1.

Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana(PMGSY):

a. Launched on 25th December 2000.
b. It is a nationwide plan to provide good all-weather road connectivity to
unconnected villages of more than 500 persons in the rural areas (250
persons in the hilly and desert areas).
c. It is a 100% Centrally Sponsored Scheme.
2. Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY):
a. launched on 2005 for providing access to electricity to all households in
the country in five years
b. Under the programme, 90% grant is provided by Govt. of India and 10%
as loan by Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) to the State
Governments.
c. Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) is the nodal agency for the
programme.
d. The scheme aims at electrification of over 1 lakh un-electrified villages and
providing electricity connections to 2.34 crore rural households. The
estimated cost of the scheme is approximately Rs. 51,000 crore.
e. All the BPL families are eligible for free connections under the scheme.
3. Indira Awaas Yojana(IAY):
a. Launched during 1985-86 as a sub-scheme of Rural Landless Employment
Guarantee Programme (RLEGP) and continued as a sub-scheme of Jawahar
Rozgar Yojana (JRY) since its launching from April, 1989.
b. It has been delinked from the JRY and has been made an independent
scheme with effect from January 1, 1996.
c. The objective of IAY is primarily to provide grant for construction of
houses to members of Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes, freed bonded
labourers and also to non-SC/ST rural people living below poverty line.
d. Funding is shared between the Centre & State in the ratio of 75:25.
4. Bharat Nirman:
a. launched in 2005 for building rural infrastructure.
b. Phase I of the programme was implemented in the period 2005-06 to
2008-09. Phase II is being implemented from 2009-10 to 2011-12.
c. Bharat Nirman comprises of six components:
1. Water Supply--Cover approximately 55 thousand uncovered
habitations and provide safe drinking water to approximately 2.16
lakh villages affected by poor water quality
2. Housing--Provide additional 1.2 crore houses at the rate of 24 lakh
houses each year to be built by funds allocated to the homeless
through Panchayats
3. Telecommunication and Information Technology --Increase rural tele-
density to 40% and provide broadband connectivity and Bharat
Nirman Seva Kendras to all 2.5 lakh Panchayats
4. Roads--Provide road connections to remaining 23,000 villages
approximately with population of 1000 or 500 in case of hilly or
tribal areas
5. Electrification--Provide electricity to remaining 40,000 villages
approximately and connections to about 1.75 crore poor households
6. Irrigation--6.5 million hectares brought under assured irrigation till
2009. Remaining 3.5 lakh hectares to be completed by 2012
d. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), Rajiv Gandhi Vidyutikaran
Yojana(RGVY) & Indira Awas Yojana (IWY) come under Bharat Nirman.
5. Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana(PMAGY):
 a. It is a new scheme launched in the Union Budget 2009-10 by the Union
Government on a pilot basis for integrated development 0f 1,000 villages,
each having more than 50% SC population.
b. There are about 44,000 villages in which the population of scheduled
castes is above 50 per cent.
c. If the pilot scheme is successful the scheme will be expanded to remaining
villages.
6. National Rural Health Mission (NRHM):
a. Launched in 2005.
b. The NRHM covers the entire country, with special focus on 18 States.
7. Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA):
a. One of the key components of the National Rural Health Mission is to
provide every village in the country with a trained female community
health activist – ‘ASHA’ or Accredited Social Health Activist for every
village with a population of 1000.
b. ASHA will take steps to create awareness in woman on birth preparedness,
safe delivery and care of the young child. She will also work as DOTS
provider under tuberculosis programme
c. ASHA must primarily be a woman resident of the village – married/
widowed/ divorced, preferably in the age group of 25 to 45 years.
8. National Rural Employment Guarantee Act(NREGA):
a. Act was came in 2005 and scheme launched in 2006
b. The scheme provides a legal guarantee for one hundred days of
employment in every financial year to adult members of any rural
household willing to do public work-related unskilled manual work at the
statutory minimum wage of Rs.100 per
c. Around one-third of the stipulated work force must be women.
d. The scheme started from February 2, 2006 in 200 districts, was expanded
to cover another 130 districts in 2007-2008 and eventually covered all 593
districts in India in 2008.
e. It has been renamed as Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Act
on 2nd October, 2009.
9. Sarva Siksha Abhiyan(SSA):
a. launched in 2001.
b. It is a flagship programme of the Government of India pioneered by Atal
Bihari Vajpayee for achievement of universalization of elementary
education to children in the 6-14 age group by 2010.
c. education cess are credited into a Prarambhik Shiksha Kosh (PSK) and are
utilised exclusively for Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) and Mid-Day Meal
(MDM)
d. 85:15 sharing arrangement during the Ninth Plan, 75:25 sharing
arrangement during the Tenth Plan, and 50:50 sharing thereafter between
the Central Government and the State Government except for 8 NE states.
10. Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan(RMSA):
a. To cover children in secondary school (8th to 12th standard). The main
objective of the programme will be to provide universal access to
education for all children by 2015 and universal retention by 2020.
b. The Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan has created a need for
strengthening secondary education infrastructure across the country.
c. Announced in 2007 and it is proposed to implement during 11th Five Year
plan. In Jan 2009 CCEA (Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs) approved
the implementation
 d. Rs.20,120 crore has been allocated for the Scheme during the 11th Five
Year Plan.

11. Swarna Jayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY):

a. Launched as an integrated programme for self-employment of the rural
poor with effect from 1 April 1999.
b. Assistance is given to BPL family in rural areas for taking up self
employment.
c. They may take up the activity either individually or in Groups, called the
Self-Help Groups.
d. There are over 22 lakh Women’s Self Help Groups linked with banks. Reach
of SHGs to be widened to enrol at least 50 per cent of all rural women in
India as members of SHGs over the next five years.
e. A Self- Help Group (SHG) may generally consist of 10-20 persons.
f. It is financed on 75:25 cost-sharing basis between the Centre and the
states
g. In Union Budget 2009-10, The Swarna Jayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana
(SGSY) restructured as National Rural Livelihood Mission to make it
universal in application, focused in approach and time bound for poverty
eradication by 2014-15.
12. Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY):
a. launched in 2007.
b. It is a new health insurance scheme for the Below Poverty Line (BPL)
families in the unorganized sector.
c. objective is to provide insurance cover to BPL households from major
health shocks that involve hospitalization.
d. By the end of the year, 2009-10, 1.2 crore BPL families ( a unit of five) are
expected to be covered and all the estimated 6 crore BPL families are
proposed to be covered in the next four years.
e. In the Union Budget 2009-10, It is proposed that All BPL families to be
covered under this scheme.
13. Rajiv Awas Yojana:
a. It is a new scheme announced in the Union Budget 2009-10 for
making slum-free India in five years.
b. Rajiv Awas Yojana comes under JNNURM on the lines of Indira Awas
Yojana for rural poor.
14. Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission(JNNUM):
a. launched on 2005
b. for development of 63 identified cities.
c. Centre- Rs. 50,000 crore. State- 50,000 crore and municipalities – 25,000
crore total amount will go upto to Rs. 1,25,000 crores over the seven year
period.
d. National Steering Group chaired by urban development minister
e. It comprises two Sub-Missions:
1. Urban Infrastructure and Governance (UIG) (Sub-mission I)
2. Basic Services to the Urban Poor Urban (BSUP) (Sub-mission II)
15. Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY):
a. Launched in 1997.
b. Swarna Jayanthi Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY) shall sheek to
provide gainful employment to the Urban unemployed or underemployed
poor through encouraging the setting up of self-employment ventures or
provision of wage employment.
 c. The programme shall target the urban poor, defined as those living below
the urban poverty line, as defined from time to time.
d. funding pattern of Centre and State in 75:25 basis
e. The Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana shall consist of two special
schemes, namely-
f. i)The Urban Self-Employment Programme (USEP)
g. ii)The Urban Wage Employment Programme (UWEP)
16. Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana:
a. Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana was launched by Govt. of India during 2007-
08 to incentives states to draw up plans for their agriculture sector.
b. The RKVY aims at achieving 4% annual growth in the agriculture
sector during the XI Plan period, by ensuring a holistic development of
Agriculture and Allied Sectors.
17. National Social Assistance Programme:
a. The programme was launched with effect from 15th August 1985 and under
this programme three sub-schemes are
under implementation. They are.
1. National Old Age Pension(NOAP)
2. National Family Benefit Scheme (NEBS)
3. Annapurna Scheme
18. National Old Age pension (NOAP):
a. old person above 65 Years. Physically Handicapped persons and Leprosy
destitute (Irrespective of Age) who comes under Below Poverty line.
b. The National Old Age Pension Scheme has been renamed as Indira Gandhi
National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOPS) and formally launched on 19th
November, 2007.
c. The central contribution of pension under the Indira Gandhi National Old
Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS) is Rs. 200/- per month per beneficiary
and the State Governments may contribute over and above to this amount.
At present old age beneficiaries are getting anywhere between Rs. 200/-
to Rs. 1000/- depending on the State Contribution.
19. National Family Benefit Scheme (NFBS)
a. Under this scheme, in the death of primary breadwinner, the head of
household is untitled to get the benefit of Rs.10000/- in case normal
deaths.
20. Annapurna Scheme
a. launched on1st April, 2000.
b. for providing food security to those Senior Citizens who though eligible
have remained uncovered under the National Old Age Pension Scheme
(NOAPS).
c. Under the Annapurna Scheme, 10 Kg. of food grains per month are to be
provided 'free of cost' to the Beneficiary.
d. The age of the applicant ( male or female) should be 65 years or above.
e. From 2002-03, it has been transferred to State Plan along with the
National Social Assistance Programme comprising the National Old Age
Pension Scheme and the National Family Benefit Scheme.
21. Two new schemes have been introduced in the Interim Budget 2009-10:
a. 'Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme' to provide pension
of Rs.200 to widows between age groups of 40-64 years and
b. 'Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme' to provide pension for
severely disabled persons. Widows in the age group of 18-40 years to be
given priority in admission to ITIs, Women ITIs and National/Regional
 ITIs for women. Government to bear cost of their training and provide
stipend of Rs.500 per month.
22. Aam Admi Bima Yojna (AABY):
a. launched in 2nd October 2007.
b. It is an Insurance Scheme which covers the death and permanent
disability for the benefit of rural landless households between the age
group of 18 to 59 years.
c. Implemented through the LIC of India and inter alias.
d. The scheme provides for insurance of head of the family or an earning
member of the family of rural landless household.
e. 50% will be contributed by the central Govt. and the rest 50% will be
contributed by the state Government
23. Antyodaya Anna yojana
a. 25th December,2000
b. BPL families in Rural Area and urban area
c. food grains 25 Kg per family per month @ Rs.2/- per Kg for wheat and Rs.
3/- per Kg for rice. This quantity has been enhanced from 25 kg to 35 kg
from 1 April 2002.
d. Under the expanded Antyodaya Anna Yojna, exclusive AAY cards are also
issued to the Senior Citizens who have no regular means of subsistence or
societal support, widows and families headed by widows, terminally ill and
physically handicapped even if they are not in possession of any APL or
BPL card.
24. Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana
a. launched on 25 September, 2001 by merging the on-going schemes of
EAS and the JGSY
b. objective of providing additional wage employment and food security,
alongside creation of durable community assets in rural areas.
c. The programme is self-targeting in nature with special emphasis on
women, scheduled castes, scheduled tribes.
d. Fund is shared between the Centre and the States in the ratio of 75:25.
e. Food grains are provided free of cost to the States/UTs. The payment of
food grains is made directly to FCI at economic cost by the Centre.
However, State Governments are responsible for the cost of
transportation of food grains from FCI godown to work-site/PDS shops
and its distribution. Minimum wages are paid to the workers through a
mix of minimum five kg of food grains and at least 25 per cent of wages
in cash.
25. Training of Rural Youth for Self-Employment (TRYSEM)
a. initiated in July 1979.
b. It is a component of IRDP, aims to providing basic technical and
entrepreneurial skills to the rural poor in the age group of 18 to 35 years
to enable them to take up income generating activities. The scheme had
been merged into Swarnajayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana (SGSY) with
IRDP, DWCRA etc. from April, 1999.
26. Integrated Rural Development Programme (IRDP)
a. launched in 1978 and extended throughout India by 1980
b. It is a self-employment program intended to raise the income-generation
capacity of target groups among the poor in rural areas. Assistance is
provided in the form of subsidy and bank credit.
c. Scheme is merged with another Scheme named swarnjayanti gram
swarozgar yojana (SGSY) since 01.04.1999.
27. Janani Suraksha Yojana
 a. launched in 2003
b. centrally sponsored scheme aimed at reducing maternal and infant
mortality rates and increasing institutional deliveries in below poverty
line (BPL) families
c. JSY, which falls under the overall umbrella of National Rural Health
Mission covers all pregnant women belonging to households below the
poverty line, above 19 years of age and up to two live births.
28. NATIONAL MATERNITY BENEFIT SCHEME (NMBS)
a. provision for the payment of Rs. 500 per pregnancy to women belonging
to poor households for pre-natal and post-natal maternity care upto first
two live births.
29. Mahila Samridhi Yojna
a. started on 2 October 1993.
b. Under this plan, the rural women of 18 years of above age can open their
saving account in the rural post office of their own area with a minimum
Rs. 4 or its multiplier
30. National Food Security Mission (NFSM)
a. Lunched in 2007.
b. Centrally sponsored scheme
c. Objectives of this scheme,
1. Increasing production of rice and pulses through area expansion
and productivity enhancement in a sustainable manner in the
identified districts of the state.
2. Restoring soil fertility and productivity at the individual farm level.
3. Creation of employment opportunities
4. Enhancing farm level economy i.e. farm profits to restore
confidence amongst the farmers.
31. Saakshar Bharat
a. launched on 8 September 2009
b. It aims to recast India's National Literacy Mission to focus on literacy of
women, which is expected to increase the literate population by 70
million adults, including 60 million women.

32. National Livelihood Mission

a. Started in 2009-10
b. Aiming to make the Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojna more
effective and boost the rural economy, the government has decided to
restructure the scheme under a new name National Livelihood Mission.
c. to provide self-employment in the rural areas by bringing each
household below the poverty line under the net of self-help group
(SHG),
d. The government will strengthen the SHGs at all levels by setting up the
Rural Self Employment Training Institute in each district across the
country
e. 50 per cent of the beneficiaries had to be from the SC and ST
communities and 40 per cent had necessarily to be women.

33. Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana(RGGVY)

a. 2005
 b. objective of providing access to electricity to all households and
improving rural electricity infrastructure
c. The scheme covers the entire country. Rural electricity corporation
(REC) is the nodal agency for the implementation of RGGVY.
d. Ninety per cent capital subsidy is provided for overall cost of the
projects under the scheme

34. Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission

a. 50% Central and 50% State.

b. The Technology Mission on drinking water and related water
management was launched in 1986. It was also called the National
Drinking Water Mission (NDWM) and was one of the five Societal
Missions launched by the Government of India. The NDWM was renamed
Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water mission (RGNDWM) in 1991.
c. The main aim of the scheme is to provide drinking water to the non
covered/ partially covered habitations

35. Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme

a. Launched on 2nd October 1975

b. to improve the nutritional and health status of children in the age-group
0-6 years