100+ Government Schemes and the Implementing Ministries

The Indian government administers numerous schemes as part of both the Central Plan and Central Assistance to States Plan. These schemes are not only crucial for UPSC exams but are also frequently featured in other competitive exams. Questions related to government schemes and their implementing ministries are common in UPSC preliminary exams. To assist students, we’ve put together a compilation with key information about these schemes.

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Government Schemes and the Implementing Ministries

PAHAL (DBT)
- Ministry/Department : Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
Pradhan Mantri UJJAWALA Yojana
- Ministry/Department : Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
National LED Programme (UJALA) – UJALA stands for Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All.
- Ministry/Department: Ministry of Power.
Green Corridor Project:
- Ministry of New & Renewable Energy
Green Highway Policy:
- Ministry of Road Transport and Highway
Namami Gange
- Ministry of Water Resources.
- Ministries of Environment, Urban Development, Shipping, Tourism & Rural Development are coordinating with Water Resource ministry in it.
National Mission of Green India
- Ministry/Department : Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change
Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS)
- Ministry/Department : Ministry of Home Affairs
Digital India.
- Ministry/Department: DeitY, Ministry of Communication. Implemented by entire government machinery in their respective domains.
Digi-Locker
- Ministry/Department : Ministry of Communication and IT
e-Biz
- Ministry/Department : Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Ministry of Commerce & Industry
- Implemented by Infosys
e-Courts Mission Mode Project
- Ministry/Department : Ministry of Law and Justice
- The project is being implemented by National Informatics Centre (NIC), Ministry of IT
Jeevan Pramaan
- Ministry/Department : Department of Electronics and IT, Ministry of Communication and IT
National Optical Fibre Network (NOFN)
- Ministry/Department : Department of Electronics and IT, Ministry of Communication and IT
Nowcast
- Ministry/Department : Ministry of Agriculture
- collaborative effort between mKisan Portal developed by DAC, weather technologies adopted by IMD and GIS Portal of NIC
PRAGATI – ProActive Governance and Timely Implementation
- Ministry/Department: Prime Minister’s Office.
Startup-India
- Ministry/Department : DIPP, Ministry of Commerce and Industry
India Aspiration Fund & SMILE loans
- Ministry of Finance.
Atal Pension Yojana
- Ministry/Department : Ministry of Finance
- Administered by the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority
Mudra Bank and Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana
- Ministry/Department : Ministry of Finance
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana
- Ministry/Department : Ministry of Finance
Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY)
- Ministry/Department : Ministry of Finance
Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY)
- Ministry/Department : Ministry of Finance
Stand-up India
- Ministry/Department : Department of Financial Services (DFS), Ministry of Finance.
Sovereign Gold Bonds
- Ministry/Department : Ministry of Finance
- In association with RBI
Gold Monetization Scheme
- Ministry/Department : Ministry of Finance
Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi (RAN)
- Ministry/Department : Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
Jan Aushadhi Scheme
- Ministry/Department : Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram (JSSK)
- Ministry/Department : Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY)
- Ministry/Department : Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Mission Indradhanush
- Ministry/Department : Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
National Health Assurance Mission
- Ministry/Department : Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
National Rural Health Mission (NHM)
- Ministry/Department : Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
National Urban Health Mission (NUHM)
- Ministry/Department : Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
- Implemented by the Ministries of Urban Development, Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation, Human Resource Development and Women & Child Development
National Ayush Mission
- Ministry/Department : Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
National Health Protection Scheme
- Ministry/Department : Ministry of Finance
Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY)
- Ministry/Department : Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
Pharma Jan Samadhan Scheme
- Ministry/Department : National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA), Department of Pharma, Ministry of Chemical & Fertilisers
Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY)
- Ministry/Department : Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (Earlier it was under Ministry of Labour and Employment)
Bharat Mala Project
- Ministry/Department : Ministry of Road, Transport and Highway
Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana
- Ministry/Department : Ministry of Power
Ganga Gram Yojana
- Ministry/Department: Ministry of Water Resources
Integrated Power Development Scheme
- Ministry/Department : Ministry of Power
Mega Food Park Scheme
- Ministry/Department : Ministry of Food Processing Industries
Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)
- Ministry/Department : Ministry of Rural Development
Project Mausam
- Ministry/Department : Ministry of Culture
- Implemented by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) as the nodal agency
RURBAN – Also called Shyama Prasad Mukharjee Rurban mission
- Ministry/Department : Ministry of Rural Development
Sagarmala scheme
- Ministry/Department : Ministry of Shipping
Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana
- Ministry/Department : Ministry of Rural Development
Setu Bharatam
- Ministry/Department: Ministry of Road, Transport and Highway
Swacchh Bharat Abhiyan
- Ministry/Department: Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation (for Gramin) and Ministry of Urban Development (for Urban)
UDAY – UDAY stands for Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana
- Ministry/Department: Ministry of Power
Amended Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme
- Ministry/Department : Ministry of Textile
Make in India Programme
- Ministry/Department : Ministry of Commerce & Industry
National Investment and Manufacturing Zones
- Ministry/Department : Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Gram Uday se Bharat Uday Abhiyan
- Run jointly by the Ministries of Rural Development, Agriculture, Social Justice, Labour and Information and Broadcasting along with the States.
Khelo India
- Ministry/Department : Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Ishan Uday
- Ministry/Department : Ministry of Human Resource Development
Ishan Vikas
- Ministry/Department : Ministry of Human Resource Development
Ajeevika – National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM)
- Ministry/Department : Ministry of Rural Development
MGNREGA
- Ministry/Department : Ministry of Rural Development
National Skill Development Mission
- Ministry/Department : Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana
- Ministry/Department : Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Shramev Jayate Karyakram
- Ministry/Department : Ministry of Labour and Employment
USTAAD Scheme
- Ministry/Department : Ministry of Minority Affairs
PRASAD – Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spirituality Augmentation Drive
- Ministry/Department : Ministry of Tourism
HRIDAY – National Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana
- Ministry/Department : Ministry of Urban Development
Nai Manzil Scheme
- Ministry/Department : Ministry of Minority Affairs
Nai Roshni Scheme
- Ministry/Department : Ministry of Minority Affairs
Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY)
- Ministry/Department : Ministry of Mines
Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojna
- Ministry/Department : Ministry of Tribal Affairs
AMRUT – Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation
- Ministry/Department : Ministry of Urban Development
Housing for All by 2022 Mission
- Ministry/Department : Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana
- Ministry/Department : Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Gramin
- Ministry/Department : Ministry of Rural Development
Smart City
- Ministry/Department: Ministry of Urban Development
Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Scheme
- Ministry/Department : Ministry of Women and Child Development, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and Ministry of Human Resource Development
Digitial Gudda Guddi Board
- Ministry/Department : Ministry of Women and Child Development
Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahayog Yojana
- Ministry/Department : Ministry of Women and Child Development
Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS)
- Ministry/Department : Ministry of Women and Child Development
SABLA – Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of Adolescent Girls
- Ministry/Department : Ministry of Women and Child Development
Soil Health Card Scheme
- Ministry/Department : Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare
PM Krishi Sinchai Yojana
- Ministry/Department : Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
PM Gram Sinchai Yojana
- Ministry/Department : Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojna
- Ministry/Department : Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana
- Ministry/Department :Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
Price Stabilization Fund
- Ministry/Department :Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
KISAN (Crop Insurance)
- Ministry/Department : Department of Agriculture and Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
Integrated Scheme for Agriculture and Marketing (ISAM)
- Ministry/Department : Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
National Mission on Agricultural Extension and Technology (NMAET)
- Ministry/Department :Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
National Horticulture Mission
- Ministry/Department : Department of Agriculture and Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture
- Ministry/Department : Department of Agriculture and Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
National Dairy Plan
- Ministry/Department : Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries
National Initiative on Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA)
- Ministry/Department : Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture
- Ministry/Department : Department of Agriculture and Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
National Mission on Oilseeds & Oil Palm (NMOOP)
- Ministry/Department : Department of Agriculture and Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
National Food Security Mission
- Ministry/Department : Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
National Agriculture Market (NAM)
- Ministry/Department : Department of Agriculture & Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
- Ministry/Department : Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
ASMITA
- Ministry/Department : Ministry of Human Resource Development
GIAN – GIAN stands for Global Initiative of Academic Networks
- Ministry/Department : Ministry of Human Resource Development
Rashtriya Madhyamaik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA)
- Ministry/Department : Department of School Education & Literacy, Ministry of Human Resource Development
Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidhyalaya
- Ministry/Department : Department of School Education & Literacy, Ministry of Human Resource Development
Mid-Day Meal Scheme
- Ministry/Department : Department of School Education & Literacy, Ministry of Human Resource Development
Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan(SSA)
- Ministry/Department : Department of School Education & Literacy, Ministry of Human Resource Development