List of Central Government Schemes 2018

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Ministry	Scheme	Date of Launch	Objective
Dept of Pharmaceuticals, Govt. Of India	Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Yojana (PMJAY)	1-Jul-2015	Its aim is to provide quality medicines at affordable prices to the masses through special kendra’s known as Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Aushadhi Kendra. PMBJK is to provide generic drugs, which are available at lesser prices but are equivalent in quality and efficacy as expensive branded drugs.
Govt of India	NITI Aayog (The National Institution for Transforming India)	1-Jan-2015	It replaced the Planning Commission. The main aim to foster involvement and participation in the economic policy-making process by the State Governments of India.
Minister of Panchayati Raj	Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan	NA	It is an updated version of Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Sashaktikaran Abhiyan. It will reinforce the Panchayati Raj framework across the nation and address basic changes that constrain its success.
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare	Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)	11-Oct-2014	Its main objective is to Provide insurance cover to rabi and kharif crops and financial support to farmers in case of damage of crops. It replaced NAIS and MNAIS schemes.
	Pradhan Mantri Gram Sinchai Yojana (PMGSY)	1-Jul-2015	The motive of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sinchai Yojana will be to take irrigation water to each and every agricultural field in the country and boost agricultural yield
	Soil Health Card Scheme	17-Feb-2015	Under this Scheme, Government issues soil cards to farmers which will carry crop-wise recommendations of nutrients and fertilizers required for the individual farms to help farmers to improve productivity with use of inputs.
	Rashtriya Gokul Mission	16-Dec-2014	The “Rashtriya Gokul Mission” aims to conserve and develop indigenous bovine breeds in a focused and scientific manner.
Ministry of Civil Aviation	Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik (UDAN)	27-Apr-2017	Its purpose is “Let the common citizen of the country fly”. UDAN aimed at making air travel affordable & widespread, enabling inclusive job growth and infrastructure development of all regions of India and it also to connect 70 airports of the country.
Ministry of Commerce and Industry	Startup India	16-Jan-2016	It aimed at promoting bank financing for start-up ventures to boost entrepreneurship and encourage startups with jobs creation.
Ministry of Defense	One Rank One Pension (OROP)	NA	To provide same pension, for same rank, for same length of service, irrespective of the date of retirement.
Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation in Rural areas ; Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs in Urban areas	Swachh Bharat Abhiyan	2-Oct-2014	Main aim is to keep clean the streets, roads and infrastructure of the India’s 4,041 cities, towns and rural areas
Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology	DigiLocker	1-Jul-2015	Aim: To reduce the need to carry physical documents, and is part of the government’s Digital India initiative. It will reduce the administrative problems of government departments and agencies because of paper work.
	Digital India	2-Jul-2015	To ensure that Govt services are made available to citizens electronically by improved online infrastructure and by increasing Internet connectivity or by making the country digitally empowered in the field of technology.
Ministry of Finance	Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY)	28-Aug-2014	It is a National Mission for Financial Inclusion of all households to ensure access to financial services, namely, Banking/ Savings & Deposit Accounts, Remittance, Insurance, Credit, Pension in a simple manner.
	Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana (PMMY) (MUDRA-Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency)	8-Apr-2015	The purpose to provide funding to the non-corporate small business sector. The loan facility for small businesses/startups or entrepreneurs from Rs. 50 thousand to 10 Lakh to start/grow their business under the  Shishu, Kishore and Tarun categories of the scheme.
	Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY)	9-May-2015	Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana is a government-backed Life insurance scheme in India. Objective: To provide life insurance cover to all Indian citizens.
	Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY)	9-May-2015	Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana is a government-backed accident insurance scheme in India. Objective: To provide accidental insurance cover to all Indian citizens.
	Atal Pension Yojana (APY)	9-May-2015	Atal Pension Yojana (previously known as Swavalamban Yojana) is a government-backed pension scheme in India targeted at the unorganized sector. ·         Targeted to the private unorganized sector and open for all Indian citizens ·         Age Group : 18 to 40 years.
	Make in India	25-Sep-2014	To encourage national, as well as multi-national companies to manufacture their products in India and create jobs and skill enhancement in 25 sectors.
	Kisan Vikas Patra (Re-launched)	3-Mar-2015	Kisan Vikas Patra is a saving certificate scheme which was first launched in 1988 by India Post. Govt of India closed the scheme because of its flaws on the recommendations of Shayamla Gopinath committee. Aim: To provide safe and secure investment avenues to the small investors.
	Gold Monetisation Scheme (GMS)	4-Nov-2014	GMS, modifies the existing ‘Gold Deposit Scheme’ (GDS) and ‘Gold Metal Loan Scheme (GML), is intended to mobilise gold held by households and institutions of the country.
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare	Mission Indradhanush	25-Dec-2014	Aim: to immunize all children under the age of 2 years, as well as all pregnant women, against seven vaccine preventable diseases. Targeted diseases: Diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus, poliomyelitis, tuberculosis, measles and Hepatitis B.
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs	Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY)	25-Jun-2015	Vision: Housing for all by the year 2022. Under this scheme, interest subsidy on construction, purchase, improvement of house, extension is provided to customers belonging to Economical Weaker Section, Lower and Middle Income Group.
	National Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY)	21-Jan-2015	Aim: To bring together urban planning, economic growth and heritage conservation in an inclusive manner to preserve the heritage character of 12 Heritage Cities.
Ministry of Labor and Employment	Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Shramev Jayate Yojana (PDUSJY)	16-Oct-2014	Objective of this scheme is to create conducive environment for industrial development and doing business with ease and also expanding government support to impart skill training for workers.
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas	PAHAL-Direct Benefits Transfer for LPG	1-Jan-2015	This program aims to transfer subsidies directly to the people through their bank accounts.
	Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY)	1-May-2016	It aims to safeguard the health of women & children by providing free LPG connections to 5 Crore BPL families across the country.
Ministry of Power	Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY)	25-Jul-2015	The scheme designed to provide continuous power supply to rural households and adequate power to agricultural consumers. It replaced Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY).
	Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS)	18-Sep-2015	To ensure 24/7 power for all.
	Prakash Path – way to light	‎05 Jan 2015	To distribute LED bulbs and decrease the power consumption.
	Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY)	‎20 Nov 2015	To obtain operational and financial turnaround of State owned Power Distribution Companies (DISCOMs). Aim: “Financial turnaround of Power Distribution Companies”.
	Bachat Lam scheme	May 9, 2015	reduce the cost of compact fluorescent lamps
Ministry of Railways	Vikalp	‎01 Nov 2015	In this scheme, wait listed passengers of a train can opt for confirmed accommodation in alternate trains.
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways and Shipping	Setu Bharatam Programme	4-Mar-2016	It aims to make all national highways free of railway crossings by 2019. Also and renovate the old bridges.
Ministry of Rural Development	Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY)	11-Oct-2014	It focuses on development of model villages called “Adarsh Gram”. The programme was launched by the PM Narendra Modi on 11 October 2014 on the birth anniversary of Jayaprakash Narayan,.
	Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDUGKY)	25-Sep-2014	The Vision of DDU-GKY is to “Transform rural poor youth into an economically independent and globally relevant workforce by developing skills and providing them with jobs having regular monthly wages.
	Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission (SPMRM)	21-Feb-2016	The major goal of this mission is welfare of rural areas targeting their infrastructural facilities, economic and social conditions etc. and bridging the urban-rural gaps.
Ministry of Shipping	Sagar Mala project	31-Jul-2015	To modernize India’s Ports so that port-led development can be augmented and coastlines can be developed to contribute in India’s growth.
Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship	Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY)	16-Jul-2015	To encourage aptitude towards employable skills and to increase working efficiency of probable and existing daily wage earners, by giving monetary awards and rewards and by providing quality training to them.
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment	Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY)	16-Dec-2016	A part of the Taxation Laws (Second Amendment) Act, 2016. It provides an opportunity to declare unaccounted wealth and black money in a confidential manner and avoid prosecution after paying a fine of 50 percent on the undisclosed income. An additional 25 percent of the undisclosed income is invested in the scheme which can be refunded after four years, without any interest.
	Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme	2003	Create an enabling environment to ensure equal opportunities, equity, social justice and Provisions empowerment of persons with disabilities.
Ministry of Tourism	Swadesh Darshan Yojana (SDY) & Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation Drive (PRASAD)	9-Mar-2015	To provide Central Financial Assistance to State Governments/Union Territory Administrations, including the places of religious importance, for the development of various tourism infrastructure and tourism projects in the 12 cities of country.
Ministry of Urban Development	Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT)	24-Jun-2015	Providing basic services (water supply, sewerage, urban transport) to households & build Amenities in cities which will improve the quality of life of poor and the disadvantaged.
	Smart Cities Mission	25-Jun-2015	Smart Cities Mission is an urban renewal and retrofitting program by the Government of India with a mission to develop 100 cities all over the country making them citizen friendly and sustainable.
Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation	Namami Gange	10-Jul-2014	National Mission for Clean Ganga(NMCG), is an Integrated Conservation Mission with budget outlay of Rs.20,000 Crore to accomplish the twin objectives of effective abatement of pollution, conservation and rejuvenation of National River Ganga.
Ministry of Women and Child Development	Pradhan Mantri Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana (PMSSY)	22-Jan-2015	The scheme launched as a part of the “Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao” campaign targeted at the parents of girl children. The scheme provided to all households to help them endure the fundamental expenses of raising a woman child, especially her schooling.
	National Bal Swachhta Mission	14-Nov-2014	To provide hygienic and clean environment, food, drinking water, toilets, schools and other surroundings to the children. It is a part of the sanitation initiative of ‘Swachh Bharat Mission’
Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports	National Sports Talent Search Scheme (NSTSS)	20-Feb-2015	The Scheme is intended for talent identification in the age group of 8-12 years and nurturing of identified talented sportspersons.