Schemes for Mains

Major Provisions of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY): Launched in 2016 and is being administered by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. It replaced the National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (NAIS) and Modified National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (MNAIS). Aim: To provide a comprehensive insurance cover against the failure of the crop thus helping in stabilising the …

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Read scheme basics from Prelims Notes. What has the UJALA Scheme achieved in the last 7 years? Programme has evolved to be the world’s largest zero subsidy domestic lighting programme that addresses concerns like high electrification cost and high emissions that result from inefficient lighting. Scheme has been successful in: bringing down the retail price of LED …

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Issues in PMMVY: Unchanged targets: The target of the scheme has remained unchanged over the years. Fall in enrolment and disbursements:  In 2020-21, more than 50% of registered beneficiaries did not receive all three instalments and there was a 9% drop in enrolment under the scheme. Reduced Budget allocation: Budget allocation for the PMMVY has also been …

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Facts: Around eight crore customers were enlisted in late 2019 for LPG connections. How Ujjwala has delivered such positive results?  Successful implementation of the Direct Benefit Transfer of LPG (DBTL) or PAHAL (Pratyaksh Hanstantrit Labh) scheme of 2014 freed up the financial resources needed to make large-scale programme for deposit-free LPG connections a reality. Production of cylinders, pressure regulators, hose and affordable …

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National Mission for Edible Oil-Oil Palm (NMEO-OP) Centre relaunched National Mission for Edible Oil-Oil Palm (NMEO-OP) to expand area under oil palm, largely in southern and north-eastern parts of the country. At present, less than 0.5 million hectares is under Oil Palm cultivation in India domestically, largely in Andhra Pradesh and a few North-Eastern states. Mission plans to raise oil …

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What is PM-AASHA scheme? PM-AASHA is aimed at ensuring remunerative prices to the farmers for their produce. The Umbrella Scheme includes the mechanism of ensuring remunerative prices to the farmers and is comprised of: Price Support Scheme (PSS), Price Deficiency Payment Scheme (PDPS) Pilot of Private Procurement & Stockist Scheme (PPPS). Significant provisions under PM-AASHA …

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Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0 The mission would be implemented over five years from 2021 to 2026. The focus of SBM-U 2.0 will be on sustaining the sanitation and solid waste management outcomes achieved and accelerate the momentum generated, thus taking Urban India to the next level of ‘Swachhata’. The aim of ‘Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0’ is to …

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National Family Benefit Scheme Launched in 1995 under the National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP). Restricted to BPL families. Rs. 20000 will be given as a lump sum assistance to the bereaved household in the event of the death of the bread-winner. Problems associated with National Family Benefit Scheme: Budget Allocation: Central expenditure on NFBS declined from …

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Background: Rural India has 18.93 crore households, of whom only 17 percent had some version of a tap water connection. Realizing this disparity, the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) was launched by the Indian PM on 15th August 2019. Jal Jeevan Mission: It aims to deliver a functional tap connection by 2024 to every household in rural India. Benefits …

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Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana(PMKVY) The scheme has 2 components: Short term training STT : Focused on training, certification and placement Recognition of prior learning RPL : Orientation and certification based on existing talents. It is implemented through skills partners affiliated with National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC). Performance PMKVY trained 6.59 Mn against the target of 7.62 …

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