts of youth of the Country by developing the Studentship
Program for Ayurveda Research Ken (SPARK) for Ayurveda (BAMS) students studying in recognised
Ayurveda colleges.
Ø AYURSWASTHYA Yojana = Ministry of Ayush + AYURSWASTHYA Yojana is being implemented
from the Financial Year 2021-22 by merging two erstwhile schemes of this Ministry namely- Central
Sector Scheme of Grant-in-Aid for Promotion of AYUSH Intervention in Public Health Initiatives (PHI)
and Central Sector Scheme for assistance to AYUSH organisations (Government / Non-Government
Non-Profit) engaged in AYUSH Education/ Drug Development & Research / Clinical Research etc +
The maximum admissible financial assistance under the Centre of Excellence component of
AYURSWASTHYA Yojana, to an organisation/institute is Rs.10.00 crores for a maximum period of
three years.
Ø National Ayush Mission (NAM) = It was launched in 2014 by the Department of Ayush, MoHFW to
promote Ayush systems and address the needs of the sector in a comprehensive way + Main Objectives:
Providing cost- effective services, strengthening educational systems, quality control of drugs and
sustainable availability of raw materials, etc + Under the ‘Medicinal Plants’ component of the NAM
scheme (2015–16 to 2020–21), the cultivation of prioritised medicinal plants in identified clusters/zones
is being supported + For the cultivation of plants, subsidies at 30%, 50% and 75% of the cultivation cost
for 140 medicinal plants are being pro-vided + The National Medicinal Plant Board (NMPB) implements
the medicinal plant component of Ayush through state bodies ー State Medici-nal Plant Boards (SMPBs)
+ The Ministry of Finance has announced a ₹4000- crore package under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat
Abhiyaan for the promotion of herbal cultivation. Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation of
the WHO- Global Centre for Traditional Medicine in Jamnagar on April 19, 2022. This was the first and
only global outpost centre for traditional medicine across the world.
Ø SMART Program = SMART (Scope for Mainstreaming Ayurveda Research in Teaching Professionals)
program has been launched by National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (NCISM) and
Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) under Ministry of Ayush (MoA) + It is
aimed to boost scientific research in priority healthcare research areas like Iron Deficiency Anaemia,
Obesity, etc. through Ayurveda colleges and hospitals + It will motivate teachers for taking up projects
in designated areas of healthcare research and create a large database.
Ministry of Earth Sciences

Ø Deep Ocean Mission = Ministry of Earth Sciences + It is a mission mode project to support Blue
Economy initiatives. Blue economy is sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth,
livelihood improvement, and jobs creation while preserving the health of ocean ecosystems. + It aims to
explore the Deep Ocean for resources and develop deep sea technologies for sustainable use of ocean
resources. The part of the ocean that lies below a depth of 200 metres is defined as the deep sea.
Considering importance of oceans on sustainability, UN declared 2021-2030 as Decade of Ocean Science
for Sustainable Development + Major components of Deep Ocean Mission: Technologies for Deep Sea
Mining, and Manned Submersible; Exploration and conservation of deep sea biodiversity; Deep Ocean
Survey and Exploration; Energy and freshwater from the Ocean & Advanced Marine Station for Ocean
Biology)
Ø Samudryaan Mission: A manned submersible will be developed to carry three people to a depth of
6,000 metres in the ocean with a suite of scientific sensors and tools.An integrated mining system will
be also developed for mining polymetallic nodules at those depths in the central Indian Ocean. India has
been allotted a site of 75,000 square kilometres in the Central Indian Ocean Basin (CIOB) by the UN
International SeaBed Authority for exploitation of polymetallic nodules (PMN). These are rocks
scattered on the seabed containing iron, manganese, nickel and cobalt + Being able to lay hands on a
fraction of that reserve can meet the energy requirement of India for the next 100 years, say officials at
the Earth Sciences Ministry
● The First Component involves a manned submersible vehicle developed to carry three people to a
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● The second component involves developing Ocean Climate Change Advisory Services, which entails
developing a suite of observations and models to understand and provide future projections of
important climate variables on seasonal to decadal time scales.
● The Third component is searching for deep sea flora and fauna, including microbes, and studying
ways to sustainably utilise them.
● The fourth component is to explore and identify potential sources of hydrothermal minerals that are
sources of precious metals formed from the earth’s crust along the Indian Ocean mid-oceanic ridges
● The fifth component involves studying and preparing detailed engineering design for offshore Ocean
Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) powered desalination plants.
● The sixth component is aimed at grooming experts in the field of ocean biology and engineering.
This component aims to translate research into industrial applications and product development
through on-site business incubator facilities
Ø SAFAR = System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research(SAFAR) + Ministry of Earth
Sciences (MoES) + developed by Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology(IITM) + objective of the
project is to increase awareness among general public regarding the air quality in their city well in
advance + SAFAR observational network of Air Quality Monitoring Stations (AQMS) and Automatic
Weather Stations (AWS) established within city limits represents selected microenvironments of the city
including industrial, residential, background/ cleaner, urban complex, agricultural zones etc. as per
international guidelines which ensures the true representation of city environment + Air Quality
indicators are monitored at about 3 m height from the ground with online sophisticated instruments.
These instruments are operated round the clock and data is recorded and stored at every 5-minutes
interval for quality check and further analysis + Pollutants monitored: PM1, PM2.5, PM10, Ozone, CO,
NOx (NO, NO2), SO2, BC, Methane (CH4), Non-methane hydrocarbons (NMHC), VOC’s, Benzene,
Mercury.
Ø Atmosphere & Climate Research-Modelling Observing Systems & Services (ACROSS) Scheme =
Pertains to the atmospheric science programs of the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) + It aims to
ensure last-mile connectivity of the weather based services to the end -user, a large number of agencies
like the Krishi Vigyana Kendras of ICAR, universities and local municipalities are roped in this + It
addresses different aspects of weather and climate services, which includes warnings for cyclone, storm
surges, heat waves, thunderstorms etc + ACROSS is an umbrella scheme with eight sub-schemes as
follows: Commissioning of Polarimetric Doppler Weather Radars (DWRs); Upgradation of Forecast
System; Weather & Climate Services; Atmospheric Observations Network; Numerical Modelling of
Weather and Climate; Monsoon Mission III; Monsoon Convection. Clouds and Climate Change (MC4)
and High Performance Computing System (HPCS)
Ø Swachh Sagar, Surakshit Sagar Campaign = Ministry of Earth Science + 75-day citizen-led campaign
for improving ocean health through collective action+75 beaches stretched over 7500 kilometres have
been identified all over India + 75 Volunteers will take up the responsibility of each kilometre + The
campaign started on July 5th, 2022 + The three underlying goals of the campaign are to: Consume
Responsibly; Segregate waste at home and Dispose Responsibly + The campaign will culminate with
the largest beach cleaning event on Sept 17, 2022 (International Coastal Cleanup Day) + Key audiences
for the campaign include local communities that rely on oceans and beaches for livelihood, school and
college students, youth and citizens in-general + The campaign will combine both virtual and physical
formats for spreading awareness + A mobile app “Eco Mitram” has been launched to spread awareness
about the campaign.
Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME)

Ø SPIN Scheme = Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), Ministry of MSME launched the
Strengthening the Potential of India (SPIN) Scheme and set up a pottery cluster under SFURTI Scheme
in Varanasi to empower the marginalised potters + SPIN Scheme is a specially-designed no-subsidy
program that enables to make potters self-sustainable + It enables the registered potters to get easy direct
loans from the banks under Pradhan Mantri Shishu Mudra Yojana + Under the SPIN Scheme, KVIC is
acting as a facilitator for financial aid to potters through RBL bank and also providing training to the
artisans + There will be no financial burden on the exchequer and the loan will be repaid by the potter in
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Ø Sambhav Programme = National Level Awareness Programme that is being organised by the Ministry
of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprise (MSME) + It will be a one-month long initiative in which students
from different colleges/ITIs will be encouraged by 130 field offices of the Ministry of MSME to take up
entrepreneurship.
Ø Udyam Sakhi Portal = Launched in 2018 to provide information regarding the financial schemes,
policies and programmes of the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) to existing
and prospective women entrepreneurs + UDYAM SAKHI is a network for nurturing social
entrepreneurship creating business models revolving around low-cost products and services to resolve
social inequities + The portal helps women to start, build and grow their businesses.
Ø Project BOLD = Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), Ministry of MSME launched a
project named Bamboo Oasis on Lands in Drought (BOLD) + Under the project 5000 saplings of special
bamboo species – Bambusa Tulda and Bambusa Polymorpha from Assam – have been planted over 16
acres of vacant arid region of Rajasthan. These bamboo varieties are selected because they grow very
fast and in about three years’ time, they could be harvested + It is the first of its kind exercise in India.
It seeks to create bamboo-based green patches in arid and semi-arid land zones.
Ø National SC-ST Hub Scheme = It is being implemented by National Small Industries Corporation
(NSIC), under the Ministry of MSME + The objective of National SC-ST Hub is to develop a supportive
ecosystem for SC/ST entrepreneurs to achieve the mandated 4% procurement by the CPSEs from the
SC/ST entrepreneurs as laid down in the Central Government Public Procurement Policy for Micro and
Small Enterprises + Scheme applicable for existing and Aspiring SC/ST Entrepreneurs.
Ø Re-Hab Project = Project RE-HAB (Reducing Elephant-Human Attacks using Bees) was launched in
Karnataka on a pilot basis in 2021 + Project Re- Hab is a sub-mission of KVIC’s National Honey Mission
+ It is an initiative under Khadi & Village Industries Commission (KVIC) + It is running this project in
7 states of the country, namely in Karnataka, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Assam and Orissa + Under this
project fencing of bee boxes is installed in such areas from where elephants move towards the human
settlements and farmers' agriculture + Fencing of Bee-boxes on the routes of movement of elephants
blocks the path of wild elephants.
Ø MSME Sustainable (ZED) Certification Scheme = Ministry of MSME recently launched the MSME
Sustainable (ZED) Certification Scheme for Udyam-registered MSMEs + It is a revamped version of the Zero
Defect, Zero Effect (ZED) scheme, launched in 2016 + It aims to enable and facilitate MSMEs adopt Zero
Defect Zero Effect (ZED) practices and motivate and incentivize them for ZED Certification while also
encouraging them to become MSME Champions + The certification can be attained in 3 levels -> Bronze,
Silver and Gold + A provision of up to Rs. 5 lakhs (per MSME) will also be made available for handholding
and consultancy support for MSMEs under ZED Certification.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry

Ø Open Network for Digital Commerce(ONDC) = The Department for Promotion of Industry and
Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce & Industry has issued orders appointing an advisory
committee for its Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) project that is aimed at curbing “digital
monopolies” + This is in the direction of making e-commerce processes open source, thus creating a
platform that can be utilised by all online retailers + The ONDC aims at promoting open networks
developed on open-sourced methodology, using open specifications and open network protocols,
independent on any specific platform + The project to integrate e-commerce platforms through a network
based on open-source technology has been tasked to the Quality Council of India + Making a software
or a process open-source means that the code or the steps of that process is made available freely for
others to use, redistribute and modify it. Example: Apple’s iPhones (iOS) is closed source, meaning it
cannot be legally modified or reverse engineered while Google’s Android operating system is open-
source, and therefore it is possible by smartphone manufacturers such as Samsung, Xiaomi, OnePlus, etc
to modify it for their hardware + Sharing of any transaction-level data by participants with ONDC will
not be mandatory + It will be compliant with the Information Technology Act, 2000 and designed for
compliance with the emerging Personal Data Protection Bill.
Ø Credit Guarantee Scheme for Startups (CGSS) = Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal
Trade (DPIIT) recently notified establishment of Credit Guarantee Scheme for Startups (CGSS) + It aims
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Companies and Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) registered Alternative Investment Funds
(AIFs) to finance eligible Startups + It was envisaged under Startup India Action Plan launched in 2016
+ Scheme will be operated by National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company Limited
Ø RoDTEP (Refund of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products) Scheme = RoDTEP is a flagship
export promotion scheme of the Commerce Ministry of India + The scheme aims to refund to the
exporters the embedded central, state and local duties and taxes paid on inputs that were so far not
refunded or rebated + RoDTEP was announced in 2019 with an aim to boost the domestic exports and
replace the export incentive scheme Merchandise Exports from India (MEIS) scheme + This came after
a WTO ruling stated that the MEIS scheme violated provisions of the trade agency as it was providing
export subsidies for a several range of items + The government decided to extend the benefit of the
RoDTEP scheme to all goods, with effect from January 1, 2021.
Ø Paper Import Monitoring System (PIMS) = Ministry of Commerce and Industry has amended the
import policy of major paper products from ‘Free’ to ‘Free subject to Compulsory Registration’ under
PIMS + Effective from 01 October,2022 it makes registration compulsory for importing 201 types of
paper such as newsprint, handmade paper, envelopes etc. It excludes currency paper, security printing
paper etc + PIMS protect domestic paper industry by addressing dumping concerns, Check re-routing of
goods through other countries in lieu of trade agreements, and Promote Make in India in the Paper
industry.
Ø Foreign Investment Facilitation Portal (FIFP) = FIFP is new online single point interface of
Government of India for investors to facilitate Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) + It is administered by
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce & Industry +
It facilitates single window clearance of applications which are through approval route + Recently, FIFP
completed 5 years after abolishment of earlier Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) in 2017.
Ø National Intellectual Property Awareness Mission (NIPAM) = NIPAM, a flagship program to impart
IP awareness and basic training, was launched in 2021 as a part of “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” + The
program is being implemented by the Intellectual Property Office, the Office of Controller General of
Patents, Designs and TradeMarks (CGPDTM), Ministry of Commerce and Industry + Aim: To provide
awareness on intellectual property and its rights to 1 million students.
Ø Government e Marketplace (GeM) = 2016 + portal was developed by the Directorate General of
Supplies and Disposals (DGS&D) with technical support of NeGD (MeitY) + envisaged by Government
of India as the National Procurement Portal of India and is directly monitored by the PMO office + An
online platform for government users which leverages technology to enhance transparency, efficiency
and speed in public procurement + It provides the tools of e-bidding, reverse e-auction and demand
aggregation to facilitate the government users, achieve the best value of their money + It is paperless,
cashless and contactless platform giving end to end solution + Ministry of Commerce & Industry.
Ø National Single Window System(NSWS) = Minister of Commerce and Industry + NSWS for investors
and businesses was developed by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)
under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry + It is a digital platform for guidance of entrepreneurs and
investors to identify and to apply for approvals as per their business requirements + The platform is built
to serve as an advisory tool to identify approvals based on user input and is to be used for guidance
purpose only. The NSWS portal has been designed to host approvals across 32 Central Departments &
14 States + This would bring Transparency, Accountability & Responsiveness in the ecosystem and all
information will be available on a single dashboard + Online Services include Know Your Approval
(KYA), Common Registration & State registration Form, Document repository & E-Communication.
Ø NIRYAT Portal = National Import-export Record for Yearly Analysis Of Trade(NIRYAT) Portal +
Recently launched as a one-stop place for all info needed on India’s foreign trade. It will help in breaking
silos by providing real time data to all stakeholders.
Ø MAARG Portal = Recently, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry
of Commerce and Industry has launched a call for startup applications for registration on the Mentorship,
Advisory, Assistance, Resilience and Growth (MAARG) portal + MAARG portal is the National
Mentorship Platform by Startup India + It is a one-stop platform to facilitate mentorship for startups
across diverse sectors, functions, stages, geographies, and backgrounds.
Ø Indian Business Portal (IBP) = Launched by Ministry of Commerce and Industry + Developed by
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buyers + It is Business to Business (B2B) digital marketplace to empower small medium enterprises
(SMEs) exporters, artisans and farmers to identify new markets for their products and grow their sales
globally.
Ø Start-Ups Intellectual Property Protection (SIPP) Scheme = Launched in 2016 to facilitate start-ups
to file applications for patents, designs and trademarks through registered facilitators in inappropriate IP
offices by paying only the statutory fees + The scheme facilitated startups in filing and processing of
their patent, design or trademark application through the assistance of IP Facilitators, whose fee was
borne by the Office of the Controller General of Patents Designs and Trademarks, Department for
Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Government of India + After its successful implementation
resulting in a significant increase in IP fillings by Startups the Scheme was extended for a period of three
years till 31st March 2023 + To further encourage the IP facilitators to provide quality services to
Startups in order to increase the number of IP Applications filed by startups, the scheme has now been
revised and facilitation fees have been notably increased by at least 100% + The Scheme is implemented
by the Controller General of Patents, Designs, and Trademarks CGPDTM (under DPITT – Ministry of
Commerce and Industry) + Recently, SIPP has been revised and facilitation fees has been notably
increased by at least 100%.
Ø Districts as Export Hub (DEH)’ Initiative = ‘Districts as Export Hub (DEH)’ initiative is an initiative
of the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Department of Commerce, with the Department
for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) + Under the initiative, products and services
(including GI products, agricultural clusters, toy clusters etc.) with export potential have been identified
in all districts. Districts' Export Action Plans are being prepared for identified products and services for
overseas markets + Centrally Sponsored Scheme + The Scheme is part of the new Foreign Trade
Policy(FTP) + Under the scheme, District Export Promotion Committees(DEPCs) have been constituted
in most of the districts and products and services with export potential have been identified in each
district + Aim: To help producers across 200 districts scale up manufacturing and find foreign buyers for
their goods + Recently, One District One Product (ODOP) initiative operationally merged with ‘Districts
as Export Hub (DEH)’ initiative + (One District, One Product = The ODOP initiative is aimed at
manifesting the vision of the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India to foster balanced regional development
across all districts of the country + ODOP is an approach adopted under the Pradhan Mantri
Formalisation of Micro food processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme + The idea is to select, brand,
and promote One Product from each District of the country + Nodal Ministry : Ministry of Food
Processing Industries (MOFPI))
Ø Business Reforms Action Plan (BRAP) 2020 = BRAP is prepared by the Department for Promotion of
Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), since 2014, to steer Ease of Doing Business reforms across the
country + It has categorised States/UTs into Top Achievers, Achievers, Aspirers and Emerging Business
Ecosystems based on 301 reform points covering 15 business regulatory areas. This includes areas such
as access to information, single-window system, sectoral reforms, reforms spanning across the lifecycle
of a business etc.
Ø PM Gati-Shakti National Master Plan = PM Gati Shakti Master Plan (2021), is a Rs. 100 lakh-crore
project for developing ‘holistic infrastructure’ + It aims to ensure the speed (Gati) and Power (Shakti) of
infrastructure projects in the next four years, with a focus on expediting works on the ground, saving
costs and creating jobs, and bringing down the logistics cost + The plan aims to trim the country’s
logistics cost to about 8% of GDP from the current 13-14% in about five years and propel the country
into the league of top 25 nations in logistics performance by 2030.
Ø e-SANTA Platform = Launched by Ministry of Commerce and Industry and aims to connect aqua
farmers and the buyers + e-SANTA stands for Electronic Solution for Augmenting NaCSA farmers'
Trade in Aquaculture + The farmers can freely list their produce and quote their price while the exporters
have the freedom to list their requirements + Platform is available in many languages, which will help
the local population + Producers and exporters who registered with Marine Products Export
Development Authority (MPEDA) can trade online on the platform.
Ministry of Home Affairs(MoHA)

Ø NIDAAN Portal = National Integrated Database on Arrested Narco-offenders: The NIDAAN Portal has
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drugs laws in the country + It has been developed by the Narcotics Control Bureau(NCB) + It is a first-
of-its-kind portal for all narcotics offender-related data + NIDAAN hosts data about those accused who
have been arrested and jailed for drug offences and those who are directly or indirectly involved in the
produce, manufacture, import or export of any narcotics or psychotropic substance + It is part of the
narcotics coordination mechanism (NCORD) portal that was launched by the Union Home Minister +
The NIDAAN platform sources its data from the ICJS (inter-operable criminal justice system) and the
e-Prisons (a cloud-based application) repository and it is planned to integrate it in the future with the
crime and criminal tracking network system or CCTNS.
Ø National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) = Ministry of Home Affairs + It is constituted to link all
governmental databases into create single source of comprehensive intelligence to be accessible to
intelligence agencies + The project, initially started in 2009, is an online database for collating scattered
pieces of information and putting them on one platform + At least 10 central agencies like Intelligence
Bureau (IB), Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) and others will have access to the data on a secured
platform. The 10 user agencies will be linked independently with certain databases that would be
procured from 21 providing organisations and include telecom, tax records, bank, immigration, etc. to
enable the generation of intelligence inputs.
Ø Interoperable Criminal Justice System (ICJS) = Ministry of Home Affairs + Inter-operable Criminal
Justice System (ICJS) is an ambitious project aiming to integrate the Crime and Criminals Tracking
Network and Systems (CCTNS) project with the e-courts and e-prisons databases, as well as with other
pillars of the criminal justice system such as Forensics, Prosecution, and Juvenile homes in a phased
manner + Invested under the CCTNS project of the MHA, the ICJS enables a nation-wide search on
police, prisons & courts databases across all States/ UTs in the country
Ø Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS) = Ministry of Home Affairs + CCTNS
was conceptualised by the Ministry of Home Affairs in detailed consultation with all stakeholders and is
being implemented as a “Mission Mode Project (MMP)” since 2009 + CCTNS aims at creating a
comprehensive and integrated system for enhancing the efficiency and effective policing at all levels and
especially at the Police Station level through adoption of principles of e-Governance + CCTNS has been
implemented in 99% police stations. 100 percent FIRs are being registered directly in CCTNS.
Ø National Automated Fingerprint Identification System (NAFIS) = Conceptualized and managed by
the NCRB at the Central Fingerprint Bureau (CFPB) in New Delhi + It is a country-wide searchable
database of crime- and criminal-related fingerprints + Functions as a central information repository by
consolidating fingerprint data from all states and Union Territories. + A unique 10-digit National
Fingerprint Number (NFN) will be assigned to each arrested person for a crime, will be used for the
person’s lifetime, and different crimes registered under different FIRs will be linked to the same NFN +
It will provide a unique identifier for every arrested person in the CCTNS (Crime and Criminal Tracking
Network & Systems) database + Fingerprint Analysis & Criminal Tracking System (FACTS 1.0) is
India’s first Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFI) developed in 1992 + FACTS 5.0, which
was upgraded in 2007 will be replaced by NAFIS.
Ø Rashtriya Puruskar Portal = Launched under Ministry of Home Affairs + It aims to bring together all
the Awards of the various Ministries/Departments/Agencies of the Government of India under one digital
platform to ensure transparency and public partnership + This Portal aims to facilitate citizens to
nominate individuals/organisations for various Awards instituted by the Government of India including
Padma Awards, Sardar Patel National Unity Award, Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award, Jeevan
Raksha Padak series of Awards.
Ø Vibrant Village Programme (VVP) = Ministry of Home Affairs + It was announced in the Budget
Speech 2022 + VVP is aiming at enhancing infrastructure in villages along India's border with China, in
states like Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Arunachal Pradesh + Activities under the VVP include
building infrastructure such as housing, tourist centres, road connectivity, providing decentralised
renewable energy, direct-to-home access for Doordarshan and educational channels, and support for
livelihood generation + The programme envisages coverage of border villages on the Northern border
having sparse population, limited connectivity and infrastructure, which often get left out from the
development gains.
Ø Student Police Cadet (SPC) Programme = Bureau of Police Research and Development, Ministry of
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implemented first in government schools, in both urban and rural areas and later expanded to private
schools.
Ministry of External Affairs

Ø MADAD portal = It has been set up for users to register online grievances pertaining to the Consular
Services offered by the Indian Missions/Posts abroad + Launched by the Ministry of External Affairs in
2015.
Ø Gen Next Democracy Network = It was a programme conducted by the Indian Council for Cultural
Relations + Delegates from six countries- Ghana, Bangladesh, Peru, Nepal, Brunei and Norway
participated in it + Youth from democratic countries come to India under the programme. During the
programme, they get acquainted with India’s heritage, culture and functioning of Indian democracy.
Ø Government’s efforts towards engaging Indian Diaspora =
● Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas: It is an initiative started by the Government in 2003 to mark the
contribution of the Indian community overseas in the development of India.
● Global Pravasi Rishta Portal: It has been established for better communication with Pravasi
Bhartiyas + Ministry of External Affairs
● Know India Programme: Ministry of External Affairs + three-week orientation programme for
diaspora youth conducted with a view to promote awareness on different facets of life in India.
● Pravasi Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PKVY): Skill development scheme of the Ministry of External
Affairs, aimed at enhancing the skill set of potential emigrant workers in select sectors and job roles.
● Vaishwik Bharatiya Vaigyanik (VAIBHAV) Summit: It aims to bring out comprehensive
roadmap to leverage the expertise and knowledge of global Indian researcher for solving emerging
challenges + Vaishwik Bharatiya Vaigyanik (VAIBHAV) Summit is a collaborative initiative by
S&T and Academic Organisations of India to enable deliberations on thought process, practices and
R&D culture with a problem solving approach for well defined objectives.
● Indian Community Welfare Fund (ICWF): set up in 2009, is aimed at assisting Overseas Indian
nationals in times of distress and emergency in the ‘most deserving cases’ on a ‘means tested basis’+
At the national level, India has established such funds which levy small fees.
Ministry of Tribal Affairs

Ø Aashwasan Campaign = Organised by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs and the Ministry of Health and
Family Welfare under ‘Tribal TB Initiative’ for 100-days + Under it door-to-door screening for TB was
undertaken in villages + (Tribal TB Initiative: It is a joint initiative of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs and
Central TB Division, Ministry of Health, supported by USAID . It aims to improve the cascade of TB
care and support services among Tribal Populations in India)
Ø Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gram Yojana = Ministry of Tribal Affairs + The Scheme is a centrally
sponsored scheme with 100% grant from government of India + Aim: Transforming villages with
significant tribal population into model village (Adarsh Gram) covering about population of 4.22 crore
(About 40% of the total Tribal Population) + It supplements the efforts of State Governments for
development and welfare of tribal people by extending Special Central Assistance as an additive to the
State Tribal Sub-Plan (TSP)
Ø Going Online as Leaders (GOAL) Programme = GOAL programme is joint initiative of Facebook
India with Ministry of Tribal affairs to provide mentorship to tribal youth through digital mode + It aims
to digitally upskill 10 lakh youth from tribal communities and open up opportunities for them using
digital technology + It will create a platform for Self-Help Groups and families associated with
TRIFED(Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India) to take their products global
+ Recently, Ministry of Tribal Affairs launched the 2nd phase of the GOAL programme.
Ø Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs) = EMRS is a Government of India scheme for model
residential school for Scheduled Tribes across India + It is one of the flagship interventions of the
Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India + It was introduced in the year 1997-98 to ensure tribal
students get access to quality education in the remote tribal areas + EMRSs are set up in States/UTs with
grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution of India + As per the budget 2018-19, every block with
more than 50% ST population and at least 20,000 tribal persons will have an Eklavya Model Residential
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Ø Adi Prashikshan Portal = Ministry of Tribal Affairs + Central Repository of all training programs
conducted by Tribal Research Institutes (TRIs), different divisions of Ministry, National Society for
Education of Tribal Students (NESTS), Centre of Excellences funded by Ministry of Tribal Affairs and
National Tribal Research Institute + Developed by: Ministry of Tribal Affairs in collaboration with
UNDP and Tribal Research Institutes (TRIs)-Odisha
Ø PM Van Dhan Yojana = 2018 + Ministry of Tribal Affairs as Nodal Department and TRIFED as Nodal
Agency at central level + Under this, Van Dhan Vikas Kendras will be established, to provide skill
upgradation and capacity building training and setting up of primary processing and value addition
facility + Van Dhan Vikas Kendras form a cluster of 10 Self Help Groups comprising of 30 tribal Minor
Forest Produce gatherers each + It seeks to create processing facilities at primary, secondary and tertiary
level, involving big corporates under PPP model + First model Van Dhan Vikas Kendra was set up in
Bijapur District of Chattisgarh +Whole idea of Van dhan vikas kendra is to create a market for minor
forest produce while ensuring minimum support price.
Ministry of Minority Affairs

Ø PM Virasat Ka Samvardhan (PM VIKAS) Scheme = Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Ko Kaam Karyakram
(PMKKK) has been named as Pradhan Mantri Virasat Ka Samvardhan (PM VIKAS) Scheme + The
integrated scheme converges five erstwhile schemes of the Ministry viz. Seekho aur Kamao, USTTAD,
Hamari Dharohar, Nai Roshni and Nai Manzil + PM VIKAS aims to improve the livelihoods of the
minorities, particularly the artisan communities, using the components of skill development, education,
women leadership & entrepreneurship + It is a central-sector scheme under the Ministry of Minority
Affairs + The scheme has been approved by the Cabinet for the period of 15th Finance Commission (up
to 2025-26).
Ø Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakaram (PMJVK) = Ministry of Minority Affairs + 2008-09 +
erstwhile Multi-sectoral Development Programme (MsDP) + The programme aims to develop socio-
economic and basic amenities assets like school, college, polytechnic, girls hostel, ITI, skill development
centre etc for the minority communities + communities notified as minority communities under Section
2 (c) of National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992 would be taken as Minority Communities + 80%
of the resources under PMJVK would be earmarked for projects related to education, health and skill
development + 33 to 40% of resources under PMJVK would be specifically allocated for women centric
projects.
Ø Jiyo Parsi Scheme = Ministry of Minority Affairs + Central Sector Scheme + 2013 + Scheme is
implemented by the Parzor Foundation with the help of the Bombay Parsi Panchayat (BPP) and through
the organisations/societies/Anjumans and Panchayat of the community concerned in existence for not
less than three years + The scheme is meant for only Parsi community + Transfer of Funds: Funds would
be transferred electronically into bank account of Parzor Foundation + Monitoring through independent
agencies will also be taken up.
Ø “Jaan Hai To Jahaan Hai” Awareness Campaign = Launched by Ministry of Minority Affairs +
nationwide awareness campaign to create awareness on Corona vaccination in rural and remote areas of
the country and also to “Crush and Curb” rumours and apprehensions regarding on-going vaccination
drive.
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

Ø ASEEM Portal = Launched by Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship + to help skilled
people find sustainable livelihood opportunities + It is Artificial Intelligence-based platform which will
map details of workers based on regions and local industry demands and will bridge demand-supply gap
of skilled workforce across sectors + It is developed and managed by National Skill Development
Corporation (NSDC) in collaboration with Bengaluru-based company Betterplace.
Ø Grameen Udyami Project (GUP) = It is a unique multi skilling project, funded by National Skill
Development Corporation(NSDC) that aims to train 450 tribal students in Madhya Pradesh and
Jharkhand + The project is being implemented in six states— Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh,
Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, and Gujarat + Recently, The second phase of GUP launched by National
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450 tribal students in Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand + Aim is to provide skill training in tribal
communities and impart functional skills for their inclusive and sustainable growth.
Ø Bharat Skills Forum = It is a digital knowledge-sharing platform for the ITI trainees, trainers and
industry launched by the Directorate General of Training (under Skill Development and
Entrepreneurship) + It will facilitate skilling by sharing content in various forms like notes, pdfs, and
videos.
Ø National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) = NAPS, launched in 2016, to promote
apprenticeship training in country and provide financial support to establishments undertaking
apprenticeship + It aims to motivate employers to hire apprentices and aid them in discovering right job
roles while maximising their potential through in-depth skill development + NAPS has replaced
Apprentice Protsahan Yojna (APY) from 2016 + Government has recently announced changes. Now,
the government will directly transfer its contribution to bank accounts of apprentices through National
Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), 25% of the stipend payable up to Rs. 1500/- per month.
Ø Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) = It is the flagship scheme of the Ministry of Skill
Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE) implemented by National Skill Development
Corporation(NSDC) + It has two major components: Centrally Sponsored Centrally Managed (CSCM)
(Central Component), implemented centrally through National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC),
and Centrally Sponsored State Managed (CSSM) (State Component), implemented by State Skill
Development Missions / State Governments + The scheme is presently in its third phase, which was
launched in January 2021.
Ø Skill Council for Green Jobs = Launched in 2015 + It was set up to be a not-for-profit, independent,
industry-led initiative. It was aligned to the National Skill Development Mission + Promoted by the
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) + Aim:
To help manufacturers and other service providers in India’s ‘green business’ sector + ‘Green jobs’ are
a class of jobs that directly have a positive impact on the planet, and contribute to the overall
environmental welfare + (Green Jobs Initiative = The International Labour Organisation, the
International Trade Union Confederation, the United Nations Environment Programme and the
International Employers Organisation collectively launched the Green Jobs Initiative in 2008 + It is
aimed at bettering placements, training and creating opportunities for individuals to work in ‘green
jobs’).
Ø National Apprenticeship Training Scheme (NATS) = Ministry of Skill Development and
Entrepreneurship + Objective is to provide apprenticeship training to over 50 lakh youngsters by 2019-
20 in order to create more jobs + Scheme will be implemented by Director General of Training (DGT)
+ Union Government will provide financial incentives to the employers to engage apprentices. The
Union Government will directly share 25% of the total stipend payable to an apprentice with employers.
In addition, the Union Government will also support basic training which is considered an essential
component of apprenticeship training. Union Government will bear the 50% of the total expenditure
incurred on providing basic training to an apprentice + Recently, Cabinet approved continuation of
NATS from 2021-22 to 2025-26
Ø Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) = Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship + 2018 + Scheme
of JSS formerly known as Shramik Vidyapeeth was a unique creation of the Government of India and
has been implemented through Non-governmental Organisations (NGOs) in the country since 1967. The
scheme was renamed as JSS in 2000 + It was transferred from the Ministry of Education (erstwhile
Ministry of Human Resource Development) to the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship
in July, 2018 + It aims to provide vocational skills in non-formal mode to non-literate, neo-literates,
persons with rudimentary level of education upto 8th and school drop-outs upto 12th standard in the age
group of 15-45 years
NITI Aayog and Related

Ø Shoonya Campaign = Recently, NITI Aayog and Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) and RMI India’s
have launched the Shoonya Campaign + It is an initiative to promote zero-pollution delivery vehicles by
working with consumers and industry + RMI is an independent nonprofit organisation founded in 1982
+ The campaign aims to accelerate adoption of Electric Vehicles (EVs) in the urban deliveries segment
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certification programme is being launched to recognise and promote industry’s efforts towards
transitioning to EVs for final-mile deliveries.
Ø Shunya Programme = NITI Aayog and Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) and RMI India’s + Labelling
for Net Zero Energy Buildings (NZEB) + Programme for NZEB and Net Positive Energy Buildings
(NPEB) were launched + NZEB are highly efficient buildings with extremely low energy demand +
Based on Energy Performance Index (EPI), i.e. total energy consumed in a building over a year divided
by total built up area.
Ø Community Innovator Fellowship (CIF) = The Community Innovator Fellowship Program is an
initiative of Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog in collaboration with UNDP India + This is a one-
year-long intensive fellowship program + The Community Innovator Fellow is an individual with an
entrepreneurial mindset, with an idea to solve a community challenge through his/her enterprise.
Ø e-AMRIT Portal = e-AMRIT (Accelerated e-Mobility Revolution for India’s Transportation) is a web
portal for creating awareness about electric mobility in India + Developed by: It is a joint initiative
between NITI Aayog and the UK Government + Purpose: To serve as a ‘one-stop site’ to provide all the
information related to the adoption of electric vehicles in India. It was launched by India in COP26.
Ø Aspirational Districts Programme (ADP) = 2018 + To accelerate improvement in the socio-economic
indicators of the most underdeveloped districts of the country + The programme has been launched for
covering 500 blocks across 31 states and Union Territories initially + programme focuses on measurable
social progress outcomes + Programme is based on 3Cs Approach – Convergence, Collaboration and
Competition + At the Central level, NITI Aayog is anchoring the programme and individual Ministries
have assumed responsibilities to drive the progress of the districts + The state governments are the main
drivers of change + For each district, a central Prabhari Officer of the rank of Additional Secretary/ Joint
Secretary has been appointed + Under the programme, NITI Aayog releases Delta Ranking that ranks
districts based on the monthly improvement + Please Note: In India, Block based development was
introduced in 1952 under the Community Development Programme for holistic development of blocks.
Ø AIR PRIME Playbook = Launched by NITI Aayog + The playbook is aimed at promoting early-stage
science-based, deep technology ideas to market through training and guidance over a period of 12 months
using a blended learning curriculum + Focus Area: Science-based, knowledge-intensive, deep
technology entrepreneurship + Implementing Agency: Atal Innovation Mission has collaborated with
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF).
Ø Atal New India Challenge (ANIC) = ANIC is an initiative by Atal Innovation Mission(AIM), NITI
Aayog + It targets to seek, select, support and nurture technology-based innovations that solve sectoral
challenges of national importance and societal relevance through a grant-based mechanism of up to INR
1 crore + The Atal Innovation Mission was initiated by the NITI Aayog in 2016 to promote innovation
and entrepreneurship across the country. The main objective of the mission is to create and promote an
ecosystem of innovation and entrepreneurship at schools, universities, Research institutions, MSMEs
and Industry levels. Major initiatives:
● Atal Tinkering Labs-Creating problem solving mindset across schools in India.
● Atal Incubation Centers-Fostering world class startups and adding a new dimension to the
incubator model.
● Atal New India Challenges(ANIC)-Fostering product innovations and aligning them to the needs
of various sectors/ministries.
● Atal Research and Innovation for Small Enterprises (ARISE): To stimulate innovation and
research in the MSME industry.
● AIM-PRIME – to promote and support science-based deep-tech start-ups & ventures with Bill &
Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF).
● Mentor India Campaign– A national Mentor network in collaboration with public sector,
corporates and institutions, to support all the initiatives of the mission.
● Atal Community Innovation Center– To stimulate community centric innovation and ideas in the
unserved /underserved regions of the country including Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities.
● AIM-iCREST – an Incubator Capabilities enhancement program for startups.
Ø Great Nicobar Mega Development Project = NITI Aayog has come up with a plan for the Holistic
Development of Great Nicobar Island + Project implementation agency is the Andaman and Nicobar
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container trans-shipment terminal (ICTT), a military-civil dual use airport, a solar power plant and an
integrated township + (Great Nicobar Island (GNI) = It is India’s southernmost point and strategically
important area + It extends from north of Campbell Bay to Indira Point and further up to Pemayya Bay
area in south + It is occupied by Shompen and Nicobarese tribes + Project area falls near two national
parks – Galathea Bay National Park and Campbell Bay National Park + It is home to a UNESCO World
Heritage Site i.e. Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve + It covers tropical evergreen forest ecosystems).
Ministry of Finance
Ø Atal Pension Yojana (APY) = APY was launched in 2015 by replacing Swavalamban scheme to create
a universal social security system for all Indians, especially poor, under-privileged and workers in
unorganised sector + monthly, quarterly and half yearly payment options + existing swavalamban
scheme subscribers 18-40 years of age can switch to APY + All eligible family members may subscribe
to APY in their names for higher pension benefits to family + For The unorganised sector workers who
do not have sufficient and reliable old age security + regulated by PFRDA + According to new orders
by Ministry of Finance, any citizen who is or has been an income-tax payer, shall not be eligible to join
APY.
Ø Stand Up India Scheme = Ministry of Finance + Launched in 2016, the government has extended the
Stand Up India (SUI) Scheme, up to the year 2025 + SUI Scheme seeks to leverage the institutional
credit structure to reach out to the underserved sector of people (refer infographic) + Aims to facilitate
bank loans between Rs. 10 lakh and Rs. 1 Crore to at least one SC or ST borrower and at least one woman
borrower per bank branch + SC / ST and / or women entrepreneurs, above 18 years of age are eligible +
Loans under the scheme is available only for green field projects + In case of non - individual
enterprises, 51% of the shareholding and controlling stake should be held by either SC/ST and /or
Women entrepreneur + Borrower should not be default to any bank / financial institution + The SUI
portal (designed by Small Industries Development Bank of India) provides a digital platform to support
enterprises promotion among SC, ST and women entrepreneurs through handholding support, providing
information on financing and credit guarantee + Government does not allocate funds for loans under the
Scheme. Loans under the scheme are extended by the Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs) and can be
accessed in three potential ways: Directly at the bank branch or SUI portal or Lead District Manager
(LDM) + Recently margin money requirement for loans under the Scheme has been reduced from 'upto
25%' to ùpto 15% + Also, activities allied to agriculture have been included in the Scheme.
Ø HARIT Aaykar Initiative = Recently Income Tax Department launched the HARIT Aaykar initiative
on the occasion of National Unity Day + Launched by: Central Board of Direct taxes + Objectives: to
increase the green cover by planting trees and creating micro-forests in and around Income Tax
Department’s buildings and other public areas.
Ø Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme = ECLGS (launched in May 2020) as part of the Centre’s
Atma Nirbhar package in response to the Covid-19 crisis. It is aimed at giving the necessary collateral-
free liquidity loans at reasonable interest rates (and 4-year timeline for reimbursement) to support small
businesses struggling and other sectors including aviation + 100% guarantee is provided by the National
Credit Guarantee Trustee Company (NCGTC) to Member Lending Institutions (MLIs) – banks, financial
institutions and Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) + First-time borrowers and Non-
Performing Asset (NPA) accounts cannot raise funds under the scheme + Recently, Department of
Financial Services (DFS) (under the finance ministry) has modified the Emergency Credit Line
Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) for the aviation sector, to help the sector tide over cash-flow problems.
Ø Scheme for ‘Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment (SASCI) for 2022-23’ = It provides
50-year interest-free loans for capital investment projects to states + Projects with capital outlay of less
than 5 crore (2 crore for North East) and repair and maintenance projects irrespective of capital outlay
are not eligible + 7 parts of the scheme: For capital works (PM Gati Shakti Master Plan will receive
priority); PM Gati Shakti related expenditure; PM Gram Sadak Yojana; Incentives for digitisation;
Optical Fibre Cable; Urban reforms; Disinvestment and monetization.
Ø Jan Samarth Portal = Recently launched + It is a digital portal linking thirteen Credit Linked
Government schemes on a single platform, for ease of access to all the beneficiaries and related
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recommendation system offers best suitable schemes as per Beneficiary’s requirements and credentials
+ It is having multiple integrations within the platform with UIDAI, CBDT, NSDL etc.
Ø India Infrastructure Project Development Fund Scheme = Recently, The Department of Economic
Affairs (DEA), Ministry of Finance, Government of India, notified the Scheme for Financial Support for
Project Development Expenses of PPP Projects – India Infrastructure Project Development Fund Scheme
(IIPDF Scheme) + It is a Central Sector Scheme + It aims for financial Support for Project Development
Expenses of PPP Projects. It will provide necessary support to the PSAs (Project Sponsoring
Authorities), both in the Central and State Governments, by extending financial assistance in meeting
the cost of transaction advisors and consultants engaged in the development of PPP projects + The corpus
of this fund is Rs 150 crore for three years + Funding under IIPDF Scheme is in addition to the already
operational Scheme for Financial Support to PPPs in Infrastructure (VGF Scheme) notified in 2020,
through which infrastructure projects undertaken through PPP mode that are economically justified but
commercially unviable are supported.
Ø Indian Customs Electronics Gateway (ICEGATE) = Indian Customs Electronic Gateway
(ICEGATE) is the national portal of Indian Customs of Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs
(CBIC) that provides e-filing services to the Trade, Cargo Carriers and other Trading Partners
electronically + CBIC is under Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance.
Ø Sovereign Gold Bond = SGB scheme was launched in November 2015 with an objective to reduce the
demand for physical gold and shift a part of the domestic savings - used for the purchase of gold - into
financial savings + The Gold Monetisation Scheme was introduced to replace the existing Gold Deposit
Scheme (GDS), 1999 + The Gold Bonds are issued as Government of India Stock under the Government
Securities (GS) Act, 2006 + These are issued by the RBI (Reserve Bank of India) on behalf of the
Government of India + The bonds are restricted for sale to resident individuals, Hindu Undivided
Families (HUFs), trusts, universities and charitable institutions + Term - 8 years.
Ø Single Nodal Agency (SNA) Dashboard = Ministry of Finance launched the Single Nodal Agency
(SNA) dashboard of the Public Financial Management System (PFMS) to ensure effective leveraging of
technology in public finance + The initiative is a part of PFMS reform that was initiated in 2021 with
regards to how funds for Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) are released, disbursed, and monitored +
The system would help cut down on the interest expenditure as money would be released at the stage
where it is needed.
Ø Public Financial Management System (PFMS) = PFMS is a web-based online software application
developed and implemented by Office of Controller General of Accounts (CGA), Ministry of Finance +
It was started with objective of tracking funds released under all Plan schemes of Government, and real
time reporting of expenditure at all levels. Subsequently, scope was enlarged to cover direct payment to
beneficiaries under all Schemes.
Ø SWAMIH Investment Fund = Ministry of Finance + Special Window for Affordable & Mid-Income
Housing (SWAMIH) Fund + This is a government backed fund that was set up as a Category-II AIF
(Alternate Investment Fund) debt fund registered with SEBI, launched in 2019 + SWAMIH Investment
Fund was formed to complete construction of stalled, RERA-registered affordable and mid-income
category housing projects which are stuck due to paucity of funds + Sponsored by Ministry of Finance
and managed by SBICAP Ventures, a unit of State Bank of India.
Ø Nirbhaya Fund = Fund is created by Ministry of Finance in 2013 with a corpus of Rs 1000 crore + Non-
Lapsable + It is being monitored by Empowered Committee of Officers under Secretary of Women and
Child Development Ministry + It is an inter-ministerial committee which appraises and recommends
various projects (schemes) proposed by different ministries to be funded from Nirbhaya Fund + The
Fund is administered by Department of Economic Affairs of the finance ministry [REMEMBER
DEPARTMENT] + The key schemes under which the States have been allocated money include
Emergency Response Support System, Central Victim Compensation Fund, Cyber Crime Prevention
against Women and Children, One Stop Scheme, Mahila Police Volunteer, and Universalisation of
Women Helpline Scheme.
Ø Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKY) = PMGKAY is a part of the Pradhan Mantri
Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP) to help the poor fight the battle against Covid-19 + The scheme aimed
at providing each person who is covered under the National Food Security Act 2013 with an additional
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through the Public Distribution System (PDS) + Its nodal Ministry is the Ministry of Finance + The
beneficiaries of the National Food Security Act are based on the last census (2011) + Recently, Union
government has discontinued the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKY) was launched
in April 2020 amid Covid-19. The government aims to subsume the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann
Yojana (PMGKAY) under the NFSA Act. The free portion (5kg) of that scheme has been added to the
NFSA (35 kg).
Ø Ubharte Sitaare Fund = Ministry of Finance has launched Rs 250 crore worth Alternative Investment
Fund for export-oriented micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) + The Fund has been set up by
Exim Bank and SIDBI (Small Industries Development Bank of India) + The fund is a mix of structured
support, both financial and advisory services + It will also have a Greenshoe Option of Rs 250 crore +
The Fund covers potential companies, across various sectors such as pharma, auto components,
engineering solutions, agriculture, and software etc + Greenshoe option is an over-allotment option. In
the context of an initial public offering (IPO), it is a provision in an underwriting agreement that grants
the underwriter the right to sell investors more shares than initially planned by the issuer if the demand
for a security issue proves higher than expected.
Ø e-RUPI Platform = It has been developed in collaboration with the Department of Financial Services,
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare and National Health Authority + Recently launched digital
payment system which aims to send the government’s monetary benefits directly to beneficiaries’ mobile
phones + Platform is developed by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), the Department
of Financial Services, the National Health Authority and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare + It
is said to be ‘leak-proof’ and offers non-transferable monetary service to citizens + The e-RUPI system
is accessible to anyone with a mobile phone, even if the recipient does not have a bank account + e-RUPI
is a digital voucher that can be redeemed by beneficiaries to avail themselves of a specific service + The
digital platform does not require a card, app or internet access to redeem an e-voucher. It connects the
sponsors of the services with the beneficiaries and service providers in a digital mode without any
physical interface + The e-vouchers can be issued by the government or private entities to the
beneficiaries through QR codes or long-string SMS + The system is prepaid in nature + + e-RUPI is
powered by the NPCI’s UPI platform + Service is aimed at plugging holes in the existing welfare
payment disbursement system. The idea here is to track and trace how the subsidies and benefits given
to citizens are used. With e-RUPI, government agencies can keep track of how much of the allocated
funds have been disbursed to citizens.
Ministry of Road Transport Highways(MoRTH)

Ø Bharatmala Pariyojana Programme (BMP) = BMP, announced in 2015, was launched under Ministry
of Road Transport and Highways + It focuses on the new initiatives like development of Border and
International connectivity roads, Coastal & port connectivity roads, improving efficiency of National
Corridors, Economic corridors and others + subsume unfinished parts of National Highway Development
Program (NHDP)
Ø Bharat Series (BH) = Recently, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has proposed
to allow conversion of regular vehicle registrations into Bharat Series (BH) numbers. At present, only
new vehicles can opt for BH series mark + Ministry of Road Transport came with BH series to ensure
seamless transfer of vehicles across states and free vehicle owners from re-registration process when
they shift from one state/UT to another + Vehicle registration facility under ‘Bharat series (BH series)’
is voluntary to defence personnel, employees of central and state government, PSUs, private sector
companies having their offices in four or more states/UTs.
Ø Bharat- New Car Assessment Programme (Bharat- NCAP) = Ministry of Road Transport and
Highways recently approved a draft notification that paves the way for the country to have its own crash
-linked safety performance star rating system for cars + The five star rating system under the Bharat New
Car Assessment Programme (Bharat - NCAP) would assign cars between one to five stars based on how
well they perform in crash tests with zero star indicating lowest safety standards + Bharat NCAP will
serve as an automobile safety performance assessment programme for vehicles sold in the Indian market
+ The testing protocol of the program shall be aligned with global crash-test protocols factoring in the
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tested at India’s own in-house testing facilities + Cars in India were so far following the Global-NCAP
rating system due to a lack of Indian standardised crash test rating mechanism.
Ministry of Civil Aviation

Ø UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik) Scheme = UDAN is a Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) to
stimulate regional air connectivity and making air travel affordable to masses + It was formulated based
on review of National Civil Aviation Policy (NCAP), 2016 + Airports Authority of India is designated
as implementing agency + Regional Connectivity Fund (RCF) funds Viability Gap Funding (VGF)
requirements of scheme through a levy on certain domestic flights + RCS-UDAN was awarded Prime
Minister’s Award for Excellence in Public Administration under Innovation Category for year 2020 +
UDAN scheme recently completed 5 years of its launch
Ø DigiYatra (DY) App = Recently, Delhi and Bengaluru Airport launched the beta version of DigiYatra
App + It is a Biometric Enabled Travel experience (BEST) based on Facial Recognition Technology +
the app links facial features to documents like ID proof, Vaccine proof and Boarding pass + Passengers
face acts as their ID proof and travel document and automatically valid their entry at all checkpoints.
Ø Krishi Udan 2.0 = Ministry of Civil Aviation + proposes to facilitating and incentivizing movement of
Agriproduce by air transportation + Scheme includes strengthening cargo related infrastructure,
Resources-Pooling and Development of E-KUSHAL (Krishi Udaan for Sustainable Holistic Agri-
Logistics) for information dissemination to all the stakeholders + There is no specific budget allocation
under Krishi Udan Scheme.
Ø eGCA Platform = Ministry of Civil Aviation + Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has
introduced a Web-based system on the eGCA platform for voluntary reporting of incidents that pose a
potential threat to flight safety + So far, the Voluntary Safety Reporting System is available on email
and postal mode. Now, the DGCA introduced a web-based system on “eGCA” portal.
Ministry of Railways OR Indian Railways

Ø Operation “NARCOS” = In order to bring attention to the menace of NDPS, a month-long pan-India
drive against the smuggling of narcotics through rail was launched under the code name Operation
“NARCOS” in the month of June-2022 + Railway Protection force(RPF) has been empowered to
conduct search, seizure and arrest under NDPS Act since April 2019 and has been actively participating
in the efforts of the Government to restrict this illegal trade.
Ø Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana = Ministry of Railways launched RKVY, under the aegis of Pradhan Mantri
Kaushal Vikas Yojana + Aim of RKVY is to impart training skills to the youth in various trades to bring
qualitative improvement + Candidates who are 10th passed and between 18-35 years shall be eligible to
apply Training will be provided to 50000 candidates over a period of three years + Training will be
provided in four trades viz. Electrician, Welder, Machinist and Fitter and will comprise of initial basic
training of 100 hours
Ø ‘Bharat Gaurav’ Scheme = Ministry of Railways + To tap the huge potential of tourism, the Railways
has announced the ‘Bharat Gaurav’ scheme, under which theme-based tourist circuit trains, on the lines
of the Ramayana Express, can be run either by private or State-owned operators + Service providers,
who can be an individual, company, society, trust, joint venture or consortium, will be free to decide
themes and circuits such as Guru Kripa trains for covering important places of Sikh culture or the
Ramayana Express for places connected with Lord Ram.
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways

Ø Jal Marg Vikas project (JMVP) = Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways + Implemented by:
Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) with support of the World Bank + Aims: To develop the
stretch between Varanasi to Haldia (on National Waterway 1) for navigation of large vessels weighing
up to 1500-2000 tonnes + Other features: IWAI came into existence in 1986, primarily for the
development and regulation of inland waterways for shipping and navigation. o Multimodal Terminals
are a part of Jal Marg Vikas project (JMVP) + Recently, Haldia Multi-Modal Terminal in West Bengal
was inaugurated under Jal Marg Vikas Project with cargo handling capacity of around over 3 Million
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constructed on Ganga, 2 other MMTs constructed in Sahibganj and Varanasi under the project.
Ø Sagarmala Young Professional (SYP) Scheme = SYP Scheme is formulated by the Ministry of Ports,
Shipping and Waterways to engage talented, forward thinking and dynamic young professionals in
various divisions of the Ministry + Sagarmala is an ambitious national initiative, launched in 2015, to
transform India’s Logistics Sector performance + Under the latest scheme, initially, around 25 young
professionals will be hired for 2 years (extendable to 2 more years) to deliver high-quality inputs in areas
such as infrastructure, data analysis, project management, etc.
Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD)

Ø Prajjwala Challenge = Recently, the Ministry of Rural Development under the Deendayal Antyodaya
Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) has launched the Prajjwala Challenge +
Aim: To invite ideas, solutions and actions that can transform the rural economy + The Prajjwala
Challenge will also be shared in the Manthan portal by the office of the Principal Scientific Advisor
Under DST and not rural development). The Manthan platform promotes collaboration between industry
and scientific research to help meet India’s national targets and SDGs + DAY-NRLM is one of the
flagship poverty alleviation programs of the Ministry of Rural Development, which aims at creating
efficient and effective institutional platforms for the rural poor. It enables them to increase household
income through sustainable livelihood enhancement and improved access to financial services.
Ø JALDOOT App = Ministry of Rural Development + It has been jointly developed by the Rural
Development and Panchayati Raj Ministries to monitor the groundwater levels across the country + It
will be used across the country to capture the water level of selected wells in a village. +It will enable
Gram RojgarSahayak (GRS) to measure the water level of selected wells twice a year (pre-monsoon and
post-monsoon).
Ø Project UNNATI = 2020 + Ministry of Rural Development + It was launched with the intention of
upgrading the skill base of the MGNREGA workers to help them transition from partial employment to
full employment, that is, to impart them skills + The MGNREGA Scheme along with Rural Skill Division
monitors the progress of the project. Full expenditures towards a stipend, against wage loss
compensation, are entirely borne by the Central Government.
Ø Unique Land Parcel Identification Number (ULPIN) Scheme = Launched last year by Department
of Land Resources + Centre plans to issue a 14-digit identification number to every plot of land in the
country within a year + It will subsequently integrate its land records database with revenue court records
and bank records, as well as Aadhaar numbers on a voluntary basis + This is the next step in the Digital
India Land Records Modernisation Programme (DILRMP), which began in 2008.
Ø National Mobile Monitoring System = National Mobile Monitoring Software (NMMS) App was
launched by the Ministry of Rural Development in 2021 + This app is aimed at bringing more
transparency and ensuring proper monitoring of the schemes + The NMMS App permits taking real time
attendance of workers at Mahatma Gandhi NREGA worksites along with geo-tagged photographs. The
app helps in increasing citizen oversight of the programme. The National Mobile Monitoring App is
applicable for the Mahatma Gandhi NREGA workers for all the States/ Union Territories + Recently,
the central government has ordered that digitally capturing attendance is now mandatory for all workers
employed under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA)
and will be applicable from January 1, 2023.
Ø MGNREGA = Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) + Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment
Guarantee Act +The primary objective of the scheme is to guarantee 100 days of employment in every
financial year to adult members of any rural household willing to do public work-related unskilled
manual work + At least one-third of beneficiaries have to be women + Wages must be paid according to
the statutory minimum wages specified for agricultural labourers in the state under the Minimum Wages
Act, 1948 + MGNREGA provides legally-backed guarantee for any rural adult to get work within 15
days of demanding it, failing which an ‘unemployment allowance’ must be given + The act mandates
Gram sabhas to recommend the works that are to be undertaken and at least 50% of the works must be
executed by them + It is the Gram Sabha and the Gram Panchayat which approves the shelf of works
under MGNREGA and fix their priority + Gram Sabha is the principal forum for wage seekers to raise
their voices and make demands + Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) is monitoring the entire
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works is mandatory + Eligibility criteria for receiving the benefits under MGNREGA scheme: (i) Must
be Citizen of India to seek NREGA benefits; (ii) Job seeker has completed 18 years of age; (iii) Applicant
must be part of a local household (i.e. application must be made with local Gram Panchayat); (iv)
Applicant must volunteer for unskilled labour + Initiatives taken for better implementation of
MGNREGA:
● GeoMGNREGA is a unique endeavor of the MoRD in association with National Remote Sensing
Centre (NRSC), ISRO and National Informatics Centre for geotagging of assets created under
MGNREGA
● Project 'LIFE-MGNREGA' (Livelihood in Full Employment) aims to promote self- reliance and
improving the skill base of the MGNREGA workers, and thereby improving the livelihood of the
workers
● NREGAsoft is a local language enabled workflow based e-Governance system which makes
available all the doc
Ø Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme(DILRMP) = 2008 + Ministry of Rural
Development + Formed by merger of two centrally sponsored schemes namely: Computerization of Land
Records (CLR), Strengthening of Revenue Administration and Updating of Land Records (SRA&ULR)
+ It has 3 components: Computerization of land record, Survey/re-survey & Computerization of
Registration + The State Governments/UT Administrations will implement it with financial and technical
supports from the Dept. of Land Resources + Recently, Union Ministry of Rural Development and
Panchayati Raj has released a booklet on “Best Practices in Digital India Land Records Modernization
Programme (DILRMP)” + The scheme has now been extended till 2023-24 + In India, Computerization
of Land Records (Record of rights) has been completed in 94% of villages.
Ø Deen Dayal Upadhyay Grameen Kaushal Yojana(DDU-GKY) = Ministry of Rural Development
(MoRD) + 2014 + It is a demand-driven placement linked skill training initiative working under the
National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM). It uses skill training and placement in wage employment
as a tool to diversify income and enable sustained upward movement out of poverty + DDU-GKY is
uniquely focused on rural youth between the ages of 15 and 35 years from poor families.
Ø Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana – Gramin (PMAY-G) = PMAY-G was launched in 2016 by
restructuring Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY) + IAY was launched during 1985-86 as a sub-scheme of
RLEGP (Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme) + Scheme aims at providing a pucca
house, with basic amenities, to all homeless and those households living in kutcha and dilapidated house,
by 2022 + Eligibility: Identification of beneficiaries as per the housing deprivation parameters and
exclusion criteria prescribed under Socio Economic Caste Census (SECC) 2011 after due verification by
Gram Sabha + Unit Size: Minimum size of the unit is 25 sq. mt. which includes a dedicated area for
hygienic cooking.
Ø Yuktdhara Portal = Recently, the Ministry of Rural Development has launched a new geospatial
planning portal, ‘Yuktdhara’ to help in facilitating the new MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National
Rural Employment Guarantee Act) assets with the use of remote sensing and GIS (Geographic
Information System) based information + It is a culmination of joint efforts of the Indian Space Research
Organisation (ISRO) and the Ministry of Rural development made towards realising a G2G
(Government-to-Government) service for rural planning in support of decentralised decision making +
Previously launched, ISRO's Geoportal Bhuvan is presently a de-facto geospatial platform for several
developmental planning activities across India + It will serve as a repository of assets (geotags) created
under the various National Rural Development Programmes, such as MGNREGA, Per Drop More Crop
Programmes, Integrated Watershed Management Programme, and Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana, along
with the field photographs.
Ø REWARD Project = The Government of India, the State Governments of Karnataka and Odisha and
the World Bank have signed a $115 million REWARD Programme + REWARD stands for Rejuvenating
Watersheds for Agricultural Resilience through Innovative Development + The project aims to help
national and state institutions adopt improved watershed management practices to help increase farmers’
resilience to climate change, promote higher productivity and better incomes + Watershed management
refers to implementing land use practices and water management practices to protect and improve the
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Ministry of Panchayati Raj
Ø SVAMITVA Scheme = Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR) + SVAMITVA (Survey of Villages and
Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas) scheme is a collaborative effort of the Ministry
of Panchayati Raj, State Panchayati Raj Departments, State Revenue Departments and Survey of India
+ Central Sector Scheme + Aim: To provide an integrated property validation solution for rural India +
It is a scheme for mapping the land parcels in rural inhabited areas using drone technology and
Continuously Operating Reference Station (CORS) + The mapping will be done across the country in a
phase-wise manner over a period of four years - from 2020 to 2024 + Scheme involves mapping of land
parcels using drone technology and Establishment of Continuous Operating Reference System (CORS).
[Question can be directly asked in the exam as -> CORS is related to which scheme?] + SVAMITVA
provides a “Record-of-Rights” to facilitate availing of loans on the security of such lands + MoPR has
introduced Rural Area Development Formulation and Plan (RADPFI) Guidelines in 2022. RADPFI will
guide in the preparation of a Master Plan for a Village. SVAMITVA, along with RADPFI can enable
Spatial Budgeting by unlocking the land use made available through Drone surveys and feature
extraction.
Ø Gram Manchitra = Gram Manchitra is a spatial application of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj + It is a
Unified Geo-Spatial Platform for all Gram Panchayats providing a decision support system for Panchayat
Development Plan + It helps in Real-time tracking of progress of work undertaken under different
schemes.
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

Ø PM Fasal Bima Yojna (PMFBY) = Central Government’s flagship crop insurance scheme launched in
2016 + it replaced the earlier two schemes National Agricultural Insurance Scheme and Modified NAIS
+ aims to provide insurance and financial support to farmers in the event of crop failure and targets to
bring 50% of cultivated area under crop insurance + scheme was made voluntary for all farmers(which
was one of the challenges in success of the scheme) after its revamp in February 2020. Further, the states
have also been provided flexibility to rationalise the sum insured so that adequate benefit can be availed
by farmers + All farmers growing notified crops in a notified area during the season who have insurable
interest in the crop are eligible + Coverage of Crops: State government notifies major crops for the Rabi
and Kharif seasons[So, NOT for all crops] + Farmers pay just 1.5% premium for rabi, 2% premium for
kharif and 5% for commercial crops + all farmers in a particular area must pay the same premium and
have the same claim payments + It aims to prevent sowing/planting risks, loss to standing crop, post-
harvest losses and localised calamities (no revenue protection)
Ø Bhartiya Prakritik Krishi Padhati (BPKP) = Minister for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare + sub
scheme of Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) since 2020-21 for promotion of traditional
indigenous practices + emphasises on exclusion of all synthetic chemical inputs and promotes on-farm
biomass recycling with major stress on biomass mulching; use of cow dung-urine formulations; plant-
based preparations and time to time working of soil for aeration + financial assistance of Rs 12200/ha
for 3 years is provided for cluster formation, capacity building and continuous hand holding by trained
personnel, certification and residue analysis.
Ø Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Scheme (PM-KISAN) = 2018 + Central Sector Scheme + It
allows land-owning eligible farmer families to receive ₹6,000 per year in three equal instalments of ₹
2,000 each, every four months + The instalment is transferred directly to the beneficiaries’ bank accounts
+ Under the PM-KISAN Scheme, funds are not allocated and sanctioned State-wise + Process of Self-
registration of beneficiaries has been made simple and easy through mobile app, PM KISAN portal and
walk-ins via Common Service Centers + To maintain the authenticity and validity of the scheme, a
mandatory physical verification of 5% beneficiary every year is being done as per the provisions laid
down in the scheme + Aadhar validation has been made compulsory to make whole process more
transparent + All PM-KISAN beneficiaries will be given the Kisan Credit Cards (KCC) so that farmers
can take easy loans from the banks.
Ø Agristack Project = The AgriStack is a collection of technologies and digital databases proposed by the
Central Government focusing on India’s farmers and the agricultural sector + AgriStack will create a
unified platform for farmers to provide them end to end services across the agriculture food value chain
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data in India, from land titles to medical records + Each farmer will have a unique digital identification
(farmers’ ID) that contains personal details, Each ID will be linked to the individual’s digital national ID
Aadhaar + Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare.
Ø Agriculture Investment Portal = Launched by Ministry of Agriculture + Portal will be a centralised
one stop portal for agri-investors to avail benefits of various government schemes implemented by
various departments related to agriculture and allied sectors + Aim is to boost investments, ease the
handholding process for investors, tap potential of all sub-sectors in Agriculture etc.
Ø Kritagya 3.0 = It is a national level hackathon organised by Indian Council of Agricultural Research
(ICAR) with its National Agricultural Higher Education Project (NAHEP) and Crop Science Division +
Aim: to promote speed breeding for crop improvement to ensure overall sustainability and resilience in
crop production in India + It gives an opportunity to students/faculties/ entrepreneurs/innovators and
encourage greater adoption of technology enabled solutions in the country.
Ø Crop Residue Management(CRM) Scheme = Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare + Initiated
in 2018 with an objective of moving away farmers of northern region from the practice of crop residue
burning causing pollution + Under the scheme farmers are provided machinery for in-situ management
of crop residue through establishment of CHCs (Custom Hiring Centres)
Ø Participatory Guarantee System for India (PGS-India) = Minister for Agriculture and Farmers'
Welfare + PGS is process of certifying organic products + The certification is in the form of a
documented logo or a statement + PGS certification is only for farmers or communities that can organize
and perform as a group. Individual farmers or groups of farmers smaller than five members are not
covered under PGS + PGS is applicable on on-farm activities comprising of crop production, processing
and livestock rearing, etc + Off-farm processing activities such as storage, transport and value addition
activities by persons/agencies other than PGS farmers away from the group are not covered under PGS
+ Please Note: Organic foods are also required to comply with the requirements of labeling of FSSAI in
addition to that of NPOP or PGS-India.
Ø Minimum Support Price (MSP) = Minister for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare + Central government
has hiked the minimum support price (MSP) for common paddy to ₹1,940 a quintal for the coming kharif
season, less than 4% higher than last year’s price of ₹1,868 + The decision was taken by the Cabinet
Committee on Economic Affairs[Remember the Body] + MSP is the rate at which the government
purchases crops from farmers, and is based on a calculation of at least one-and-a-half times the cost of
production incurred by the farmers + Commission for Agricultural Costs & Prices (CACP) recommends
MSPs for 22 mandated crops and fair and remunerative price (FRP) for sugarcane. CACP is an attached
office of the Ministry of Agriculture + The mandated crops includes 14 crops of the kharif season, 6 rabi
crops and 2 other commercial crops. In addition, the MSPs of toria and de-husked coconut are fixed on
the basis of the MSPs of rapeseed/mustard and copra, respectively + CACP does not do any field-based
cost estimates itself. It makes projections using state-wise, crop-specific production cost estimates
provided by the Directorate of Economics & Statistics in the Agriculture Ministry + CACP projects three
kinds of production cost for every crop, both at state and all-India average levels.
● ‘A2’ Covers all paid-out costs directly incurred by the farmer in cash and kind on seeds,
fertilisers, pesticides, hired labour, leased-in land, fuel, irrigation, etc.
● ‘A2+FL’ Includes A2 plus an imputed value of unpaid family labour.
● ‘C2’ It is a more comprehensive cost that factors in rentals and interest forgone on owned
land and fixed capital assets, on top of A2+FL
Ø Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture(MIDH) = Minister for Agriculture and Farmers'
Welfare + Centrally Sponsored Scheme implemented from 2014-15 under Green Revolution -
Krishonnati Yojana + aims for holistic growth of horticulture sector covering fruits, vegetables, root &
tuber crops, mushrooms, spices, flowers, aromatic plants, coconut, cashew, cocoa and bamboo +
Government of India (GOI) contributes 60% for developmental programmes in all the states except in
North East and Himalayan states, 40% share is contributed by State Governments + In the case of North
Eastern States and Himalayan States, GOI contributes 90%
Sub-schemes of MIDH Target group / area of operation
It is implemented by State Horticulture Missions in all
National Horticulture Mission
1. states & UTs except states in NE and Himalayan
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All states in NE and Himalayan Region - Arunachal
Horticulture Mission for North East Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland,
2.
& Himalayan States (HMNEH) Meghalaya, Sikkim, Tripura, Himachal Pradesh,
Uttarakhand and Jammu & Kashmir
3. National Bamboo Mission (NBM) All states & UTs
4. National Horticulture Board (NHB) All states & UTs focusing on commercial horticulture
5. Coconut Development Board (CDB) All States and UTs where coconut is grown
Central Institute for Horticulture
6. NE states, focusing on HRD and capacity building.
(CIH)
Ø Project CHAMAN = Minister for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare + Coordinated programme on
Horticulture Assessment & Management using geo iNformatics + initiated in 2014 under MIDH + for
better horticulture assessment and development through remote sensing, GIS and fieldsurvey + India
accounts for 13% of the global production of fruits and 21% of vegetables, making it the second largest
producer, after China + India also ranks at first position in the production of Banana, Mango, Lime and
Lemon, Papaya and Okra
Ø Horticulture Cluster Development Programme = Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare
(MoA&FW) to ensure holistic growth of horticulture + central sector Programme + implemented by
National Horticulture Board (NHB) + some clusters are:
● Shopian (J&K) and Kinnaur (H.P.) for Apple
● Lucknow (U.P.), Kutch (Gujarat) and Mahbubnagar (Telangana) for Mango
● Anantpur (A.P.) and Theni (T.N.) for Banana
● Nasik (M.H.) for Grapes, Siphahijala (Tripura) for Pineapple
● Solapur (M.H.) and Chitradurga (Karnataka) for Pomegranate
● West Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya) for Turmeric
Ø National Mission on Edible Oil-Oil Palm (NMEO-OP) = Minister for Agriculture and Farmers'
Welfare + Aims for self-reliance in edible oil involves investment of over Rs. 11,000 crore (over a five
year period) + NMEO proposal would aim to reduce import dependence from 60% to 45% by 2024-25,
by increasing domestic edible oil production from 10.5 million tonnes to 18 million tonnes, a 70% growth
target + The special emphasis of the scheme will be in India’s north-eastern states and the Andaman and
Nicobar Islands due to the conducive weather conditions in the regions + Under the scheme, oil palm
farmers will be provided financial assistance and will get remuneration under a price and viability
formula + India is the largest consumer of vegetable oil in the world. Of this, palm oil imports are almost
55% of its total vegetable oil imports + Palm oil is currently the world’s most consumed vegetable oil.It
is used extensively in the production of detergents, plastics, cosmetics, and biofuels. Top consumers of
the commodity are India, China, and the European Union (EU) + India produces less than half of the
roughly 2.4 crore tonnes of edible oil that it consumes annually. It imports the rest, buying palm oil from
Indonesia and Malaysia, soy oil from Brazil and Argentina, and sunflower oil, mainly from Russia and
Ukraine + Some groups are opposing this move as Oil palm is an invasive species. It is not a natural
forest product of north-eastern India and its impact on our biodiversity as well as on soil conditions has
to be analysed even if it is grown in non-forest areas.
Ø Beej Gram Yojana = Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India, is
implementing Beej Gram Yojana (Seed Village Programme) since 2014-15 to upgrade the quality of
farmer’s saved seeds + Aim to improve the stock of farm saved seeds for enhancing crop
production/productivity + Implementing agencies - State Departments of Agriculture, State Agriculture
Universities, KVKs, State Seeds Corporation, National Seeds Corporation, State Farms Corporation of
India, State Seeds Certification Agencies, Dept of Seed Certification. One implementing agency will be
identified for the area/locality and is to be authorised by the State Government + Financial assistance for
distribution of foundation/certified seeds is available for up to one acre per farmer These seeds are
distributed at 50% of seed cost for cereal crops and 60% for pulses, oilseeds, fodder and green manure
crops + To encourage farmers to develop storage capacity of appropriate quality, assistance will be given
to farmers for making/procuring of Pusa Bin/Mud bin/Bin made of paper pulp to store seeds on their
farm.
Ø Nutrition Smart Villages Initiative = Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare + A programme on
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Ka Amrit Mahotsav, to commemorate the 75th year of Independence of India + The initiative aims to
reach out to 75 villages across India with the objectives of promoting nutritional awareness, education
and behavioural change, harnessing traditional knowledge and implementing nutrition-sensitive
agriculture.
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology(MEITY)

Ø SAMRIDH Programme = Recently, the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY)
has launched the ‘Start-up Accelerators of MeitY for Product Innovation, Development and growth
(SAMRIDH)’ programme + It aims to create a conducive platform to Indian Software Product start-ups
to enhance their products and secure investments for scaling their business + It is focusing on accelerating
the 300 start-ups by providing customer connect, investor connect, and international immersion in the
next three years + It will provide investment of up to Rs 40 lakh to the start-up based on current valuation
and growth stage of the Start-Up through selected accelerators + It is Being implemented by MeitY Start-
up Hub (MSH).
Ø Scheme for Financial Support to Digital Payments = Recently cabinet approved an incentive scheme
for promotion of RuPay Debit Cards and low-value BHIM-UPI transactions (person-to-merchant or
P2M) for Financial Year 2022-23 + Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology is implementing
this scheme + Banks will be provided financial incentive, for promoting Point-of-Sale (PoS) and
ecommerce transactions using RuPay Debit Cards and low-value BHIM-UPI transactions (P2M) + The
scheme will also promote UPI LITE and UPI 123PAY as economical and user-friendly digital payments
solutions and enable penetration of digital payments across all sectors and segments of the population +
(UPI LITE = It is a new UPI service from NPCI which will allow making faster near real time small
value payments without an internet connection via the money added in the wallet) + (UPI 123PAY =
An instant payment system for feature phone users who can use Unified payments interface(UPI)
payment service without Internet + Per transaction limit is Rs 5000 + Multiple bank accounts cannot be
linked on UPI 123PAY)
Ø Scheme for Promotion of Manufacturing of Electronic Components and Semiconductors (SPECS)
= Ministry of Electronics & IT(MeitY) + It offers financial incentive of 25% of capital expenditure for
the manufacturing of goods that constitute the supply chain of an electronic product + The scheme is the
successor of earlier incentive scheme namely Modified Incentive Special Package Scheme (M-SIPS) +
incentives will be available for investment made within 5 years from the date of acknowledgement of
application + The Scheme is only applicable for target segments that constitute the supply chain of an
electronic product under the Scheme + The scheme will help offset the disability for domestic
manufacturing of electronic components and semiconductors in order to strengthen the electronic
manufacturing ecosystem in the country.
Ø 'Stay Safe Online' campaign and Digital Innovation Alliance = Union Minister of Electronics and
Information Technology launched the Stay Safe Online campaign and the Digital Innovation Alliance
(DIA) programme as a G-20 initiative + Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) is the nodal ministry for
the G20 Digital Economy Working Group (DEWG) + Stay Safe Online Campaign intends to raise
awareness about cyber risks and the need for cyber hygiene in an increasingly digitising world. The
campaign will be carried out via the MyGov website in English, Hindi and local languages to reach a
wider audience + Digital Innovation Alliance(DIA) is meant to unite the innovation ecosystems of G-20
to recognise and support start-ups developing innovative digital solutions. The DIA programme will
have 174 start-ups from member countries with 9 invitee countries sending in entries for digital solutions.
The G20 Digital Innovation Alliance (G20-DIA) aims to identify, recognize and promote the adoption
of innovative and impactful digital technologies developed by the start ups from the G20 countries and
the non-member states that were invited.
Ø Jeevan Pramaan = Launched in 2014 + Jeevan Pramaan is a digital life certificate for pensioners that
is biometrically enabled and based on Aadhaar + For Jeevan Pramaan (Digital Life Certificate) the
pensioner is not required to present himself/ herself personally before the Pension Disbursing Officer +
DLC also does not have to be submitted physically to the Pension Disbursing Agency (Bank/Post Office
etc) as it is available to them digitally and is automatically processed by the Pension Disbursing Agency.
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available to Remarried or Re-employed Pensioners. They are required to submit the Life Certificate the
conventional way to their Pension Disbursing Authority + Ministry/Department: Department of
Electronics and IT, Ministry of Communication and IT + Eligibility: Pensioners of the Central
Government, State Government or any other Government organisation can take benefit from this facility.
Ø CPGRAMs = Centralised Public Grievances Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAM) is an online
web-enabled system developed by the National Informatics Centre (Ministry of Electronics & IT
[MeitY]), in association with the Directorate of Public Grievances (DPG) and Department of
Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) (under Ministry of Personnel, Public
Grievances & Pensions) + It helps in receiving, redressing and monitoring of grievance of the public in
an efficient way.
Ø Param Porul = Param Porul is a state-of the art Supercomputer at NIT Tiruchirappalli under Phase 2 of
National Supercomputing Mission (NSM) + Majority of the components used to build PARAM PORUL
have been manufactured and assembled within the country + It is based on Direct Contact Liquid Cooling
technology to obtain a high power usage effectiveness and thereby reducing the operational cost + Under
NSM, till date 15 supercomputers have been installed across the nation with a computing capacity of 24
petaflops + PARAM Shivay was the first Supercomputer assembled indigenously.
Ø Digilocker = DigiLocker is an initiative by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
(MeitY), Government of India under its Digital India Initiative + It provides a record in the cloud to each
Aadhaar holder for storing and using bona fide reports/endorsements + The locker can be accessed by
individuals, using their mobile number + Technology companies such as Google and Dropbox offer
storage space for users to store documents + Apart from e-documents, DigiLocker can store a Uniform
Resource Identifier (URI) link of e-documents issued by various issuer departments + For DigiLocker
login, Clients need to have an Aadhaar number to utilize DigiLocker.
Ø India’s Semiconductor Mission(ISM) = Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology + The
mission has been set up with the objective of building a vibrant semiconductor besides displaying
ecosystem in order for India to emergence as a global hub in electronics manufacturing and design +
Under the scheme, interested companies which seeks to tap the Rs 76,000-crore incentives earmarked
by Central government for developing semiconductors and displaying manufacturing ecosystem in India
will be able to start applying for it from January 1, 2022 + Ministry has approved a fiscal support of up
to 50 per cent of the project cost, in order to set up certain variants of silicon-based semiconductor fab
across India. Financial support will be provided for six years from the date of approval.
Ø Semiconductor Chips = Semiconductors — also known as integrated circuits (ICs), or microchips —
are most often made of silicon or germanium, or a compound like gallium arsenide. It’s the thing that
makes electronic items smart and faster + Made from a material, usually silicon, that “semi-conducts”
electricity, the chip performs a variety of functions + India currently imports all chips and the market is
estimated to touch $100 billion by 2025 from $24 billion now + They are the basic building blocks that
serve as the heart and brain of all modern electronics and information and communications technology
products. These chips are now an integral part of contemporary automobiles, household gadgets and
essential medical devices such as ECG machines + Recently, India has launched the Scheme for
Promotion of Manufacturing of Electronic Components and Semiconductors (SPECS) under which a
budget outlay of Rs 3,285 crore is spread over a period of eight years for manufacturing of electronics
components and semiconductors
Ø XR Startup Program = MeitY Startup Hub, an initiative of Ministry of Electronics & Information
Technology (MeitY), and Meta have announced the list of 120 startups and innovators for XR Startup
Program + XR Startup Program includes an Accelerator and a Grand Challenge. Accelerator Program is
supporting 40 early-stage start-ups working in XR technologies. Grand Challenge will encourage early-
stage innovators in sectors like Education, Learning and Skills, Healthcare, Gaming and Entertainment,
etc + XR refers to all real-and-virtual combined environments generated by computer technology and
wearables.
Ø Digital India Week = The Prime Minister inaugurated the Digital India Week 2022 +The theme for
Digital India Week 2022: Catalysing New India’s Techade + The programme will celebrate the
anniversary of Digital India and demonstrate how public digital platforms like Aadhaar, UPI, Cowin,
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(2015) by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) with a vision to transform India
into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy + Initiatives launched during the event
● Digital India Bhashini- It will enable easy access to internet and digital services in Indian languages.
● Digital India GENESIS (Gen-next Support for Innovative Startups): It is a National Deep-tech
Startup Platform, to discover, support, grow and make successful startups in Tier-II and Tier-III cities
of India.
● Indiastack.global: It is a global repository of key projects implemented under India Stack like
Aadhaar, UPI, Digilocker, Cowin Vaccination Platform etc. India Stack is the name for a set of open
APIs and digital public goods.
● myScheme: It is a service discovery platform facilitating access to Government Schemes.
● C2S (Chips to Startup) Programme: It aims to train specialised manpower in the area of design of
semiconductor chips at Bachelors, Masters and Research levels, and act as a catalyst for growth of
Startups involved in semiconductor design in India + It is part of the India Semiconductor Mission
+ The first cohort of 30 Institutions to be supported under C2S Programme was announced.
● Meri Pehchaan- National Single Sign-On (NSSO) for One Citizen Login: It is a user authentication
service in which a single set of credentials provides access to multiple online applications or services.
Ø QSIM – Quantum Computer Simulator Toolkit = Ministry of Electronics and Information
Technology (MeitY) recently launched + QSim toolkit allows researchers and students to write and
debug Quantum Code that is essential for developing Quantum Algorithms + It is an outcome of the
project “Design and Development of Quantum Computer Toolkit (Simulator, Workbench) and Capacity
Building”, one of the first initiatives in the country to address the common challenge of advancing the
Quantum Computing research frontiers in India + This project is being executed collaboratively by IISc
Bangalore, IIT Roorkee and C-DAC with the support of MeitY.
Ø Chips To Startup (C2S) Programme = Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)
invited applications from 100 academia, R&D organisations, start-ups and MSMEs under its C2S
Programme + C2S Programme aims to train 85 thousand high-quality and qualified engineers in the area
of Very large-scale integration and Embedded System Design + Under C2S, project would be initiated
in certain key areas including Energy & Environment, Healthcare, Agriculture, Disaster management etc
+ It would be implemented at about 100 academic institutions (Start-ups and MSMEs can also
participate) across the Country, including IITs, NITs, and IIITs + C-DAC will be the nodal agency +
Please Note: Recently, PM announced that 16 January will be celebrated as National Startup Day.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

Ø BIND Scheme = Recently, Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the “Broadcasting
Infrastructure and Network Development (BIND)” scheme + It is a Central Sector Scheme which
provides financial support for the infrastructure development of Prasar Bharati i.e. All India Radio (AIR)
and Doordarshan (DD) + Ministry of Information & Broadcasting + The scheme also includes the
distribution of over 8 Lakh DD Free Dish STBs (Set Top Boxes) to people living in tribal, remote, Left
Wing Extremism (LWE) and border areas.
Ministry of Parliamentary affairs

Ø National e-Vidhan Application (NEVA) = NeVA system has been developed to make all the work and
data related to legislative bodies available online for the use of both citizens and the members of
Assemblies + e-Vidhan is re-designated as NeVA + Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs is Nodal Ministry
for rolling out NeVA + NeVA aims to bring all the legislatures of the country together, in one platform
thereby creating a massive data depository.
Ministry of Statics and Program Implementation

Ø MP Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) = It was formulated in 1993 to enable MPs to
recommend development works in their constituencies with emphasis on the creation of durable
community assets based on the locally felt need + It comes under Ministry of Statistics & Programme
Implementation (MOSPI) + The annual MPLADS fund entitlement per MP constituency is ₹ 5 crore +
MPs are to recommend every year, works costing at least 15% of the MPLADS entitlement for the year
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a Lok Sabha Constituency is spread over more than one District, the MP can choose any one of the
Districts as Nodal District in his/her constituency + The Rajya Sabha MP can choose any District in
his/her State of Election as Nodal District + Nominated Members of both Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha
can choose any District in the country as Nodal District + At least 10% of the work needs to be inspected
that are being implemented every year, including those for societies and trusts + Recently, Union Finance
Ministry has ordered revised rules, under which the interest that the fund accrues will be deposited in the
Consolidated Fund of India.
Ø MLA-LAD Fund = Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation + State Governments have
been implementing MLALAD Fund on the lines of Member of Parliament Local Area
Development (MPLAD) Fund + it enables each MLA to undertake small developmental works in his/her
constituency through the funds allocated each year + funds will be provided in the State's Plan Budget
every year + intended to be utilised for small but essential projects/works based on the felt needs of the
local public + MLAs can only recommend works in their constituencies based on a set of guidelines.
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution

Ø Ration Mitra Portal = Aims to enable States to identify and verify the eligible beneficiaries for coverage
under the National Food Security Act + Developed by the National Informatics Centre, can be used to
enroll people of any State + The portal is an enabler for States/UTs to complete their inclusion exercise
under NFSA. The NFSA provides food security coverage for 81.35 crore persons in the country. The
present NFSA coverage is about 79.74 crore.
Ø Right to Repair Portal = Launched by Ministry of Consumer Affairs + On this portal manufacturers
will share the manual of product details with customers so that they can either repair it by themselves,
or by third parties, rather than depend on the original manufacturers + Initially, mobile phones,
electronics, consumer durables, automobiles and farming equipment will be covered + It will save
consumers money and contribute to circular economy objectives by improving the life span,
maintenance, re-use, upgrade, recyclability, and waste handling of appliances.
Ø Grand Challenge on Onion Storage = Department of Consumer Affairs (Ministry of Consumer Affairs,
Food and Public distribution) launched 'Technologies for Primary Processing, Storage and Valorisation
of Onions' via 'Grand Challenge on Onion Storage' + Challenge is open to students, startups, and
corporates to find solutions that reduce damage and bring down prices of onion.
Ø Open Market Sale Scheme = Food Corporation of India (FCI) sells surplus stocks of wheat and rice
under Open Market Sale Scheme (Domestic) at predetermined prices through e-auction in the open
market from time to time to enhance the supply of food grains, especially wheat during the lean season
and thereby moderate the open market prices especially in the deficit regions + The Minimum and
maximum quantity of wheat per buyer shall be 50 MT and 5000 MT respectively. The maximum quantity
for State Govt. Agencies in one tender is 40,000 MT + The minimum and maximum quantity of Raw
Rice Grade-A that a bulk consumer/trader can bid in an e-auction conducted by a Region for a State/UT
is 50 MT and 3500 MT respectively + The maximum quantity of rice that a State Govt. can bid in a
single e-auction is 25,000 MT + It is a scheme of Department of Food and Public Distribution, Ministry
of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.
Ø One Nation, One Standard (ONOS) = Ministry of Consumer Affairs + Recently, Research Design and
Standards Organisation (RDSO) of Indian Railways has become the first Institution to be declared
Standard Developing Organization (SDO) under "One Nation One Standard" mission of BIS (Bureau of
Indian Standards) + ONOS aims to develop one template of standard for one given product instead of
having multiple agencies set it + Currently, BIS is the only national body that frames standards. But
different Institutions and PSUs also develop standards in their specific domains.
Ø Hallmarking = Ministry for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution + Bureau of Indian Standard
(BIS) defines hallmarking as accurate determination and official recording of proportionate content of
precious metal in precious metal articles + So, it is “guarantee of purity or fineness” of precious metal
articles + BIS operates gold and silver hallmarking scheme in India + govt notification issued in 2018
notified two categories under the purview of hallmarking for gold and silver jewellery and gold and
silver artefacts + Department of Consumer Affairs clarified that following will be exempted from
mandatory Hallmarking
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● Jewellery for international exhibitions,
● Jewellery for government-approved B2B domestic exhibitions
Ø National Task Force on Hallmarking = Ministry of Consumer Affairs + NOT formed by govt + It was
formed by 350 associations and federations representing four zones (East, West, North and South) of the
entire gems and jewellery industry across the country + The objective of this committee is to ensure a
smooth implementation of mandatory hallmarking across the country
Ø Hallmarking Unique ID(HUID) = Introduced by Ministry for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public
Distribution + HUID is a unique code that will be given to every piece of jewellery at the time of
hallmarking, which will be helpful in identifying the jeweller or the Assaying and Hallmarking Centres
(AHCs) which had hallmarked the jewellery. It will be a six-digit alphanumeric code, with which every
piece of jewellery will be tagged + HUID aims to tracks every piece of jewellery, the customer, and
jeweller, through the unique id + hallmarking process in the country is done under the Bureau of Indian
Standards (BIS) + HUID is a six-digit alphanumeric code, or one that consists of numbers and letters +
+ Jewellery is stamped with the unique number manually at the Assaying & Hallmarking (A&H) centre.
The hallmark consists of three symbols which give some information about the jewellery piece. The first
symbol is the BIS logo; the second indicates purity and fineness; and the third symbol is the HUID. +
Hallmarking & HUID are mandatory for 14-, 18- and 22-carat gold jewellery and artefacts + HUID gives
a distinct identity to each piece of jewellery enabling traceability. It is critical to the credibility of
hallmarking and to help address complaints against adulteration + In HUID-based hallmarking,
registration of jewellers is an automatic process with no human interference + According to the
Government, it is a secure system and poses no risk to data privacy and security + The Government has
made it mandatory to sell hallmarked jewellery in the first phase in 256 districts of the country, each of
which has at least one Assaying & Hallmarking centre. HUID numbers are engraved at these centres.
More than one lakh jewellers are registered and daily, more than three lakh pieces of jewellery get
hallmarked with the HUID number.
Ø Some standards applied in India
Mark Certifying Agency Description
ISI Mark BIS It is mandatory for products like switches,
electric
motors, wiring cables, heaters, kitchen
appliances, some varieties of cement,
packaged mineral water, etc
BIS Hallmark BIS It is generally for jewellery
Fruit products order Ministry of Mandatory for all processed food products
(FPO) Mark Food processing sold in India
Indian APEDA Mandatory for organically farmed food
Organic certification products manufactured in India
Agricultural Directorate of It is legally enforced in India by the
marketing(AGMARK) Marketing Agricultural produce Act, 1937
and inspection
Ministry of Food Processing Industries

Ø Pradhan Mantri Formalisation Of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme =
PMFME Scheme of Ministry of Food Processing Industries, under Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan
completed two years + centrally sponsored scheme + aims to provide financial, technical and business
support for upgradation of existing micro food processing enterprises + It is being implemented over a
period of five years from 2020- 21 to 2024-25 with an outlay of Rs 10,000 crore + Expenditure is to be
shared in 60:40 ratio between Central and State Governments, in 90:10 ratio with North Eastern and
Himalayan States, 60:40 ratio with UTs with legislature and 100% by Centre for other UTs + Union
Bank of India is the nodal bank for its implementation + Micro food processing units in the informal
sector are also eligible for support under the scheme + scheme also envisages Entrepreneurship
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industry and product specific skilling +Please Note: India is ranked first in the production of milk, pulses
and jute, second in fruits and vegetables and third in cereal +Key features of the scheme:
● About 2 lakh FME will be given direct financial assistance in the form of credit linked subsidy.
● Existing Individual micro food processing units desirous of upgradation of their unit can avail credit
linked capital subsidy @35% of the eligible project cost with a maximum ceiling of Rs.10 lakh per
unit.
● Seed capital @ Rs. 40,000/- per SHG member would be provided for working capital and purchase
of small tools.
● FPOs/ SHGs/ producer cooperatives would be provided a credit linked grant of 35% for capital
investment along the value chain.
● Scheme also places a thrust on waste to wealth products, minor forest products and Aspirational
Districts.
Ø Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industry (PLISFPI) = Ministry of Food
Processing Industries + Aims to support creation of global food manufacturing champions commensurate
with India’s natural resource endowment and support Indian brands of food products in the international
markets + Central Sector Scheme + Scheme will be implemented over a six year period from 2021-22
to 2026-27 + It has two main Components: Incentivising manufacturing of four major food product
segments: Millets based products, Processed Fruits & Vegetables, Marine Products, Mozzarella Cheese
and Support for branding and marketing abroad + Innovative/ Organic products of SMEs including Free
Range - Eggs, Poultry Meat, Egg Products in these segments are also covered under above component +
Scheme is open to Proprietary Firm or Partnership Firm or Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) or a
Company registered in India, Co-operatives, SME and making an application for seeking approval for
coverage under the Scheme + Coverage under the PLI Scheme will not affect eligibility under any other
scheme and vice versa.
Ministry of Defence
Ø ‘SPRINT’ Initiative = The ‘SPRINT’ initiative aims to promote development and usage of indigenous
defence technologies by domestic companies + The initiative was unveiled during Naval Innovation and
Indigenisation Organisation (NIIO) seminar ‘Swavlamban’ in New Delhi in July 2022 + Full form-
Supporting Pole-Vaulting in R&D through Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX), NIIO and
Technology Development Acceleration Cell (TDAC). The task of development of this technology is one
of the 75 challenges that have been introduced by the Indian Navy under Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav last
year.
Ø SRIJAN Portal = Launched in 2020 by Ministry of Defence + indigenization portal was developed by
Department of Defence Production + provides information regarding defence equipment and items
which are being imported currently or to be imported by Defence PSUs + one stop shop online portal
that provides access to vendors to take up items that can be indigenized + Then government will take
proper measures regarding making these products indigenized + Indian industry has shown interest for
indigenization of 2880 displayed items on this portal so far.
Ø SPARSH = Recently, the Ministry of Defence has implemented SPARSH (System for Pension
Administration Raksha) + integrated system for automation of sanction and disbursement of defence
pension + This web-based system processes pension claims and credits pension directly into bank
accounts of defence pensioners without relying on any external intermediary.
Ø Agnipath Scheme = a recruitment scheme for Indian youth to serve in the Armed Forces + Youth (from
17.5 years to 23 age group) selected under this scheme will be known as Agniveers who will be enrolled
for a period of four years. They would form a distinct rank in the Armed Forces, different from any other
existing ranks + Upon the completion of four years of service, Agniveers will be offered an opportunity
to apply for permanent enrolment in the Armed Forces. Up to 25% of each specific batch will be enrolled
in regular cadre based on objective criteria including performance during their four-year engagement
period
Ø Technology Development Fund (TDF) = Ministry of Defence + established in 2019 + to promote self-
reliance in Defence Technology as part of 'Make in India' initiative + executed by DRDO + encourages
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technology capability for defence application + will be limited to development of technologies or
prototype of product having potential use for Services and typical development period of two years +
Such chosen entities will be referred to as Development Agencies (DAs) + Recently, limit of funding of
innovative defense projects under Technology Development Fund (TDF) has been raised to Rs 50 crore
per project, from the present limit of Rs 10 crore.
Ø iDEX Initiative = Ministry of Defence launched in 2018 + It aims to achieve self - reliance and foster
innovation and technology development in Defence and Aerospace by engaging Industries including
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), start-ups, individual innovators, R&D institutes and
academia + iDEX is funded and managed by the DIO (Defence Innovation Organisation), and functions
as the executive arm of DIO + DIO is a ‘not for profit’ company registered under Section 8 of the
Companies Act 2013. Its two founding members are Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) & Bharat
Electronics Limited (BEL) + The scheme is aimed at providing financial support to nearly 300 start-ups,
MSME, individual innovators and 20 partner incubators.
Ø Mission DefSpace = Ministry of Defence + It is an ambitious effort to develop innovative solutions for
the three Services (Indian airforce, Navy and Army) in the space domain through the Indian industry and
start-ups + Under Mission DefSpace, 75 challenges are being opened to get innovative solutions, based
on the defence requirements in the space domain.
Ø Maa Bharati Ke Sapoot website = Launched by Defence Ministry + for contribution to the Armed
Forces Battle Casualties Welfare Fund (AFBCWF).
Ø Project WARDEC = WARDEC is a prototype name given to the ‘Wargame Research and Development
Centre’ to be developed in New Delhi + It will be a first-of-its-kind simulation-based training centre in
India that will use artificial intelligence (AI) to design virtual reality wargames + It will be developed by
the Army Training Command and Gandhinagar-based Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU) + It will be
used by the Army to train its soldiers and test their strategies through “metaverse-enabled gameplay”.
Ministry of Communications
Ø Telecom Technology Development Fund (TTDF) Scheme = Universal Service Obligation Fund
(USOF), a body under the Department of Telecommunications, officially launched the Telecom
Technology Development Fund (TTDF) Scheme in 2022 + Telecom Technology Development Fund
(TTDF) aims to fund R&D in rural-specific communication technology applications and form synergies
among academia, start-ups, research institutes, and the industry to build and develop the telecom
ecosystem + (Refer earlier editions for USOF).
Ø Bharat Net Project = Ministry of Communication + was originally launched in 2011 as the National
Optical Fibre Network(NOFN) and renamed as Bharat-Net in 2015 + It seeks to provide connectivity to
2.5 lakh Gram Panchayats (GPs) through optical fibre + It is a flagship mission implemented by Bharat
Broadband Network Ltd. (BBNL) + The objective is to facilitate the delivery of e-governance, e-health,
e-education, e-banking, Internet and other services to rural India + Vision of the project is to establish a
highly scalable network infrastructure, provide on demand connectivity of 2 Mbps to 20 Mbps for all
households and institutions; and to realise the vision of digital india, in partnership with states and the
private sector + The project is a Centre-State collaborative project, with the States contributing free
Rights of Way for establishing the Optical Fibre Network + The entire project is being funded by
Universal service Obligation Fund (USOF), which was set up for improving telecom services in rural
and remote areas of the country.
Ø PM Wi-Fi Access Network Interface / PM WANI Scheme = initiative aims to elevate wireless internet
connectivity in the country + PM-WANI ecosystem will be operated by different players such as Public
Data Office (PDO); Public Data Office Aggregator (PDOA); App Provider; Central Registry + The
public network will be set up by the PDOAs to provide Wi-Fi service through the PDOs spread
throughout the country + A PDOA buys bulk bandwidth from licenced telcos/ISPs, and re-sells it to
multiple PDOs to ensure the latter can offer Wi-Fi connectivity to customers + The government will
develop an app to register users and discover the WANI-compliant Wi-Fi hotspots in the nearby area
and display them for accessing internet service + Central Registry will maintain the details of App
Providers, PDOAs, and PDOs. To begin with, the Central Registry will be maintained by Centre for
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through these public Wi-Fi networks + A customer wanting to access the network from a PDO’s premise
can do so only after an eKYC authentication.
Ø SAMPANN Project = Ministry of Communication + System for Accounting and Management of
Pension (SAMPANN) project is a Comprehensive pension management system for pensioners of the
Department of Telecommunications + Launched in 2018 + It is being implemented by Controller General
of Communication Accounts, Department of Telecommunications + It provides direct credit of pension
into the bank accounts of pensioners.
Ø Regional Standardization Forum (RSF) = Recently, RSF is a platform for exchange of ideas,
discussing standardisation topics like Sustainable Digital Transformation and Role of ITU Standards,
Harnessing Technologies for Digital and Financial Inclusion in Emerging Markets, evolving Data Value
Chain and Digital Health + Ministry of Communications hosted the International Telecommunication
Union’s (ITU) RSF for Asia and Oceania region + ITU is the United Nations specialised agency for
information and communication technologies – ICTs.
Ø Dak Karmyogi = It is an e-learning portal of the Department of Posts + Its aim is to enhance the
competencies of Gramin Dak Sevaks ((Rural Postal Service) and departmental employees by training
them on a number of Government to Citizen(G2C) services for enhanced customer satisfaction + The
trainees can access the uniform standardized training content online or in blended campus mode to enable
them to effectively deliver a number of G2C services for enhanced customer satisfaction + The training
videos are available in 12 Indian languages to help postal trainees to access training content in vernacular
languages.
Ministry of Mines
Ø Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY) = It is meant to provide for the welfare
of areas and people affected by mining related operations, using the funds generated by DMF + The
scheme ensures mitigating the adverse impacts, during and after mining, on the environment, health and
socio-economics of people in mining districts; and to ensure long-term sustainable livelihoods for the
affected people in mining areas + As per this scheme, High priority areas like drinking water, health
care, sanitation, education, skill development, welfare measures, skill development and environment
conservation will get at least 60% share of the funds + It was launched by Ministry of Mines.
Ø District Mineral Foundation (DMF) funds = Ministry of Mines + It has been conceptualised as a
benefit-sharing mechanism with mining-affected communities, recognizing them as partners + t is set up
as a non-profit trust in all mining districts of India + it comes with the precise objective to ‘work for the
interest and benefit of people and areas affected by mining’, through a participatory process + It was
mandated through the Mines and Minerals (Development & Regulation) Amendment Act, (MMDRA)
2015 + In 2015, the Government further aligned DMF with the Pradhan Mantri KhanijKshetra Kalyan
Yojana (PMKKKY) scheme, to implement various developmental projects and welfare programs in
mining-affected areas using DMF funds + The DMF funds collections have been the highest in mineral-
rich Odisha, followed by Jharkhand , Chhattisgarh , Rajasthan and Telangana.
Ministry of Culture
Ø National Mission on Cultural Mapping (NMCM) = Ministry of Culture + 2017 + NMCM has now
been handed over to Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA). IGNCA will soon start cultural
mapping in 75 villages + NMCM was set up to compile data of artists, art forms & geo location with
inputs from Central Ministries, State Governments & art and culture bodies + Specially designed data
capture form with technical collaboration of National E-Governance Division (NEGD)/Ministry of
Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY) has been formulated for data collection + Three
important objectives of NMCM are: National Cultural Awareness Abhiyan, Nationwide Artist Talent
Hunt/Scouting Programme, National Cultural Workplace.
Ø National Mission for Manuscripts (NMM) = Ministry of Culture + 2003 + The Mission has the
mandate of identifying, documenting, conserving and making accessible the manuscript heritage of India
+ The ultimate objective of the Mission is to establish a Digital Manuscripts Repository at Indira Gandhi
National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) in which researchers and scholars can view and consult the
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a ‘Manuscript Resource Centre’ in 2007 and the Andhra Pradesh Higher Education department
acknowledged it as a ‘Centre of Excellence’ in 2008 + Please Note: Oriental Research Institute (ORI)
was launched by the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) in 1939, the institute was handed over in
1956 to Sri Venkateswara University after its formation.
Ø Adarsh Smarak Scheme = Ministry of Culture + 2014 + for providing improved visitor amenities,
especially for the physically challenged + civic amenities are being augmented at protected sites +
Archaeological Survey of India had identified 100 monuments as “Adarsh Smarak” for upgradation +
Aims to make the monument visitor friendly.
Ø Global Engagement Scheme = Ministry of Culture + Under this scheme, under which Festivals of India
are organised in other countries showcasing folk art and other cultural events such as exhibitions, dance,
music, theatre, food fest, literary fest, film fest, yoga etc.
Ø Museum Grant Scheme = Launched in 2013 + Ministry of Culture + To provide financial assistance to
the State Governments, Autonomous bodies, Local Bodies, Societies and Trusts registered under the
Societies Act for setting up of new Museums as well as for the development of existing museums.
Ø Scheme for Promotion of Culture of Science (SPoCS) = Ministry of Culture + It provides for setting
up of Science Cities and Science Centres in all the States of the country, provided adequate funds are
available + Implementing Agency: National Council of Science Museums (NCSM), an autonomous
organisation under the Ministry of Culture + Three major components of this scheme are science cities,
science centres and innovation centres.
Ministry of New & Renewable Energy

Ø National Green Hydrogen Mission = The Union Cabinet has recently approved the National Green
Hydrogen Mission + It is proposed to make India a global champion in Green Hydrogen production,
thereby reducing the dependence on Fossil fuels gradually + The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
(MNRE) is to formulate the guidelines for the implementation of the mission
Ø PM Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (KUSUM) Scheme = KUSUM aims to provide
energy sufficiency and sustainable irrigation access to farmers + to provide extra scheme to farmers by
giving them an option to sell additional power to the grid through solar power project set up on their
barren lands + to promote decentralised solar power production + 10 years scheme + Ministry of New
and Renewable Energy + It has three components, Component A: setting up of 10,000 megawatt of
decentralised ground/ stilt-mounted grid-connected solar or other renewable energy-based power plants,
Component B: Off-grid solar-Pumps and Component C: Solarization of grid-connected electric pumps
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers

Ø PM PRANAM Scheme = PM PRANAM (Promotion of Alternate Nutrients for Agriculture
Management Yojana) has been planned to reduce the use of chemical fertilisers by incentivising states
+ The scheme will have no separate budget and will be financed through the “savings of existing fertiliser
subsidy” under schemes run by the Department of Fertilisers.
Ø PM Kisan Samruddhi Kendras (PM-KSK) = Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers + They will act as
a one-stop-shop for farmers who can buy products and avail of multiple services related to the agriculture
sector + Supply agri-inputs like seeds, fertilisers, and farm implements + Provide testing facilities for
soil, seeds and fertilisers. Information about government schemes will also be provided.
Ø Integrated Pharmaceutical Database Management System 2.0 (IPDMS 2.0) = It is an integrated
responsive cloud-based application developed by NPPA with technical support from Centre for
Advanced Computing (C-DAC) + It is envisaged to optimise synergies in operations in order to promote
Government’s thrust on ‘Ease of Doing Business’ as it would provide a single window for submissions
of various forms as mandated under Drug Price Control Order (DPCO),2013 + It would also enable
paperless functioning of NPPA and facilitate the stakeholders to connect with National Pharma Pricing
Regulator from across the country + (The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) = It is a
government regulatory agency that controls the prices of pharmaceutical drugs in India + It was
constituted by Government of India Resolution in 1997 as an attached office of the Department of
Pharmaceuticals (DoP), Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers + It acts as an independent Regulator for
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Ø Scheme for promotion of Bulk Drug Parks(BDP) = A bulk drug is also called an active pharmaceutical
ingredient (API), a key ingredient of a drug or medicine, which lends it the desired therapeutic effect or
produces the intended pharmacological activity + Launched in 2020 by the Union Ministry of Chemicals
and Fertilisers, with the aim to develop 3 mega BDPs and reduce India’s dependence on China for APIs
+ Recently, Centre has approved BDPs for Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh + The grant-
in-aid will be 90% of the project cost in the case of North-East and hilly States and 70% in the case of
other States (up to a maximum of Rs 1000 crore per BDP).
Ø Pharma Sahi Daam 2.0 App = Launched by National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) +
Pharma Sahi Daam from NPPA is an online search tool for checking prices of Scheduled/Non-Scheduled
medicines instantly at the time of purchasing medicines and for searching medicine substitutes + It has
features like speech recognition; search medicines brand/formulation wise; share feature along with
consumer complaint handling system.
Ø Pharmaceutical Technology Upgradation Assistance (PTUAS) Scheme = Ministry of Chemicals and
Fertilisers + PTUAS includes interest subvention or capital subsidy on their capital loans, which will
further facilitate the growth in volumes as well as in quality + PTUAS is a credit linked scheme + SIDBI
is the Project Management Consultant (PMC) of the scheme + Aim – to facilitate MSMEs of proven
track record to meet national and international regulatory standards (WHO-GMP or Schedule-M:
Schedule M is a part of Drug and Cosmetic act 1940. It is Good manufacturing practice for
pharmaceuticals that should be followed by pharmaceutical manufacturing units in India.)
Ø One Nation, One Fertiliser(ONOF) = Implemented under Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Urvarak
Pariyojana (PM-BJP) + Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers + Under ONOF companies are allowed to
display their name, brand, logo and other relevant product information only on one-third space of their
bags. On the remaining two-thirds space, the “Bharat” brand and Pradhan Mantri Bharatiya Jan Urvarak
Pariyojana logo will have to be shown + The single brand name for UREA, Di-Ammonium Phosphate
DAP, Muriate of potash (MOP) and Nitrogen Phosphorus Potassium NPK etc. would be BHARAT
UREA, BHARAT DAP, BHARAT MOP and BHARAT NPK etc. respectively for all Fertiliser
Companies, State Trading Entities (STEs) and Fertiliser Marketing Entities (FMEs) + This scheme
applies to both public and private sector companies + It will bring about uniformity in fertiliser brands
across the country + All subsidised soil nutrients – urea, di-ammonium phosphate (DAP), Muriate of
Potash (MoP), and NPK – will be marketed under the single brand Bharat across the nation + Please
Note: Recently Government launched ‘Indian Edge’, an e-magazine on fertiliser.
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas

Ø Pradhan Mantri JI-VAN (JaivIndhan- Vatavaran Anukoo fasal awashesh Nivaran) Yojana = Ministry
of Petroleum & Natural Gas + It aims for providing financial support to Integrated Bio-ethanol Projects
using lignocellulosic biomass and other renewable feedstock + targeted to achieve 10% blending
percentage of Ethanol in petrol by 2022.Therefore, an alternate route viz. Second Generation (2G)
Ethanol from biomass and other wastes is being explored by MoP&NG to bridge the supply gap for EBP
programme. The PM JI-VAN Yojana is being launched as a tool to create 2G Ethanol capacity in the
country and attract investments in this new sector + Centre for High Technology (CHT), a technical body
under the aegis of MoP&NG, will be the implementation Agency for the scheme.
Ø Ethanol Blending = India recently achieved 10% Ethanol blending with petrol (E10) before schedule
and now has advanced it to 20% by 2025 instead of 2030 + The program started in 2003 with an aim to
blend 5% ethanol in petrol + Ethanol is also known as Ethyl Alcohol + It is a biofuel + Formed by
fermentation of sugar, from sugarcane or other food material + The Pradhan Mantri JI-VAN Yojana
provides financial support to Integrated Bioethanol Projects + Department of Food and Public
Distribution (DFPD) is the nodal department + alternatives to ethanol comprises Methanol, Butanol and
Hydrogen.
Ø SATAT Scheme = Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation(SATAT) Scheme is
initiative of Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas in association with the PSUs- Indian Oil Corporation
Ltd., Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd + It is an initiative
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use in automotive fuels by inviting Expression of Interest from potential entrepreneurs + (Compressed
Biogas (CBG) = CBG is the compressed and purified biogas produced from waste/biomass sources like
agricultural residue, cattle dung etc + Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas inaugurated Asia's
largest CBG plant in Sangrur, Punjab)
Ø PM Ujjwala Yojana(PMUY) = Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas + Objective is to provide LPG
connections to women from Below Poverty Line (BPL) households + Launched in 2016 + During
Ujjwala 1.0, a target was set to provide LPG connections to 5 crore women members of BPL households
+ Subsequently, the scheme was expanded in April 2018 to include women beneficiaries from seven
more categories (SC/ST, PMAY, AAY, Most backward classes, tea garden, forest dwellers, Islands).
Also, the target was revised to 8 Crore LPG connections + The connection released under PMUY will
be eligible to receive subsidies for domestic LPG Cylinders (maximum 12 cylinders in a year) of 14.2
kg cylinders each + The connections would be given in the name of women of the households + The
authorities would identify BPL families based on the Socio Economic Caste Census data.
Ø PAHAL Scheme = Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas + Pratyaksh Hanstantri Labh (PaHaL) scheme
(or Direct Benefit Transfer) + It aims to reduce diversion and eliminate duplicate or bogus LPG
connections + Under PaHaL, LPG cylinders are sold at market rates and entitled consumers get the
subsidy directly into their bank accounts.
Ø Strategic Petroleum Reserves (SPR) Programme = Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas + Strategic
petroleum reserves are huge stockpiles of crude oil to deal with any crude oil-related crisis like the risk
of supply disruption from natural disasters, war or other calamities + These are managed by Indian
Strategic Petroleum Reserves Limited (ISPRL), wholly owned subsidiary of Oil Industry Development
Board (OIDB) under Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas + Reserves at Chandikhol and Padur of 6.5
MM storage capacity to be established under phase-2 + Under Phase I, petroleum storage facilities with
total capacity of 5.33 Million Metric Tonnes (MMT) at Visakhapatnam, Mangalore and Padur were
established.
Ministry of Tourism
Ø YUVA Tourism Clubs = CBSE along with Ministry of Tourism has asked its affiliated schools to form
YUVA Tourism Clubs + Objective is to develop young ambassadors for Indian tourism, make them
aware of tourism possibilities in India and appreciate our rich cultural heritage + Initiative will also lead
to development of soft skills like teamwork, management, leadership and encourage adoption of
ecological tourism.
Ø PRASHAD Scheme = The Government of India launched the PRASAD scheme in the year 2014-2015
under the Ministry of Tourism + The full form of the PRASAD scheme is ‘Pilgrimage Rejuvenation And
Spiritual Augmentation Drive’ + This scheme focuses on developing and identifying pilgrimage sites
across India for enriching the religious tourism experience. It aims to integrate pilgrimage destinations
in a prioritised, planned and sustainable manner to provide a complete religious tourism experience +
The projects identified under this scheme shall be implemented through the identified agencies by the
respective State/ Union Territory Government + Central Sector Scheme + This scheme seeks to leverage
the voluntary funding available for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and the Public-Private
Partnership (PPP) for improved sustainability of the projects under this scheme.
Ø Monument Mitra Scheme = The scheme was launched under the Ministry of Tourism and recently
transferred to the Ministry of Culture + The Monument Mitra scheme, which entails adopting a heritage
site and maintaining it, will soon be revamped to enable private firms to partner for the upkeep of 1,000
ASI monuments. The revamped scheme would be based on the Corporate Social Responsibility model
and a new website would be launched. Successful bidders selected for adopting heritage sites /
monuments by the Oversight and Vision Committee shall be called as Monument Mitras + Scheme
applies to all Centrally protected heritage properties.
Ministry of Power and related

Ø Standards and Labelling (S&L) Scheme = It is a flagship initiative of the Ministry of Power that was
launched with the key objective of providing consumers an informed choice regarding the energy savings
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minimum energy performance levels for appliances/ equipment, rated on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being
the most energy efficient + The manufacturers are officially required to put these labels as per the
Standards and Labelling Program introduced in 2006 + Under this Programme, BEE has covered 31
appliances in total till date wherein 12 appliances are under the mandatory regime and 19 appliances
under Voluntary scheme + It is mandatory for several appliances including Frost Free and Direct Cool
Refrigerator, LED Lamps, Room AC (Variable and Fixed speed), Color TV, Refrigerators, TFL,
Stationary Storage Type Electric Water Heater etc + Recently, Ceiling fans have come under the ambit
of mandatory star labelling of Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE).
Ø Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) = Recently, Ministry of Power launched RDSS + It
aims to improve the operational efficiencies and financial sustainability of all DISCOMs/ Power
Departments excluding Private Sector DISCOMs + It provides result-linked financial assistance to
DISCOMs for strengthening of supply infrastructure based on meeting pre-qualifying criteria and
achieving basic minimum benchmarks + Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) and Power Finance
Corporation (PFC) have been nominated as nodal agencies + Existing schemes will be subsumed
including Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS), Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana
(DDUGJY) along with Prime Minister’s Development Program (PMDP)- 2015 for the Union Territories
of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) and Ladakh.
Ø SHAKTI Policy = The Ministry of Power (MoP) in 2017 cleared the Coal Linkage Policy known as
SHAKTI (Scheme to Harness and Allocate Koyla Transparently in India) and launched this in 2018 +
The Policy provides coal linkages to power plants which lack fuel supply agreements (FSAs) through
coal auctions + It aimed to phase out the present Letter of Assurance and Fuel Supply Agreement (FSA)-
based regime, and instead introduce a more transparent and competitive coal allocation policy + The aim
of the Shakti scheme is to ensure the availability of coal to all the Thermal Power Plants in India, in a
way that is transparent and objective + Ministry of Power launched scheme for Procurement of Aggregate
Power of 4500 MW for 5 years under SHAKTI (Scheme for Harnessing and Allocating Koyala
Transparently in India). Scheme will help states that are facing power shortage and also help generation
plants to increase their capacities. PFC Consulting Limited will be nodal agency of scheme
Ø Green Energy Open Access Portal = Launched by Ministry of Power and New & Renewable Energy
+ Portal will allow consumers to access green power easily through transparent and streamlined
procedure + Any consumer with a connected load of 100 kW or above can get Renewable Energy (RE)
through open access from any RE generating plant + Open access means non-discriminatory access to
electricity transmission and distribution system to eligible consumers, generators and state distribution
companies (DISCOMS).
Ø PRAAPTI Portal = PRAAPTI stands for- Payment Ratification And Analysis in Power procurement
for bringing Transparency in Invoicing of generators + The PRAAPTI portal was launched in 2018 to
bring transparency in power purchase transactions between generators and discoms + Ministry of Power.
Ø Scheme For Setting up Manufacturing Zone for Power and Renewable Energy (RE) Equipment =
The scheme is jointly proposed by the Ministry of Power and Ministry of New and Renewable energy to
set up 3 manufacturing zones for power and RE equipment, by 2026-27. 2 would be brownfield on
already developed land and 1 greenfield in a coastal area of the country + The scheme aims to establish
a manufacturing facility of critical equipment, components and spares required for the power sector and
RE sector.
Ø Green Hydrogen/Green Ammonia = Recently, Union Cabinet approved the National Green Hydrogen
Mission in a move aimed at making the country a global hub to produce, utilise and export green
hydrogen and its derivatives + Also, the Ministry of Power notified the first part of the Green
Hydrogen/Green Ammonia Policy to enable production of Green Hydrogen/Green Ammonia using
Renewable Sources of Energy + Green Ammonia, closely followed by Green Hydrogen, is the most
advantageous zero-carbon fuels based on factors like- fuels’ life cycle GHG emissions, environmental
factors, scalability, economic viability, and the technical and safety implications + Properties of
Hydrogen and Ammonia as Fuel
● Hydrogen: Hydrogen (H2) is a clean-burning molecule with water as its by-product + It is produced
primarily through Steam Methane Reforming (producing H2 from natural gas), along with other
methods like Methane Pyrolysis, Coal Gasification, Electrolysis of water etc + when it is produced
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density (120 MJ/Kg), almost 3 times of hydrocarbons, making it an efficient source of energy + It
has easy availability and lower cost (when produced at mass scale) as it can be produced from gas,
coal, wind, water, biomass etc + It is colourless and odourless fuel and light in weight + It has reduced
carbon footprints as no release of any toxic by-product or GHG.
● Ammonia: Ammonia (NH3) is the basic building block of all nitrogen fertiliser + It is produced
primarily through the Haber-Bosch Process, i.e. ammonia production from hydrogen (H2) and
nitrogen (N2) through a high pressure (150-300 bar) exothermic catalytic reaction at 350-500 °C +
when it is produced using power from renewable energy (RE), it is termed as Green Ammonia + It
has high initial cost due to use of metals like Platinum in production + Highly flammable fuel + For
Ammonia, we lack in storage and transportation infrastructure + Energy density (22.5 MJ/Kg) is half
of typical hydrocarbons + Toxic to humans.
Ø Green Day Ahead Market (GDAM) Portal = Launched by Ministry of Power and Renewable Energy
+ GDAM portal will operate in integration with the conventional day-ahead market in the power sector,
enabling electricity generation and distribution companies to buy or sell Renewable Energy (RE) through
open access.
Ministry of Coal
Ø National Coal Gasification Mission = Ministry of Coal + Recently, a blueprint for the ‘National Coal
Gasification Mission’ was prepared + government aims to achieve gasification of 100 Million Tonnes
(MT) of coal by 2030 and this is the first time that a mission document has been released + It includes
Mapping of gasification potential of coalfields, Development of indigenous technology, Development of
suitable business model, Marketing strategy for end products and Providing quantifiable targets to
various companies and monitoring the implementation of activities + (Coal Gasification = process of
converting coal into synthesis gas (also called syngas), which is a mixture of hydrogen (H2), carbon
monoxide (CO) and carbon dioxide (CO2) + The syngas technology allows conversion of non-mineable
coal/lignite into combustible gases through in situ gasification of the material)
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

Ø 'Prashasan Gaon ki Ore' Campaign = Good Governance Week campaign themed “Prashasan Gaon Ki
Aur” aimed at showcasing and replicating the best governance practices to the grassroots level + Good
Governance Week is being celebrated on 20-25 December as part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav
celebration + Under 'Prashasan Gaon ki Ore' Campaign, the Nationwide campaign for Redressal of Public
Grievances and Improving Service Delivery will be held in all Districts, States and Union Territories of
the country.
Ø Probity Portal = Revamped probity portal has been launched by Department of Personnel and Training
(DoPT), Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions + Probity Portal was launched in 2017
to capture data from all Ministries/ Departments/ Autonomous Organizations/Public Sector Banks in
respect of issues like: Number of cases pending for sanction for prosecution, Implementation of
Rotational Transfer Policy etc.
Ø National Standards for Civil Service Training Institutions (NSCSTI) = Recently, Ministry of
Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions has launched the National standards for civil service training
institutions (NSCSTI) + India became the first country in the world to come out with a unique model to
create standards for civil service training institutions at national level + NSCSTI is developed at Capacity
Building Commission (CBC) headquarters + (Capacity Building Commission = It was constituted
through Gazette of India in 2021 + Core purpose of the Commission is to build credibility and shape a
uniform approach to capacity building on a collaborative and co-sharing basis + It was established as an
independent body with complete executive and financial autonomy + CBC comprises three Members
and is supported by an internal Secretariat. The Secretariat is headed by an officer in the grade of Joint
Secretary to GoI (designated as the Secretary to CBC).)
Ministry of Ministry of Jal Shakti

Ø Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP Phase II) = Ministry of Jal Shakti + India and
World Bank signed a $250 million project + India ranks 3rd globally after China and U.S with 5334 large
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by Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat + Highest Dam: Tehri Dam in Uttarakhand is built on Bhagirathi River
+ Longest Dam: Hirakud Dam in Odisha is built on Mahanadi River + Oldest Dam: Kallanai Dam in
Tamil Nadu is built on the Cauvery River is about 2000 years old + State Sector scheme with a central
component, initiated in 2012 + 80% of the total project is provided by the World Bank as loan/credit and
remaining 20% is borne by the States/ Central Government + It is touted as the World’s largest dam
management program + Based on the success of DRIP Phase-I, Ministry of Jal Shakti initiated another
externally funded Scheme DRIP Phase II and Phase III. This new Scheme has 19 States, and three Central
Agencies on board. It was approved in 2020 for rehabilitation provision of 736 dams + Scheme is of 10
years duration + DRIP Phase-II is being co-financed by two multilateral funding Agencies - World Bank
and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), with funding of US$ 250 million each.
Ø Seismic Hazard Assessment Information System (SHAISYS) = Ministry of Jal Shakti + web based
interactive application tool, being developed in CWC (Central Water Commission) under Dam Safety
Organisation (DSO) to estimate Seismic Hazard at a point in South Indian region.
Ø Atal Bhujal Yojana = central sector scheme for 5 years from 2020-2021 + Ministry of water resources
+ 6000 crore outlay + World Bank to help in execution and 50% loan + aims to improve ground water
management in priority areas in the country through community participation + 7 states(25% of over
exploited region) + Raj, Haryana ,UP ,MP ,Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka.
Ø Swachh Sujal Pradesh = Certification by Jal Shakti Ministry + Andaman and Nicobar (A&N) Islands
have become India’s first Swachh Sujal Pradesh + The certification has 3 components (i) Safe and
secure drinking water supply and management (ii) ODF Sustainability and Solid and Liquid Waste
Management (SLWM) and (iii) Cross-cutting interventions like convergence, IEC (Information,
Education Communication), action planning, etc + All villages on A&N Islands have received Har Ghar
Jal certification.
Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (MDoNER)

Ø Prime Minister’s Development Initiative for North East Region (PM-DevINE) = PM-DevINE was
announced in the Union Budget 2022-23 to address development gaps in the North Eastern Region (NER) +
It is a Central Sector Scheme + It will be implemented by Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region
(MDoNER) through North Eastern Council or Central Ministries/ agencies + PM-DevINE will provide
support to infrastructure and social development projects which may be larger in size and will also provide
an end–to-end development solution instead of isolated projects + NER District SDG (Sustainable
Development Goal) Index (Baseline Report 2021-22) report (and its updates) would increasingly be used for
project identification and formulation under PM-DevINE. NITI Aayog and MDoNER, in collaboration with
UNDP, have prepared the NER District SDG Index.
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports

Ø National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL) = The dope testing laboratory was founded in 1990 + The lab
was upgraded in the year of 2002 with the goal of gaining permanent accreditation from the International
Olympic Committee and World Anti-Doping Agency + NDTL has received the WADA accreditation back
in Dec 2021 after losing it in 2019.
Department of Atomic Energy

Ø Advanced Knowledge And Rural Technology Implementation (AKRUTI) Programme = AKRUTI
promotes youth entrepreneurship in and around Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) + AKRUTI
programme is offered by Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) + Aimed at encouraging village-level
technopreneurship based on BARC technologies + BARC, under AKRUTI program, presently offers
Technologies/ Consultancy in fields of Biodegradable Waste Processing, Water, Food, and Agriculture + To
create awareness regarding use of AKRUTI, several Knowledge and Rural Technology Implementation
Kendras (KRUTIK) were opened in villages to impart regional-level training.
Office of the Principal Scientific Advisor

Ø I-STEM = Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser + Science Technology and Engineering Facilities Map
(I-STEM) Enters Phase-II + e national web portal for sharing R&D facilities + launched in 2020 + an initiative
of Office of Principal Scientific Adviser to Govt. of India under aegis of Prime Minister Science, Technology
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researchers with resources + Under Phase II, portal will host indigenous technology products and will also
provide platform for City Knowledge and Innovation Clusters.
Ø Waste to Wealth Portal = The portal has been launched by the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser +
portal will bring together technology providers, government stakeholders and urban local bodies + Part of
Swachh Bharat Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (SBUB), it will focus on scientific processing of waste to build a zero
landfill and zero waste nation to achieve objectives of: Identifying and supporting the development of new
technologies, Boost and augment the Swachh Bharat Mission and Smart Cities Project, Create financially
viable Circular Economy models and Streamline waste handling in India.
Ø Cleaning and Restoring India’s Water Bodies Challenge = Conducted by the Office of the Principal
Scientific Advisor (PSA) + The challenge was conducted by the Waste to Wealth Mission — Swachh Bharat
Unnat Bharat Mission under the Office of the PSA -> The Waste to Wealth Mission is one of the nine national
missions of the Prime Minister’s Science, Technology, and Innovation Advisory Council (PM-STIAC).
• World Green City Award 2022 = Recently HYDERBAD got this award + This is awarded by
International Association of Horticulture Producers (AIPH) 2022 + AIPH World Green City awards
(2022 edition) are the world’s first Green City awards + The International Association of Horticultural
Producers is an international organization dedicated to promoting horticultural producers and held the
international garden / flora festivals or expositions + India’s National Horticulture Board is affiliate
member of IAHP.
• Blue Flag Certification = The Blue Flag certification programme was started in France in 1985 and in
areas out of Europe in 2001 + The certification is awarded by the Denmark-based non-profit Foundation
for Environmental Education + FEE Denmark conducts regular monitoring & audits for strict compliance
with the 33 criteria at all times + It is a globally recognised eco-label accorded on the basis of 33 stringent
criteria in four major heads which are Environmental education and information, Bathing water quality,
environmental management and conservation and safety and services in the beaches + It can be obtained
by a beach, marina, or sustainable boating tourism operator, and serves as an eco-label + Recently, Two
Indian beaches, Minicoy Thundi beach and Kadmat beach, both located in Lakshadweep, have received
the International eco-label ‘Blue Flag’ + With the newly added 2 beaches, India now has 12 Blue Flag
certified beaches. The 10 other beaches are:
o Shivrajpur-Gujarat
o Ghoghla-Diu
o Kasarkod and Padubidri-Karnataka
o Kappad-Kerala
o Rushikonda- Andhra Pradesh
o Golden-Odisha
o Radhanagar- Andaman and Nicobar
o Kovalam in Tamil Nadu and
o Eden in Pondicherry beaches.
Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises

Ø FAME -II Scheme = Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises + 2nd Phase of FAME-India scheme
+ implemented over the period of 3 years from 2019-20 to 2021-22 + main objective of the scheme is to
encourage faster adoption of electric & hybrid vehicle by the way of market creation and indigenization +
Electrification of the public & shared transport + Local manufacturing: Special incentives will be given for
local manufacturing of critical components for electric vehicles, especially the lithium ion batteries +
Establishment of charging infrastructure + stresses upon the indigenization of the entire EV value chain +
Offering incentives to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) to invest in setting up a charging network
+ FAME-Phase 2 has been introduced to achieve the target of more than 30% electric vehicles by 2030( a
more realistic goal in comparison to the earlier target of 100% EVs by 2030) + Recently, Government decided
to increase subsidy for Electric two-wheeler by 50% under the FAME II scheme, that is increasing the demand
incentive for electric two-wheelers to ₹15,000 per KWh from an earlier uniform subsidy of ₹10,000 per KWh
for all EVs, including plug-in hybrids and strong hybrids except buses + In the latest modification, the
department of heavy industries also capped incentives for electric two-wheelers at 40% of the cost of vehicle,
up from 20% earlier

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Ø Samarth Udyog Bharat 4.0 Platform = Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises + Smart
Advanced Manufacturing and Rapid Transformation Hub (SAMARTH) -Udyog Bharat 4.0 is an Industry 4.0
initiative of the Department of Heavy Industry, under its scheme on Enhancement of Competitiveness in
Indian Capital Goods Sector + The scheme on ‘Enhancement of competitiveness in the Indian Capital Goods
Sector’ was notified in 2014 to encourage technology development and infrastructure creation + Recently,
Central Manufacturing Technology Institute (CMTI) Bangalore, under the SAMARTH Udyog Bharat 4.0
Platform organised a webinar on “Expert Talks from Samarth Udyog Centres” to celebrate the Azadi ka Amrit
Mahotsav + CMTI is a Research & Development organisation, focusing on providing ‘Technology Solutions’
to the manufacturing sector and assisting technological growth in the country
Ø Six Technology Innovation Platforms launched by Ministry of Heavy Industries for development of
technologies for globally competitive manufacturing in India + 6 Platforms are:
● Drishti: developed by Central Manufacturing Technology Institute (CMTI), Bangalore focus on machine
tool sector
● SanRachna: a digitally enabled platform developed by Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) focuses
on renewable energy and power electronics sector
● KitePlatform(knowledge integration for technology enrichment): developed by IIT Madras is focus on
virtual reality, automation, advance manufacturing technologies and robotics
● ASPIRE (Automotive Solutions Portal for Industry Research & Education) Platform: by International
Centre for Automotive Technology (iCAT), focus on automotive technology
● TechNovuus: by Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) focuses on sustainable mobility.
● Technology & Innovation Platform: developed by HMT in association with IISc Bangalore, focuses on
import reduction in machine tool sector
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying

Ø Matsya Setu App = Launched by Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying + it aims to
disseminate latest freshwater aquaculture technologies to aqua farmers of the country.
Ø Dairy Investment Accelerator = Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying (DAHD), Ministry of
Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, with a view to provide dedicated focus towards promoting &
facilitating investments in the Indian Dairy sector, has setup Dairy Investment Accelerator under its
Investment Facilitation Cell + Offers specific inputs for evaluation of investment opportunities + Addresses
queries about application to govt. schemes.
Miscellaneous
Ø Project VAANI = Google India has teamed up with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) for this initiative +
It aims to build an artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) model to collect language samples from
773 districts across India + It will be an AI-based language model that can understand diverse Indian
languages and dialects.
Ø Project ELLORA (Enabling Low Resource Languages) = Microsoft Research is helping preserve 'rare'
Indian languages with its Project ELLORA in India + The main goal of ELLORA is to impact underserved
communities through enabling language technology by creating economic opportunities, building
technological skills, enhancing education and preserving local language and cultures for future generations +
Microsoft Research (MSR) has chosen to focus on three languages namely; Gondi, Mundari and Idu Mishmi.
Ø SAIME Initiative = Sustainable Aquaculture In Mangrove Ecosystem(SAIME) initiative was started in 2019
+ In Sundarbans it is a shrimp farming initiative which in turn helps for mangrove restoration + It is a
community-based initiative for sustainable shrimp cultivation + The initiative was conceived by NGOs-
Nature Environment and Wildlife Society (NEWS) and Global Nature Fund (GNF), Naturland, Bangladesh
Environment and Development Society (BEDS) + Under the initiative, farmers have taken up the cultivation
of shrimp at 30 hectares in West Bengal. Additionally, they are restoring mangroves + Shrimp farming is an
aquaculture business that exists in either a marine or freshwater environment, producing shrimp or prawns
for human consumption.
Ø Aliva Programme = Nayagarh, a district in Odisha has adopted a unique initiative of meticulously recording
information on all adolescent girls in the district with an aim of eradicating child marriage by 2030
Ø Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme (UEGS) = Recently, Launched by Rajasthan Government + it will
provide work for 100 days to the poor and needy families living in the cities + Members aged between 18
and 60 years in the job card holder families will be eligible + Employment would be in the segments of
environment and water conservation, cleanliness and sanitation, stopping defacement of property, etc +

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Odisha, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Jharkhand and Tamil Nadu, have also introduced job
schemes in urban areas.
Ø Special Campaign 2.0 = In order to reduce work pendency and increase cleanliness, the government of India
has announced a month-long Special Campaign 2.0 to cover different departments such as Post-Offices,
Overseas Mission/Posts, Railway Stations etc + Under it, the Ministry of Railways has decided to switch over
to completely paperless working from 1st November by digitalizing all business processes and file work
through the e-office system.
Ø Project Sambandh = It is an initiative of Retired army officer and Shaurya Chakra awardee Colonel Vembu
Shankar + It is a one-man philanthropic initiative launched in 2017 + Initially started as a 1,000-day
endeavour to reach out to families of army officers who lost their lives under ‘non-operational circumstances’
such as physical ailments, accidents, and suicides. To connect the Next of Kin (NoK) of ‘physical casualties’
in the Army.
Ø SRESTHA-G Project = The World Bank has granted USD 350 million for Gujarat’s “Systems Reform
Endeavours for Transformed Health Achievement,” or the SRESTHA-G initiative + This project aims on
transforming key health delivery systems in Gujarat + It will also focus on the disease surveillance systems’
capacity.
Ø HERSTART Initiative = President of India, launched ‘herSTART’ – a start-up platform of Gujarat
University + It is Start-up platform dedicated to women entrepreneurs.
Ø SAMRIDDHI 2022-23 = SAMRIDDHI is short for Strengthening and Augmentation of Municipal Revenue
for Infrastructure Development in Delhi + It is a one-time property tax amnesty scheme for both residential
properties as well as commercial properties.
Ø Project NIGAH = Project NIGAH is an initiative to track containers by using ICTM (Inland Container
Depots Container Tracking Module) which will help in better visibility of the container movement inside the
ICD + It will help Customs to expedite long standing containers and monitor timely clearances, thereby
enhancing Ease of Doing Business along with ensuring lead preventive checks + It was launched recently by
the Delhi Customs Zone, a field formation under the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs.
Ø Akshaya Big Campaign for Document Digitisation (ABCD) Campaign = Wayanad from Kerala became
the first district in the country to provide basic documents and facilities to all tribes people under the (Akshaya
Big Campaign for Document Digitisation) ABCD campaign + ABCD campaign is an initiative by the
Wayanad district administration in India to provide basic documents and facilities such as Aadhaar cards,
ration cards, birth/death certificates, election ID cards, bank accounts and health insurance to all tribespeople.
Ø Kerala Fibre Optics Network(KFON) = It is a collaborative initiative of the state’s power utility Kerala
State Electricity Board and Kerala State IT Infrastructure Ltd + Aim is to provide free high-speed internet to
over 20 lakhs below poverty line (BPL) households.
Ø SALT Project = World Bank has provided the loan to Support Andhra’s Learning Transformation (SALT)
project + The project aims to transform the state’s school education system by focusing on improving
foundational learning, professional development of teachers, early childhood education etc.
Ø FINTECH Incentive Scheme (FIS) 2022 = FinTech, or financial technology, is a term used to describe any
new technology that aims to improve and automate the use and delivery of financial services + International
Financial Services centres Authority (IFSCA) has launched a scheme to provide financial support to FinTech
activities + Aim: To promote the establishment of world-class fintech centres at GIFT city (Gujarat) +
Incentive: grants for start-ups, proof of concept, sandbox, green FinTech, Accelerator etc + Read more about
IFSC in earlier editions.
Ø PM- UDAY = Pradhan Mantri - Unauthorised Colonies in Delhi Awas Adhikar Yojana (PM-UDAY) + The
Centre launched the PM-UDAY scheme in 2019 to give ownership rights of properties in unauthorised
colonies + Under the PM-UDAY the Government will legalise all the unauthorised colonies with definite
boundaries + PM-UDAY will require first self-assessment by the resident which will be reviewed by field
officers. Every resident in these areas will be required to open a DigiLocker account and upload documents
related to the property in the unauthorised colony. The person will then take photographs of the property from
the outside + Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs.
Ø Infrastructure Status to Data Centres = Data centre with a minimum capacity of 5 MW of IT load will be
eligible for infrastructure status + A data centre is a building, a dedicated space within a building, or a group
of buildings used to house computer systems and associated components, such as telecommunications and
storage systems. Presently, India has nearly 500 MW installed capacity for data centres + Giving
‘Infrastructure status’ enables easier access to institutional credit at lower rates and for a longer time.
Ø Rudraksh = Prime Minister inaugurated the JICA-assisted International Cooperation and Convention Centre,
also known as 'Rudraksh' in Varanasi + Objective of the Project - To provide opportunities for social and

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cultural interactions between people at this centre, and this would strengthen Varanasi’s competitiveness by
developing its tourism sector + It is an environment-friendly building, fit for level 3 of Green Rating for
Integrated Habitat Assessment (GRIHA) + Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is a governmental
agency that coordinates Official Development Assistance (ODA) for the government of Japan.
Ø eSagu = It is a joint research project of Media lab asia and IIIT Hyderabad + 'eSagu' is a web-based
personalised agro-advisory system which uses Information Technology to solve the unscientific agricultural
practices + provide expert suggestions to the farmers + With the use of the internet and audio-visual
communication facility, the advice is provided to the farmers regularly regarding the various techniques to
increase farm productivity.
Ø YounTab Scheme = Department of School Education, Ministry of HRD + launched by Lt Governor for
students in Ladakh to encourage digital learning + 12,300 tablets with preloaded online and offline content,
including textbooks, video lectures and online class applications, would be distributed to government school
students from Class 6th to 12th.
Ø SAATH Initiative = recently inaugurated by the Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor + It is a Rural
Enterprises Acceleration Programme for women associated with Self Help Group (SHGs) + It will stress on
mentoring and market linkages of products created by women associated with SHGs + This initiative aims to
impart skills and convert such women’s’ businesses into Higher Order Enterprises
Ø Project Changathi = Ministry of Education + Implemented by the Kerala State Literacy Mission + this is a
literacy scheme targeted at migrant children for them to learn Malayalam.
Ø EV100 Campaign = Department of Environment and Climate Change + Maharashtra became first State in
the country to join hands with Climate Group’s EV100 campaign + Climate Group is an international non-
profit which act as a bridge between private companies and the State government to ease the process of
shifting their fleets to EVs + Campaign aims to make electric transport the new normal by 2030 by
encouraging companies to switch from vehicles running on fossil fuels to EVs and install charging
infrastructure + As per Climate Group and SYSTEMIQ research’s Fleets First study, the majority of EVs
today are privately-owned passenger vehicles, while only 11% are part of fleets + The EV100 partnership
aims to build a robust demand for EVs that can enable key linkages for the vibrant business community and
EV100 aims to drive 100% fleet transition by 2030.
Ø Mission Schools of Excellence Project = This is State govt related initiative but is important as this is
partially funded by World Bank + Mission Schools of Excellence is a partially funded World Bank project
aimed at strengthening the education infrastructure in the State of Gujarat. It is conceived with an outlay of
₹10,000 crore + Mission Schools of Excellence is aimed at strengthening the education infrastructure in the
State through setting up of new classrooms, smart classrooms, computer labs and overall upgradation of
infrastructure in schools.
Ø Mission KarmaYogi = National Programme for Civil Services Capacity Building (NPCSCB) = It is a New
National Architecture for Civil Services Capacity Building + It is also a Comprehensive reform of the capacity
building apparatus at individual, institutional and process levels for efficient public service delivery + The
Programme will be delivered by setting up an Integrated Government Online Training- IGOT Karmayogi
Platform + iGOT portal is on the Ministry of HRD’s DIKSHA platform + Approved by the Union Cabinet
recently.
Ø ‘Intelligent Solutions for Road Safety through Technology and Engineering’ (iRASTE) Project =
‘Intelligent Solutions for Road Safety through Technology and Engineering’ (iRASTE) project is being
implemented in Nagpur to tackle problem of road accidents + It is undertaken by IIIT Hyderabad and
supported by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) + It is under DST’s National Mission on
Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NMICPS) + NM-ICPS aims to create a strong foundation and a
seamless ecosystem for CPS technologies by coordinating and integrating nationwide efforts encompassing
knowledge generation, human resource development, research, etc.

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