Important Government Schemes launched In India

The Indian Government throughout the country announces and implements different welfare schemes for the public from time to time. These welfare schemes could be based either in Central, State or this can be a joint collaboration between the Centre and the States.

In this section, we will talk about these welfare programmes. Important government schemes launched in India are many and varied, we will sum it down in one content and discuss the same. This scheme provides a wide range of benefits to the locals; hence students are asked to go through the content vividly which will help them to know about the important schemes launched by the Government of India and update their knowledge.

Important Schemes Launched By The Government Of India

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Image: India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi announcing the government schemes launched in 2020

Schemes launched by the Government of India in 2020 are listed down below. Students are advised to go through the list and update themselves. 

Schemes launched by the Government of India are as follows:

• Nagar Van Scheme

• Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyan

• Production Linked Incentive Scheme

• Transparent Taxation- Honoring the Honest Scheme

• Padhna Likhna Abhiyan

• SVAMITVA Scheme

• Ghar Tak Fibre Scheme

• PM SVANidhi

• PM-WANI

• Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) 

• Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana

• Operation Greens

• Indira Rasoi Yojana

• Atma Nirbhar Bharat Scheme

• Atmanirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana 

• Atmanirbhar Uttar Pradesh Rojgar Yojana 

• Atmanirbhar Gujarat Sahay Yojna (AGSY)

• Kisan Suryodaya Yojana

• Godhan Nyay Yojana

• Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana

• Vivad se Vishwas Scheme

• Ayushman Sahakar Scheme

• National Digital Health Mission 

Important Schemes by the Government of India will be discussed individually in the next section.

Government Schemes - Study In Detail

1. Nagar Van Scheme – 

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The Nagar Van Scheme which is known as the Urban Forest Scheme was initiated on the occasion of World Environment Day on 5th June. The government made an aim to develop 200 Urban Forests pan India in the upcoming five years. The government collaborated with 200 other corporations who will assist in this noble task of turning the urban areas into urban lungs for the country.

2. Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan –

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This scheme was launched on 20th June 2020 by the Prime Minister of India keeping in view the hardships faced by the migrant workers and the rural citizens. This programme is to initiate empowerment among the migrant workers and give them a livelihood. The campaign was of 125 days, where migrant workers from Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, and Odisha were chosen. This brought about 2/3 of the people. 

3. Production Linked Incentive (PIL) Scheme – 

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This scheme is related to the ‘Make in India’ scheme, where the government focuses on making the working units of India capable enough to process all the required for the citizens as well as attract foreign investments. 

This scheme gives an incentive between 4% to 6% to the electronic companies if they manufacture their mobile phones and other electronic components in India.

4. Padhna Likhna Abhiyan –

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This scheme was launched on International Literacy Day keeping in mind the situation of the literacy rate in the post-covid world. Under this scheme, the government sought to track down the literacy rate and to encourage and teach the adults of the country. This scheme will be extended to the tribal areas, in the forest, prisons, slums etc. Like other educational schemes, this scheme too vows to eradicate illiteracy in India by the year 2023.

5. Ghar Tak Fibre Scheme –

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On 21st September 2020, the Prime Minister inaugurated the Ghar Tak Fibre Scheme in Bihar to connect all the villages with FTTH connections. 

This scheme is implemented which will directly help the e-education to boost up, also it will help the e-agriculture.

6. Atmanirbhar Bharat Scheme

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In May 2020, the PM announced a relief package of Rs. 20 Lakh to distress the coronavirus affected India. This will help India in the revival process. This scheme also focuses on the land, labour, liquidity and laws which will benefit the farmers, workers, taxpayers, MSMEs and the cottage industry. On 12th November in the year 2020, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman along with Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Anurag Thakur launched this scheme called - Atmanirbhar Bharat 3.0 to boost up the Covid-hit economy. 

This scheme also focuses on India’s self-reliance as announced by the Prime Minister which will be based on five pillars, that is economy, infrastructure, technology-driven system, vibrant demography and quenching the economic demand.

7. Operations Greens Scheme

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On 11th November in the year 2020, the Central Government launched the Operation Greens Scheme which will provide 50 % of subsidy to the Himalayan and to the North-Eastern states for the air transportation of 41 fruits and vegetables which are notified to any place in the country. Under this scheme, fruits like mango, banana, orange, guava, lemon, litchi, kiwi, lime, pineapple etc fall into this subsidy range. Vegetable like Onion, Tomato, Potato, cucumber, peas, cardamom, Okra, ginger also comes under this range.

8. Atma Nirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yogna

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On 12th November in the year 2020, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched Atmanirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana which incentivises the creation of new employment opportunities in the COVID-19 pandemic situation.

The scheme’s motive is to benefit new employees joining the employment in EPFO registered establishments for a monthly wage of less than Rs 15,000 and for those who left their jobs between 1st of March to 30th September in the year 2020 are employed back from 1 October 2020.

9. Indira Rasoi Yojna 

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On the 20th of August in the year 2020, the Rajasthan Chief Minister named Ashok Gehlot launched this scheme which is known as Indira Rasoi Yojana, this is to provide quality nutritious food of approximately 100 gms of pulses, 250 gms chapatti, 100 gms of vegetables, and even pickles- to poor people at only Rs. 8. This scheme is expected to benefit around 4 crores 87 lakh people in the state of Rajasthan. The food is made available from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 pm and again from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. This will be rolled in 213 urban local bodies and also in a total of 358 rasois (kitchens) which will be operated by the State Government at the bus stands, hospitals, also in railway stations, and in the public places where it will be administered with the help of a mobile app and the CCTV cameras.

10. Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana – 

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On 21st May in the year 2020, in Chhattisgarh, the Chief Minister named Bhupesh Baghel launched this Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana in order to purchase maize, paddy, and sugarcane at the MSP and this will give incentives to the farmers. This 5,700 crores scheme is expected to benefit approximately 1.87 million farmers in the state.

11. Vivad se Vishwas Yojna- 

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On 1st February of the year 2020, the finance minister named Sitharaman announced this scheme which is known as Vivad se Vishwas Scheme. This scheme is initiated to settle the maximum number of pending direct tax cases. This will get resolved in 483,000 direct tax-related disputes and then the pending in various appellate forums. This scheme also offers waivers for the interest and penalty if the disputed tax amount is paid before the 31st of March in the year 2020.

12. Public Wi-Fi Access Network Interface (PM – WANI) 

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On 9th December in the year 2020, the Union Cabinet passed the PM Wi-Fi Access Network Interface (abbreviated as PM-WANI) Scheme which will aim to revolutionise the tech sphere and this will incredibly improve the wireless connectivity of our country. It will boost the 'Ease of Doing Business and 'Ease of Living.'

13. National Digital Health Mission –

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On the occasion of the 74th Independence Day (which is celebrated on 15th August), Prime Minister Modi launched the National Digital Health Mission from the ramparts of Red Fort to create a country that will have the access to the digital health ecosystem, this will come with affordable and safe healthcare to the citizens around the country. This mission is totally technology-based and thus will play a major role in bringing the new improved revolution in the health care sector in the country. Technology will also be roped in a manner that will reduce the challenges which are faced in the treatment. For this scheme, a Health ID card is also issued to every Indian.

14. Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana – 

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On 26th March of the year 2020, our Prime Minister Modi launched this Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana which works as a part of the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana to feed the poorest and the needy citizens of this nation. Under this scheme, 5 kg of rice or 5kg of wheat (as per the regional dietary preferences) per person and 1 kg of dal to each family who holds a ration card will be distributed.

Did You Know?

1. There are lots of other plans, but among these, the most successful ones are as follows:

• Sukanya Samriddhi Yogana

• National Pension Scheme

• Public Provident Fund

• National Savings Certificate

• Atal Pension Yojana

• Sovereign Gold Bonds

2. The Pradhan Mantri Rozgar Yojana gives up to 10 lakh loans to the youths which aim to provide self-employment opportunities. 

3. Pregnant mothers and lactating mothers can get free money from the Government of India. They get up to Rs. 5000 which can be paid back in three instalments. 

4. Startup India is a scheme to escalate the young business to grow in India.