Schemes Flashcards
Pradhan Mantri Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (PM-USHA)
Launched in?
Centrally Sponsored / central sector?
Funding pattern?
trivia?
2023
centrally sponsored
100% for UT
60/40 for States with Legislature
90/10 for N-E, Uttar, HP, J&K
Multiple entry and exist
choice based credit system
Academic bank of credit
5 pillars of NEP?
Equity
accessibility
quality
accountability
affordability
PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana
A. Ministry of Power
B. Ministry of New and Renewable energy
B
PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana
Year?
Providing rooftop solar - free electricity upto ___units to ____ crore households
Financial outlay?
____% of cost covered for 2k and ___% of cost covered for 2-3KW. No assistance above 3kw
_____ rupees for 1KW
___ for 2KW
____ for 3KW
Doesn’t apply if any other subsidy has been taken for Solar rooftop
Collateral free - low interest rate loan
2024
300
1
75,021 crore
60%, 40%
30K, 60K, 78K
Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Bulk Drugs
A. Ministry of Health
B. Ministry of Chemicals and drugs
B
Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Bulk Drugs
Year?
Purpose?
CS/ CSS?
Uptill End year?
Financial outlay?
Rate of Incentives
Fermentation based -___% for first four year
___% for 5th year
___% for 6th year
Chemicals synthesis based drug ____% for 6 years
2020
API and Key starting material - end dependency
CS
2030
6940 crore
20%, 15%, 5%
10%
Jan Aushadhi Kendras
Year?
Ministry ?
Implementing agency?
Margin for owner??
MoUs Signed: Two agreements between SIDBI and PMBI.
1st MoU: Loans up to Rs. \_\_\_ lakhs at affordable interest rates for small entrepreneurs. 2nd MoU: Loans covering \_\_\_% of project costs (up to Rs. 4 lakhs) for initial setup expenses like furniture, computers, AC, refrigerators, etc
2015
Chemicals and drugs
Pharma and medical device bureau of india
20%
2
80
Revamped Pharmaceuticals Technology Upgradation Assistance (RPTUAS)
Scheme
Ministry?
Year ?
Eligible who>?
Incentive structure?
Chemicals
2024
Companies under 500 cr turnover
less than 50cr = 20%
less than 250cr = 15%
Less than 500 cr = 10%
National Mission on Edible Oils-Oil Palm (NMEO-OP)
Why in News?
* First Oil Processing Mill under National Mission on Edible Oil inaugurated in _____________
____% of the total edible oil being imported from various
countries.
Year?
Ministry?
Purpose?
CS/CSS?
FUnding 100% will be given for -
Rest funding pattern to states ?
Total outlays?
Sunset clause till - ____ year
___lakh for Custom hiring centers
Arunachal Pradesh
57
2021
Agriculture
From three lakh hec to10lakh hect
0.27 lakh tone to 11.8Lakh tone
Consumption level 19kg/person/annum till 2025-26
CSS
Seed garden, R&D, nurseries, Viability gap funding
Rest - 60–40, 90-10 etc
11,040 crore
2034
25
Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Automobile and Auto-Components
Ministry?
Year?
Govt. of India has awarded its first PLI – Automotive Certificate to ______________
Incentives applicable for __ years but not beyond 20_ _ ?
Financial outlay? - ___ crore
incentivised only once
heavy industries
2021
M/s. Ola Electric Technologies Pvt. Ltd
5 , 2028
25,938
Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY)
Why in News?
* Union Cabinet has approved the continuation of targeted subsidy of Rs._______ per LPG cylinder for up to ___ refills per year for PMUY beneficiaries in FY 2024-25, with total expenditure of Rs. _____- crore.
* There are over ____ crore PMUY beneficiaries as of March 1, 2024.
Year?
MInistry?
CSS/CS?
Connection in name of?
Identification with help of?
Women under Awas, Annatyadya, tea-ex tea gardener, FOrest dweller, people residing on river side, - eligible? Yes or NO?
Migrants need to submit aadhar card - yes or no?
Women’s age should be ?
300
12
10.27
2016
Min of petroleum and natural gas
CS
women only
Socio-economic census of 2011
Yes
NO
18+
Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP)
Ministry?
Why in News?
extension of RoDTEP Scheme to additional export
sectors. The extension includes Advance Authorisation (AA) holders, Export Oriented Units (EOU), and
Special Economic Zones (SEZ) export units, recognizing their significant contribution to India’s exports,
comprising about 25%.
* The extension is budgeted until 30th September 2024.
* RoDTEP Scheme aims to refund embedded taxes and duties on exported products, having provided
support of __________ Crores to over _________export items since its inception in January 2021
Year?__
Till year?
All exports of goods are eligible? - true or false?
e-scrips issued only for ____
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
₹42,000
10,500
2021
spet 2024
True
duty of customs
PM JANMAN (Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan)
Ministry?
Why in News?
* Within 3 months from launch of PM JANMAN, projects worth over Rs. ______ crores have been sanctioned.
* Under the Mission, 1st house completed in record time of ____–days; 1st road constructed in _______ district of Rajasthan in 30 day
Year?
CSS/CS?
Development of 75 PVTGs in __ states and 1 UT
MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS
7000
30
Baran
2023
CS + CSS
18
Financial outlay - 24,104 cr
Acing Development of Innovative Technologies with iDEX (ADITI)
MINISTRY OF __________-
Year?
$?
tenure?
Experience/
DEFENCE
2024
750 crore
upto 2026
5 years
Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY):
* ____________ has become the first state to issue over 5 crore Ayushman cards under the PM-JAY
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar-Poorva Transformative Industrialization Scheme, 2024
MINISTRY OF ______________
year?
purpose?
CSS/CS
$?
COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
2024
industries and development of N-E
CS
10,037 crore
Fund of Funds for Start-ups (FFS) has committed Rs ___________ crore for the promotion of new ventures in the
country
Ministry?
Tenure?
$?
does not invest in startups directly
- SEBI - AIFs - Daughter funds
AIFs - monitored by SIDBI
NO minimum limit
9,500
Commerce
2026
10,000 crore
Electric Mobility Promotion Scheme 2024
year?
ministry?
CSS/CS?
$?
Incentives are not available for four wheeler
2024
heavy industries
CS
500 cr
Pradhan Mantri Schools For Rising India (PM-SHRI) Yojana
year ?
Min?
CSS?CS?
$?
Max two schools per block - one primary -one secondary
2022
EDU
CSS
27360 cr
Skill India mission
- Primary most basic purpose
- How many components?
- Ministry?
- Most latest news regarding it?
- CSS/CS
- Year?
- Key pillars
- $?
- Any Acronym and its full form
- Tenure?
- Who is eligible?
- Skill training - certification etc
- Min of Skill
- The National Council for Vocational Education and Training (NCVET) has issued guidelines to standardize assessor training in domain and platform skills, aiming for competency-based assessments and certification under the national skills qualification framework to enhance employer confidence and ensure a robust assessment model.
- Various CSS and CS schemes
- 2015
- 9.
PLI scheme “National Programme on Advanced Chemistry Cell Battery Storage
news?
Year?
ministry ?
Objective?
CSS/CS?
$?
- India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA) is celebrating its 10th anniversary edition of the India IESW Conference
and Exhibition this year - 2021
- heavy industries
- 50GW(hour) - manufacturing capacity
- CS
- 18100 cr
Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM)
Min?
Any individual can enrol in ABDM to generate a Health ID or ABHA, free of cost? - True or false
Union Health Ministry has extended the period for the linking of the Ayushman Bharat Health Account
(ABHA) number with the CGHS Beneficiary ID by ________days or four months with effect from June 30.
Year?
Implementing authority?
CSS/CS?
$?
ABHA is a ___ digit number
100 microsite projects
first in - ___________
Health
True
120
2020- some states, 2021 - nation wide
National Health authority
CS
1600 cr for 5 years
14
Aizawl, Mizoram
Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY)
Min?
Disbursals under Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) crossed __ lakh crore in FY24.
Loans sanctioned in FY24 were ₹5.28 lakh crore.
o Nearly ______% of loan beneficiaries are women
Since 2015, approximately ₹____lakh crore has been disbursed through Mudra loans
Year?
Min?
managed by?
Components ?
MUDRA stand for?
MUDRA loans up to Rs. 10 lakh are collateral-free, as per the RBI guidelines
Finance
₹5
70
46
2015
Finance
National credit guarantee trustee int
Shishu - = 50K
Kishor = 50k - 5L
Tarun = 5L - 10L
Micro unit development and refinance agency
which of the following is necessary for availing MUDRA loan?
A. Life Insurance
B. PAN CARD
C. KYC
Only C
other two are NOT compulsory
National Quantum Mission
MIN?
Government of India celebrated World Quantum Day 2024 on April ___, 2024.
Year?
tenure ?
$?
Target?
Which ministries are involved?
S&T
14
2023
2030-31
6003 cr
1000 bits in 8 years
Science
Atomic
telecommunication
space
Electronics
MSME Competitive (LEAN) Scheme
Min?
Why in News?
year>?
tenure?
MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
- Quality Council of India (QCI) and Laghu Udyog Bharati (LUB) have partnered to promote awareness and
participation in the MSME Competitive Lean Scheme
2023
2026
National hydrogen mission
CSS/CS
tenure - 2026
Year?
$?
CS
2024
400 crore
Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana
Year?
Min?
Across country except Delhi and Chandigarh
AIM?
CSS/CS?
which app?
SHGs should be ___months old?
For loans upto _____lakh no collateral is required
2011
Rural development
Reduce rural poverty
CSS
SARTHI APP
3-6 months
10 lakh
Kisan Credit Card (KCC) Scheme
year?
Min?
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has partnered with RBI Innovation Hub
(RBIH) to fast-track digital agri lending. NABARD will integrate its e-KCC loan origination system portal with
the Public Tech Platform for Frictionless Credit (PTPFC) of RBIH
Eligibility?
Loan?
Insurance?
Collateral?
Card valid till _____ years
Additional interest subversion of ___% for farmers who pay in time
Applicable lending rate is ___%
1998
Agri
18-75
for 60+, co-borrower or legal heir is required
Also available Tenants/landless farmers, fisheries sector,
3L for 3 years
yes - 50k for disability or death, 25k other risk
No collateral up to 1.60L
Card valid till 5 years
3%
7%
National Pension System
Year?
Min?
Eligibility?
not eligible who?
Tier I and Tier II account
2004
Finance
18-70 Indian, Even an overseas citizen of India
Hindu undivided family and person of Indian origin is not eligible
PRASHAD (Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage and Augmentation
Drive) Scheme
__________ temple will undergo an infrastructure overhaul under the Central
Government’s PRASHAD scheme, at an estimated cost of ₹54 crore.
Year?
MIN?
CSS?CS?
Simhachalam temple town in Visakhapatnam
2014-15
Min of Tourism
CS
Beti Bachao Beti Padhao
CS CSS
CS
Lead Bank Scheme
BY>
year?
AIM?
RBI
1969
to improve finances towards Priority sector and rural development
Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana 4.0
MIN?
Year?
Skill
2015
World’s Largest Grain Storage Plan in Cooperative Sector
min=
associatives =
year
aim
allocation
min= cooperatives
associatives = National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) with the support of NABARD, Food Corporation of India (FCI), Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC), NABARD
Consultancy Services (NABCONS) in coordination with States/ UTs concerned.
year - 2023
Aim- Agri infra at Primary agri credit society level
Financial allocation - 1 trillion
____ years have completed since the launch of “Digital India” initiative. Government has shared data related
to achievements of Digital India:
o Over ___ crore farmers now receive money directly in their bank accounts.
o More than ____ crore Aadhar numbers have been generated.
o BharatNet has laid 6.83 lakh km of optical fibre network.
o UPI transactions worth Rs. ____ lakh crore have been made.
o Over _____ crore Ayushman Cards created
9
11
137 (1.37 billion)
535
34.6
Digital India
____ year
_____ CSS/CS
_____ allocation
Bhasini (AI) is currently available in ___ (many) languages
Digital India Advisory is headed by ____ ( PM/ Minister of communication/IT )
2015
CS
14903
10
Minister of comm
Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) Scheme
MIN
AIM
Fees? How much? from whom?
skill
100% grant - skill training - doorstep- train 29.18 lakh beneficiaries
Yes- 100rs - ( NOT from SC ST EWS PwH BPL)
Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakaram (PMJVK)
Why in News?
* Ministry of Minority Affairs has released financial assistance of Rs. ______ Crores as the Central Share to the State of Arunachal Pradesh for ongoing projects under the PMJVK
MIN?
CSS?CS?
ALL districts ?
Minorities from?
_______% of funds in priority sector
35
Minority affairs
CSS
Yes
National minorities commission act
80 ( 33-40% for women centric)
Production linked incentives for white goods
year
min
CS/CSS
2021
Min of commerce
CS
( first year of incremental sale was - 2022-2023)
Rastriya Gokul mission
year
min
2014
Min of fisheries
all components - 100% subsidy - except - Accelerated breed dev pro, sex sorted semen, breed multiplication farm (50% subsidy)
___________ has launched ‘Sampoornata Abhiyan’ for the duration of 4th July to 30th September 2024
NITI Aayog
AIM = The ‘Sampoornata Abhiyan’ campaign launched by NITI Aayog aims to achieve 100% completion of 12 key social indicators across all 112 Aspirational Districts and 500 Aspirational Blocks in India
Smart Cities Mission (SCM)
Why in News?
*______% of total projects amounting to ₹_________ crore have been completed as of June 2024.
* Taking cognizance of these requests, the Govt of India has extended the Mission period upto 31 March 2025 to
complete these balance 10% projects, without any additional cost.
* The Mission has an allocated GOI budget of ₹________crore for the 100 Cities. As on date, GOI has released
₹46,585 crore (97% of the allocated GOI budget) to 100 Cities.
year?
CSS?CS?
90
1,44,237
48,000
2015
CSS
Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan
Why in News?
* Ministry of Education will provide ICT Labs and Smart Classrooms, as per Samagra Shiksha norms, in all
functional Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBVs) and Hostels.
* This initiative will benefit ___ lakh girls of KGBVs at an estimated cost of approximately Rs. ___ crore
year?
Min
CSS/ CS
7
290
2018
MIn of education
CSS
Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik
year?
1000UDAN routes, 100 unserved areas
2016
According to a study by Federation of All India Farmer Associations (FAIFA), over 11 crore farmers have
benefited from the PM KISAN scheme. Total amount of Rs. 2.80 lakh crore has been disbursed so far
CSS or CS?
Adhar complusory hai
Tenant farmers allowed nhi hai
farmers who are receiving monetary benefits under other schemes are still eligible for the PM-KISAN scheme
CS
National Green Hydrogen Mission - Year?
19744 crore
5 MMT / Annum
2023
Stand up India
year?
Min?
10lakh to 1 crore to SC or Women for setting up Greenfield projects (ONLY)
2016
Finance
PM GATI SAKTI
Year
100Lakh crore
2021
Drone didi
Year?
CS/CSS?
1261 crore
2023
CS
According to the latest data released by the Reserve Bank of India, India’s outward remittances under the
Liberalised Remittance Scheme has hit a new high of $31.73 billion in FY24, showing an increase of
16.91% from the previous high of $27.14 billion clocked in FY23
Year?
NO restriction on frequency of remittance
Scheme not available to corporate, UHF, Partnership firms, Trusts etc
2004
Pradhan Mantri Street Vendor’s Atmanirbhar Nidhi (PM-SVANidhi)
Year ?
min?
CSS/CS
Collateral?
10K, 20K, 50K etc - 1st, 2nd, 3rd year has to return within term of 12,18,36 months
2096.49 crore
Not all states - Only those states which notified rules under street vendors act
2020
Housing
SIDBI -implement
CS
NO
PM Gram sadak Yojana
year/
min?
CSS/CS?
2000
Min of road
CSS
PM - Fasal Bima yojana
year?
Min?
CSS/CS
Tenant - yes
Voluntary for loonee farmer
2016
Agri
CSS
MINISTRY OF COOPERATION
1.1 World’s Largest Grain Storage Plan in Cooperative Sector
Year
1 trillion dollars
2023
awas yojana
year?
2015
PM POSHAN
min?
CSS/CS
year
Min of edu
CSS
2021
national mission for clean Ganga
2021
min of Jal Sakti
namami GANGA II - open defecation free villages around Ganga
‘National institute of ocean technology (NIOT)’s is developing the Matsyayaan 6000 which could go 6000m
deep into the Ocean.
* 1st stage of harbor trail is expected to launch by September 2024,
Deep Ocean Mission
year?
MIN?
100 billion blue economy
Css/ cs?
2021
Earth science
CS
MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
1.10 Digital Health Incentive Scheme (DHIS)
2023
Health
Digital health under Ayushman Bharat
CS
50 crore
Atal Pension Yojana (APY) Highlights
Overall Subscribers:
Total subscribers: 66 million.
FY24 Additions: Highest ever in a financial year: 12.2 million new enrollments (24% increase).
Enrollment Distribution by Bank Type:
Public-sector banks: 70.44%
Regional rural banks: 19.80%
Private sector banks: 6.18%
Demographics:
Women: 52% of FY24 enrollments.
Age group 18-30: 70% of all subscribers since inception.
Top States by Enrollment:
Uttar Pradesh: Over 10 million subscribers.
Other leading states: Bihar, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu.
12 states account for over 80% of total enrollments.
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Atal Pension Yojna
2015
Finance
18-40 years of age
CS
The e-SAKSHI portal is a digital initiative launched by Ministry of _____________
under MPLADS - 1993-94
CS/css>?
Statistics and Programme Implementation
CS
4000 cr
Swatch bharat - 2.0
min of housing ,
2021
CSS
National Technical Textile mission
2020
CS
