Category: Important Scheme

SMILE (Support for Marginalised Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise) Scheme: Reasi is poised to become the second district in Jammu and Kashmir, after Srinagar, to implement the SMILE (Support for Marginalised Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise) scheme. SMILE Scheme is a multi-faceted initiative of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. It has a total […]

Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana : In News Consumption of petroleum products, especially diesel and cooking gas in Andaman & Nicobar (A&N) Islands, has jumped in recent years, aided by Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana. Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) is a flagship scheme of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MOPNG) launched in May 2016. […]

PRASHAD Scheme : Development of Chamundi Hills After years of back and forth between the Karnataka government and the Centre, there is finally some progress on the development of Chamundi Hills under the Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD) scheme of the Central government. The PRASHAD (Pilgrimage Rejuvenation And Spiritual Augmentation Drive) was […]

Prime Minister inaugurated 103 redeveloped railway stations across 86 districts: The Prime Minister inaugurated 103 redeveloped railway stations across 86 districts in 18 States/UTs under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme (ABSS). ABSS, introduced by the Ministry of Railways in December 2022, aims to redevelop 1,309 railway stations into modern integrated transport hubs across India.It is […]

Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA): The Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA) marks 9 impactful years in improving maternal health outcomes across India.PMSMA is a flagship maternal health programme of the Government of India. Launched in June 2016 by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, it provides free and quality antenatal care (ANC) […]

Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme: The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), under the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), recently disbursed ₹300 crore in margin money subsidy to 8,794 beneficiaries under the Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP). Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) launched in August 2008, PMEGP is a credit-linked […]

Waste Picker Enumeration App: The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment launched a Nationwide Waste Picker Enumeration App under the NAMASTE scheme to formalize, empower, and provide social security to waste pickers. Waste Picker Enumeration App is a digital platform to enumerate, identify, and support waste pickers through social security and livelihood-based interventions under the […]

Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu inaugurated the Rajiv Gandhi Van Samvardhan Yojana: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu launched the Rajiv Gandhi Van Samvardhan Yojana from Hamirpur on June 2, 2025. The scheme aims to increase the state’s green cover by planting fruit-bearing trees on degraded forest lands while promoting employment generation and […]