Schemes for Prelims

Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance (RAMP) – UPSC Prelims

Ministry : Ministry of MSME Scheme: Scheme would commence in FY 2022-23. It is a World Bank assisted Central Sector Scheme. Aims: Improving access to market and credit Strengthening institutions and governance at the Centre and State Improving Centre-State linkages and partnerships Addressing issues of delayed payments and greening of MSMEs The overall monitoring and policy overview of …

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Polar Science and Cryosphere (PACER) scheme – UPSC Prelims

Ministry : Ministry of Earth Sciences Scheme: Scheme has been approved for continuation from 2021 to 2026. PACER encompasses the following components: Construction of polar research vessel Construction of the third research base in Antarctica Indian scientific endeavours in the Arctic Polar expeditions-Antarctica Southern Ocean Expedition It is implemented through the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR). …

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Swatantrata Sainik Samman Yojana (SSSY) – UPSC Prelims

Swatantrata Sainik Samman Yojana (SSSY): The scheme provides for a monthly Samman Pension to freedom fighters, as a token of respect for their contribution in the national freedom struggle. On their demise, pension is provided to their eligible dependents viz. spouses and thereafter, unmarried and unemployed daughters and dependent parents, as per prescribed eligibility norms and procedure. It …

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Donate a pension Scheme – UPSC Prelims

Ministry: Ministry of Labour and Employment Donate a Pension Scheme: The ‘donate a pension’ scheme was launched by the Union Labour and Employment Ministry in 2019. It allows any citizen to pay the premium amount on behalf of an unorganized worker under the Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-Dhan Scheme. The scheme allows unorganised sector workers …

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National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship – UPSC Prelims

Ministry : Ministry of Education Scheme: It is a central Sector Scheme, launched in 2008-09 to award scholarships to meritorious students of economically weaker sections to reduce drop-outs in class VIII. 22.06 lakh scholarships have been sanctioned till 2020-21 involving an expenditure of Rs. 1783.03 crore. It also intends to encourage students to continue the study at a secondary …

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PM-POSHAN Scheme – UPSC Prelims

Scheme: Government will provide one hot cooked meal in Government and Government-aided schools. The scheme will replace the existing national programme for mid-day meal in schools or Mid-day Meal Scheme. It has been launched for an initial period of five years (2021-22 to 2025-26). Coverage: The scheme will cover 11.8 crore students enrolled in classes 1 to 8 in over …

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Parvatmala Scheme – UPSC Prelims

Ministry : Ministry of Road Transport Aim: Building ropeways to improve connectivity and convenience for commuters, besides promoting tourism in hill areas. Scheme: The scheme will be taken up on PPP mode, which will be a preferred ecologically sustainable alternative in place of conventional roads in difficult hilly areas. The idea is to improve connectivity and convenience for commuters, besides …

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National Technical Textiles Mission – UPSC Prelims

Ministry : Ministry of Textiles Aim to position the country as a global leader in technical textiles and increase the use of technical textiles in the domestic market. Mission: Launched in 2020. Aims at take domestic market size to USD 40 billion – USD 50 billion by 2024. It will be implemented for four years starting from 2020-2021 and has four components: R&D : The …

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Chips to Startup (C2S) Programme – UPSC Prelims

Ministry: Ministry of Electronics and IT Aim:  To train 85,000 qualified engineers in the area of Very-large-scale integration (VLSI) and Embedded System Design. To develop 175 ASICs (Application Specific Integrated Circuits), Working Prototypes of 20 System on Chips (SoC) and IP Core repository over a period of 5 years. Participating Institutions: The programme would be implemented …

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