By : Neha Dhyani
Updated : Feb 24, 2022, 9:36
India is a developing country. This essentially means the Indian population is intrinsically composed of people belonging to society's various economic and socio-cultural strata. As a result, the central government keeps implementing various government schemes for the cross-section of society for the individual and community-wide benefits of society. Not just the central government, the state government also implements various government schemes for the respective states, and sometimes these schemes come across as joint ventures between the state and the centre.
This section specifically deals with all the famous schemes implemented by the central government of India in the past few years.
The government schemes are generally updated every year during the annual budget presentation by the Indian finance minister. This year in the Union Budget 2022-23, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the allocation of Rs 1.04 lakh crore to five vital central government schemes. These are -
Notably, all of the schemes mentioned above provide cash benefits to Indian farmers. The largest share of the above-mentioned amount - 51% or Rs 68,000 crore - has been transferred to the Pradhan Mantri Kisaan Samman Nidhi or PM Kisaan. This specific central government scheme provides cash benefits to all farmers who own land.
Here's a list of the 15 most vital central government schemes that are often revised and expanded to suit the requirements of the Indian citizens -
Sl. No. | Central Government Scheme | Ministry | Date of Implementation |
1 | Startup India Seed Fund Scheme | Dept. for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade | April 1, 2021 |
2 | Ayushman Sahakar Scheme | Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer's Welfare | October 19, 2020 |
3 | Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation | Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas | October 2018 |
4 | Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay SanraksHan Abhiyan (PM AASHA) | Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer's Welfare | September 2018 |
5 | Mission Sagar | Ministry of External Affairs | May 2020 |
6 | NIRVIK Scheme (Niryat Rin Vikas Yojana) | Ministry of Commerce and Industry | February 1, 2020 |
7 | SVAMITVA Scheme (Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas) | Ministry of Panchayat Raj | April 24, 2020 |
8 | National Technical Textiles Mission (NTTM) | Ministry of Textiles | February 26, 2020 |
9 | Mission COVID Suraksha | Ministry of Science and Technology | November 29, 2020 |
10 | DHRUV – PM Innovative Learning Programme | Union HRD Ministry | October 10, 2019 |
11 | SERB-POWER Scheme (Promoting Opportunities for Women in Exploratory Research) | Ministry of Science and Technology | October 29, 2020 |
12 | Prime Minister Street Vendor's AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) | Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs | June 1, 2020 |
13 | Mission Karmayogi | Union HRD Ministry | September 2, 2020 |
14 | Sahakar Mitra Scheme | Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer's Welfare | June 12, 2020 |
15 | Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana | Ministry of Finance | May 4, 2017 |
Apart from the schemes, the Narendra Modi government has also launched numerous National and State Scholarship schemes in India, especially for needy Indian students.
The central government of India launches various schemes periodically for the cross-section of Indian society.
The most vital central government schemes 2022 have been -
PM Kisaan scheme was allocated a total budget of Rs 68,000 crore in the Union budget 2022-23.
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