Summary Notes: Ministry - Wise

SUMMARY NOTES
MINISTRY – WISE
YEAR END REVIEW
2018-19
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MINISTRY-WISE YEAR END REVIEW 2018-19: TARGET 2019
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MINISTRY-WISE YEAR END REVIEW 2018-19
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1 MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS 1
2 MINISTRY OF CULTURE 2
3 MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION 2
4 MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS 3
5 MINISTRY OF DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH-EAST REGION 4
6 MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL & MEDIUM ENTERPRISES 4
7 MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS & IT 5
8 MINISTRY OF SHIPPING 6
9 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS 6
10 MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS 7
11 MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN AFFAIRS 8
12 MINISTRY OF COAL 9
13 MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE & FARMERS WELFARE 9
14 MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE 11
15 MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES 11
16 MINISTRY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 12
17 MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS 13
18 MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY 13
19 MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA 14
REJUVENATION
20 MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS 14
21 MINISTRY OF TEXTILES 15
22 MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP 15
23 MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC ENTERPRISES 16
24 MINISTRY OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS 17
25 MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT 17
26 MINISTRY OF FINANCE 19
27 MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE & EMPOWERMENT 19
28 MINISTRY OF POWER 20
29 MINISTRY OF MINES 20
30 DEPARTMENT OF SPACE 20
31 MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT 21
32 MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE 22
33 MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT 24
34 MINISTRY OF DEFENCE 26
35 MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS 26
36 MINISTRY OF STEEL 27
37 MINISTRY OF AYUSH 27
38 MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY 27
39 NITI AAYOG 28
40 MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION 29
41 MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS 29
42 MINISTRY OF TOURISM 29
43 MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT 30
MINISTRY-WISE YEAR END REVIEW 2018-19: TARGET 2019
44 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS 30

45 MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCE 30
46 MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS 31
47 CABINET DECISIONS 31
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MINISTRYWISE YEAR END REVIEW 201819: TARGET 2019
MINISTRYWISE YEAR END REVIEW 201819: SUMMARY
1. MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS
"Secularism, socialcommunal harmony and tolerance" is in the DNA of India.
1. Hunar Haats To provide an opportunity, as well as domestic and international exposure to the master
artisans from across the country.
2. Naya Savera – Free coaching and Allied Scheme - to enhance skills and knowledge of students and
candidates for employment through competitive examination and admission in technical and
professional courses.
3. Nai – Roshni - The scheme is for Leadership Development of Minority Women.
4. Padho Pardes – Scheme for interest subsidy on educational loans for overseas studies in technical and
professional courses.
5. Nai Udaan - Support for students clearing Preliminary Examination conducted by UPSC, SSC, State
Public Service Commissions, etc.
6. Seekho Aur Kamao – Skill development initiative for minorities.
7. Nai Manzil – Scheme for formal school education & skilling of school dropouts.
8. USTTAD - Upgrading the Skills and Training in Traditional Arts/Crafts for Development.
9. Hamari Dharohar - Scheme to preserve rich heritage of minority Communities under the overall concept
of Indian Culture.
10. Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karykram (PMJVK), [restructured Multi-sectoral Development Programme
(MsDP)], the Minority Affairs Ministry will construct schools, colleges, ITIs, skill development centres,
multi-purpose community centres “Sadbhav Mandap”, “Hunar Hub”, hospitals, business centres etc. on
waqf properties across the country. (esp. in those “backward and ignored” areas which had been
deprived of these facilities since the Independence)
11. Garib Nawaz Skill Development Centre Scheme
12. Jiyo Parsi – Scheme for containing population decline of Parsis
13. Begum Hazrat Mahal National Scholarship - to girls students for classes 9th, 10th, 11th & 12th –
implemented by Maulana Azad Education Foundation (MAEF)
14. Pilot project for minority Cyber Gram for digital literacy in Alwar district of Rajasthan.
15. First world class educational institute being established in Alwar district of Rajasthan.
16. Ministry launched the country's first "National Scholarship Portal Mobile App" (NSP Mobile App). The
portal will ensure a smooth, accessible and hassle-free scholarship system for students from poor and
weaker sections.
17. Haj initiatives - Saudi Arabia has given green signal for India’s decision to revive the option of sending
Haj pilgrims through sea route. Haj 2018 has been made 100 per cent digital/online. For the first time
about 1300 Muslim women from India went to Haj without “Mehram” (male companion).
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2. MINISTRY OF CULTURE
1. Mumbai's Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Building declared as World Heritage by UNESCO - makes
Mumbai city the second city in India after Ahmedabad to be inscribed on the World Heritage List. India
now has overall 37 World Heritage Inscriptions with 29 Cultural, 07 Natural and 01 Mixed sites. While
India stands 2nd largest in number after China in terms of number of World Heritage properties in ASPAC
(Asia and Pacific) region, it is overall 6th in the world.
2. India hosts its first ever Theatre Olympics2018 – this was 8th edition, celebrated at Red Fort, New Delhi
and Gateway of India, Mumbai.
3. Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsavs under the Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat matrix celebrated.
4. ASI excavations at the Sadiqpur Sanauli village of Bhagpat, Uttar Pradesh - discovery puts Indian
Civilization on par with other ancient civilizations like Mesopotamia and Greece, where Chariots were
extensively used
5. “Seva Bhoj Yojna” - To reimburse the Central Government share of Central Goods and Services Tax
(CGST) and Integrated Goods and Service Tax (IGST) so as to lessen the financial burden of such Religious
/ Charitable Institutions who provide Food/Prasad/Langar (Community Kitchen)/Bhandara free of cost
without any discrimination to Public/Devotees.
6. ‘Dharohar Bhawan’ - the new Headquarters building of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). ASI
lifted the ban on photography to allow photography within the premises of all centrally protected
monuments/sites.
7. “Museum on Prime Ministers of India” is to be set up in Delhi.
8. 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi launched
9. 75th Anniversary of Formation of Azad Hind Government
10. 550th Birth Anniversary Celebration of Shri Guru Nanak Dev ji.
3. MINISTRY OF C ONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
1. National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA)

Universal implementation of the NFSA, 2013 in all 36 States & UTs.
Prices of foodgrains specified under NFSA – Rs.3 per kg for rice, Rs.2 per kg for wheat and Re.1 per
kg for coarse grains extended upto June, 2019.
Central assistance to meet the expenditure incurred on intra-State movement for the first time
2. Endtoend Computerization of TPDS Operations - Digitization of ration cards, Online allocation of food
grains, Transparency portals, Grievance redressal facilities – all states and UTs, Computerization of
Supply Chain Management – only 25 states and UTs.
3. Annavitran Portal - ePoS transactions portal for distribution of subsidized foodgrains to beneficiaries
4. ‘Integrated Management of PDS’ (IMPDS) Central Sector Scheme - for establishing Public Distribution
System Network (PDSN) to implement national level portability, central data repository and central
monitoring system of PDS operations.
5. Electronic Negotiable Warehousing Receipt (eNWR) System Portal has been launched.
6. Amendment made in the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011 - no person shall
declare different MRPs (dual MRP) on an identical pre-packaged commodity, Size of letters and numerals
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7. Price Stabilization Fund (PSF) Buffer stock of upto 20.50 lakh tonnes of pules built through domestic
procurement and import for effective market intervention to stabilize their prices, Procurement and
import of Onions undertaken through NAFED, SFAC and MMTC for stabilising prices of onions.
8. Consumer Protection Bill 2018 has been introduced in the Parliament
9. Bureau of Indian Standards Act 2016, which established BIS as the National Standards Body of India,
was brought into force.
4. MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY A FFAIRS
‘Naya Bharat – Karke Rahenge’ or ‘New India – We Resolve to Make’
1. National eVidhan Application (NeVA)

Objective to make functioning of Legislatures across the country paperless.
“One Nation One Application”. - Member- centric application, addresses issues of day-to-day
functioning of the House.
NeVA is a work-flow based App deployed in Cloud (Meghraj) for managing the functioning of the
House including preparation of List of Business, Q&A, Reports and other related documents.
2. Goodwill Delegations - to other countries under the exchange programme
3. All India Whips Conference - to establish suitable links among the Whips of various political parties at
the centre and the states, to discuss matters of common interest
4. Youth Parliament Competitions – 4 competitions – for Delhi Schools, Kendriya Vidyalayas, Jawahar
Navodaya Vidyalayas, Universities / Colleges.
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5. MINISTRY OF DEVELOPMENT OF N ORTHEAST REGION
1. Mandatory 10% Gross Budgetary Support (GBS)

2. Proposed North East Industrial Corridor - from Dawki (on Indo-Bangladesh Border) Shillong via
Guwahati to Nagoan and from Golaghat via Dimapur via Imphal to Moreh (on Indo-Myanmar Border)
3. NITI Forum for North East –
Under chairmanship of Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog and co-chairmanship of Minister of State (IC),
DoNER.
The members include CEO, NITI Aayog, Chief Secretaries of North Eastern States, Secretaries of key
Ministries/ Departments, and academicians.
Terms of Reference (ToR) - identify constraints in development and recommend suitable solutions.
4. North East Special Infrastructure Development Scheme (NESIDS) - outlay of Rs. 1600 crore
5. North Eastern Council (NEC) - Schemes of NEC revamped with new projects under 100% central funding
instead of the earlier block grant on 90:10 basis.
6. Infrastructure Developments –
Bogibeel Rail cum Road Bridge, the longest railcumroad bridge on Brahmaputra river
Greenfield Airport at Pakyong (Gangtok), first Airport in Sikkim.
Ro-Ro service between Neamati-Kamlabari( Majuli Island )
7. Livelihood projects
World Bank aided North East Rural Livelihood Project (NERLP)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) funded North Eastern Region Community
Resource Management Project (NERCORMP).
Doubling farmer’s income through proper value chain management across all rural economic
activities.
8. Science and Technology Interventions in North East (STINER) - to bring relevant technologies from S&T
institutions to the farmers/artisans of NER. STINER is at CSIR, Jorhat.
9. NE Venture Capital Fund - - total corpus of Rs. 100 crores to empower entrepreneurs and encourage
start-ups in NER.
10. Bamboo - NER as it hosts above 60% of the growing stock of Bamboo in the country. Celebration of
Annual World Bamboo Day on 18th September
11. North Eastern Handicrafts & Handlooms Development Corporation Ltd. (NEHHDC):
12. North Eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing Corporation Ltd. (NERAMAC):
6. MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL & MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
1. Compulsorily procurement, by all PSUs, of 25% from MSMEs (instead of 20%) of their total purchases.
Out of the 25%, 3% reserved for women entrepreneurs. All CPSUs to compulsorily procure through GeM
portal.
2. The Prime Minister said that there are 5 key aspects for facilitating the MSME sector: access to credit,
access to market, technology upgradation, ease of doing business, sense of security for employees.
3. Interest subvention of 2% for all GST registered MSMEs on fresh or incremental loans.
4. Establishments to be visited by an Inspector will be decided through a computerised random allotment.
5. Scheme for Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries (SFURTI) & National SC/ST Hub.

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6. ASPIRE (A Scheme for Promotion of Innovation, Rural Industry and Entrepreneurship) - aim to set up
100 livelihood business incubators and 20 technology business incubators
7. Contribution of 8.33% of Employee Provident Fund (EPF) for new employees by the Government for
three years. (12% to EPF - textile, leather and footwear)
8. Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme – credit-linked subsidy programme - to create
estimated employment opportunities for 15 lakh persons in three financial years, total outlay of Rs.5,500
crore. Generating self-employment opportunities through establishment of micro-enterprises in the
non-farm sector by helping traditional artisans and unemployed youth in rural as well as urban areas.
Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) is the nodal implementation agency.
9. MOU with Ministry of AYUSH - to position India as a world leader in “Holistic Healthcare”.
10. Udyam Sakhi portal - for nurturing entrepreneurship and creating business models - learning tools,
incubation facility ,training programs for fund raising, providing mentors, one-on-one investor meet,
provide market survey facility and technical assistance.
11. ‘Sweet Revolution’ - to increase the production of honey, KVIC has launched the honey mission.
12. ‘Sampark’ portal - bridge between the talent pool and enterprises seeking trained man power.
13. UNGA declared 27th June as MSME Day
14. Udyam Sangam and Udyam Samvad – two conferences
7. MINISTRY OF E LECTRONICS & IT
“Ease of Living of the citizens is at the core of Digital India”
1. Through Aadhaar, the Government has provided digital identity to 122.9 crore residents of the country
with 99% coverage of adult population as on 30th November, 2018.
2. In November, 2018, transactions of value ₹ 7,981 crore were made using BHIM app.
3. ₹ 5.49 lakh crore have been disbursed through DBT to beneficiaries of 433 govt. schemes which have
led to saving of over ₹ 90,000 crore in the last 4 years
4. Jeevan Pramaan has improved the ease of verification of pensioners using Aadhaar digital identity. So
far 1.73 crore Digital Life Certificates have been processed
5. National Scholarship Portal - ₹ 5276 Cr. has been disbursed to 1.8 Cr. students.
6. Soil Health Card - 9.5 crore cards made
7. eNAM 585 markets that are linked to the eNAM network from 16 States and 2 UT's
8. eTaal (Electronic Transaction Aggregation & Analysis Layer) a platform for dissemination of e
Transaction statistics of National and State level e-Governance Projects including Mission Mode
Projects. It automatically pulls the e-Transaction data from applications integrated with it using Web
Service technology and facilitates quick analysis of transaction data for the user.
9. EDistrict Mission Mode Project (MMP) end-to-end workflow to ensure delivery of e-Services by
undertaking Business Process Re-engineering (BPR).
10. Digitize India Platform (DIP) - digitization services for scanned document images
11. Rapid Assessment System (RAS) A continuous feedback system on e-services delivered by Government
of India and State Governments
12. Open Government Data (OGD) Platform India (https://data.gov.in) has been set-up by the National
Informatics Centre (NIC).

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13. Others - MyGov.in, National Knowledge Network, PMGDISHA, Electronics Manufacturing Clusters, Cyber
Swachhta Kendra (Botnet Cleaning & Malware Analysis Centre), National Cyber Coordination Centre
(NCCC).
8. MINISTRY OF SHIPPING
1. Ports in India handle 90% by volume and 70% by value of India’s external trade. Average Turnaround
time – 60.48 hrs, Present Port Capacity – 1451 MTPA
2. Major Ports Authorities Bill to replace existing Major Port Trusts Act 1963 to provide greater autonomy
and modernization of institutional structure
3. A centralized webbased Port Community System (PCS) has been operationalized across all Major Ports
which enables seamless data flow between the various stakeholders
4. Inauguration of the Multi Modal Terminal on River Ganga at Varanasi
5. Project Unnati - global benchmarks were adopted to improve the efficiency and productivity Key
Performing Indicators (KPIs) for 12 major ports.
6. Centre of Excellence in Maritime & Shipbuilding (CEMS) has been setup at Vizag and Mumbai
7. National Technology Centre for Ports, Waterways and Coasts (NTCPWC), at IIT Madras in Chennai to
provide innovative and research based engineering solutions
8. India has been reelected to the Council of the International Maritime Organization [IMO] under
Category “B” representing the States with the largest interest in international seaborne trade, for the
biennium 2018-19.
9. The Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Act, 2017 - High Courts of all the coastal
states shall exercise admiralty jurisdiction over maritime claims.
9. MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
1. Smart Coach - Induction of technology for safety improvements. Smart Coach with diagnostic system
monitor bearing vibrations provides advance information on health of bearing wheel & track.
2. Complete switchover to LHB - Indian Railways have decided to completely switch over to manufacture
of LHB design main line coaches from 2018-19 onwards.
3. Online Monitoring of Rolling Stock (OMRS) OMRS is the first step towards predictive maintenance for
its Rolling StockOMRS monitors the health of each rolling stock and identifies the defective bearings and
wheels. Real time alarm is generated to take corrective action before the line failure of the rolling stock.
4. Elimination of Unmanned Level Crossings on broad gauge
5. Bridge Management System – A Web-enabled IT Application that will be a single IT-based repository for
all aspects related to bridges on Indian Railways viz. Master Data, condition, inspections, design
drawings, etc.
6. Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFCs)
Work on both Eastern & Western Dedicated Freight Corridors progressed on full speed during the
year culminating in successful trial of freight train over Phulera- Atari section of Western Dedicated
Freight Corridor & Khurja- Bhadan section of Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC)
The Dedicated Freight Corridor will be fully commissioned in phases by March 2020.
7. NE Connectivity Meghalaya connected with railways, Tripura and Manipur with broad gauge lines

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8. Longest railcumroad bridge – Bogibeel over Brahmaputra, Highest bridge coming up at Irang river,
Manipur
9. Cleanliness Bio Toilets, Bio-Vacuum Toilets, Clean-My-Coach SMS Services, Coach Mitra Initiatives
10. Train 18 - indigenously manufactured of Semi High Speed (160 Kmph), Self-Propelled Train-set.
11. ‘Mission Raftar ‘ The mission envisages a target of doubling of average speed of freight trains and
increasing the average speed of all non-suburban passenger trains by 25 kmph in the next 5 years.
12. Humsafar Trains - comfortable Air-Conditioned III Tier travel
13. Antodaya trains - Long distance fully unreserved train
14. Deen Dayalu Coaches - For passengers who cannot afford to spend much and generally travel by general
coaches of train. These coaches provide a better travel experience to unreserved passengers.
15. Tejas Trains - Ultra modern trains with speed potential of 200 kmph
16. Vistadome Coaches - enhanced viewing area including on roof to enable tourists to enjoy panoramic
view while travelling.
17. Project Swarn was started to upgrade the condition of Rajdhani and Shatabdi Express Trains
18. Project Utkrisht has been launched to improve condition of 66 important Mail/ Express trains
19. ‘Sarathi Sewa’ for provision of Battery Operated Vehicles (BOVs) at stations
20. ‘Project Saksham’ - massive training programme, competence building of all Indian Railway
employees by giving 5 days on the job training.
21. ‘SAMANVAY’ Portal for co-ordination with State Governments
22. “Rail Good Work Portal” - to generate numerous innovative yet practical ideas across the most critical
areas of Railways Operations.
23. ‘Yatri Mitra Sewa’ at major stations for booking of wheel chair service cum porter services etc.
24. UTSONMOBILE App for unreserved ticket booking through mobile phone, and IRCTC RAIL CONNECT
App for reserved ticket booking.
25. Establishment of Yatri Ticket Suvidha Kendras (YTSK) on public private partnership basis for issuing of
tickets.
26. VIKALP Scheme Alternate Train Accommodation Scheme to provide confirmed accommodation to
waitlisted passengers.
27. Boosting Digital Transactions for Online Ticket Reservations
28. Launch of the Next Generation Eticketing System (NGeT) for improving accessibility and enhancing the
overall experience of e-ticketing.
29. Transforming Indian Railways into “Green Railways” - to electrify Broad Gauge routes by 2021-22.
Switch over to 100% LED on all Railway Stations.
30. National Rail and Transportation Institute (NRTI), Vadodara has begun its first academic session
10. MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS
1. Scheduled Tribes comprise about 8.6% of India's population (2011 census)

2. Van Dhan Yojana – To promote MFPscentric livelihood development of about 5 crore tribal gatherers
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3. Van Dhan Vikas Kendra – multi-purpose establishments, set up under Van Dhan yojana for providing
skill upgradation, capacity building training and setting up of primary processing and value addition
facility.
4. Eklavya Model Residential School - by the year 2022, every block with more than 50% ST population
and at least 20,000 tribal persons, will have an Eklavya Model Residential School. These will be on par
with Navodaya Vidyalayas and will have special facilities for preserving local art and culture besides
providing training in sports and skill development. To set up an Autonomous Society under the Ministry
of Tribal Affairs similar to Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti to run these schools.
5. Minimum Support Price for Minor Forest Produce
11. MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN AFFAIRS
“Urban Renaissance: Rejuvenating & Transforming Indian Cities”
1. “Ease of Living” Index is an initiative of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) to help
cities assess their liveability vis-à-vis global and national benchmarks to move towards an ‘outcome
based’ approach to urban planning and management. Index is based on critical pillars of urban
development (Physical, Institutional, Social and Economic). It incorporates 78 indicators across 15
categories. 111 cities ranked.
2. Smart Cities Mission –
All 100 Smart cities have incorporated Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs)
Indian Smart City Fellowship and Indian Smart City Internship programs
Smart Cities Digital Payments Awards 2018 - to guide, motivate, recognize and reward the Smart
Cities for promoting digital payments
CITIIS (Cities Investments to Innovate Integrate and Sustain) - grant to Smart Cities for
implementation of 15 innovative projects selected through the All-India Challenge.
3. Swachh Survekshan 2019 (Paperless and Digital)
Urban areas of 21 States/UTs have been declared ODF
‘ODF+ and ODF++ protocols’, with a focus on sustaining ODF outcomes.
ODF+ protocol focuses on O&M of community / public toilets, ODF++ focuses on addressing safe
management of faecal sludge from toilets
4. ‘Swachh Manch’ - an online knowledge management and stakeholder engagement portal to galvanize
the SBM into a true ‘Jan Andolan’.
5. ‘Star Rating Protocol or garbage free cities’ - to motivate cities to achieve garbage free status. It is a
single metric rating system, based on 12 parameters of Solid Waste Management.
6. 536 kms of Metro Rail Lines operational in 10 cities including Delhi & NCR, Bangalore, Hyderabad,
Kolkata, Chennai, Jaipur, Kochi, Lucknow, Mumbai & Gurugram; 13 New Metro Projects - Nagpur,
Ahmedabad, Gurugram, Lucknow, Chennai Extension, Pune, Delhi Metro Extensions, Noida – Greater
Noida, Bhopal & Indore.
7. IMetros (Indian Metro Rail Organisations’ Society) – Launch of a platform to exchange ideas, pooling
of knowledge & sharing of experience, best practices among the Indian metro rail companies to nurture
excellence in performance.
8. Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Urban Livelihoods MISSION (DAY-NULM)

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Personalized Aftertraining Rapid Assessment (PARAS) system - to get direct feedback from skill
trained candidates regarding quality of skill training under DAY-NULM.
PAiSa Portal centralised web portal, developed in collaboration with Allahabad Bank, for
subvention of interest to DAY-NULM Beneficiaries, through direct benefit transfer (DBT)
9. Municipal Bonds - More than Rs. 2,700 crore raised through Municipal Bonds
10. Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) - more than 68.7 Lakh houses have been approved so far.
Affordable Housing Fund (AHF) was established in National Housing Bank (NHB) with an objective
to improve the affordability of the target group to own their homes.
National Urban Housing Fund for Rs. 60,000 crore has been set up for raising Extra Budgetary
Resources (EBR) for the rapid implementation of PMAY (U).
City Livelihood Centres (CLCs) - DAY-NULM, in collaboration with Government e-Marketplace
(GeM) is facilitating CLCs in in standardization of products and their specifications, identification of
products to be launched on e-marketplace and registration on GeM portal as ‘seller’.
Swachhata Excellence Awards were distributed among the Area Level Federations (ALFs) of Self
Help Groups (SHGs) from various States for their exemplary performance in creating awareness
about sanitation, elimination of open defecation, bringing out behavioural change towards healthy
sanitation practices etc.
11. 28 States/UTs have set up Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA)
12. AMRUT (Atal Mission For Rejuvenation & Urban Transformation) – Project on water supply, sewerage,
green spaces and parks sector, urban transport sector undertaken.
13. Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY) being implemented in 12 cities -
Ajmer, Amaravati, Amritsar, Badami, Dwaraka, Gaya, Kancheepuram, Mathura, Puri, Varanasi,
Velankanni and Warangal.
14. 12. MINISTRY OF C OAL
1. The production of raw coal in the country during April-November 2018-19 was 433.896 Million Tonne
(MT)
2. SHAKTI Scheme for Harnessing and Allocating Koyala (Coal) Transparently in India - 12 Fuel Supply
Agreements have been signed by Coal India Limited under the SHAKTI Policy, 2017.
3. UTTAM (Unlocking Transparency by Third Party Assessment of Mined Coal) App has been launched.
All consumer/stakeholders as well as Coal Companies can access the declared grade, third party sample
analysis results and referee analysis results through this App.
4. Now, coal supply under all FSAs and e-auction for both power utilities and non-power consumers have
been covered under Third Party Sampling.
5. 13. MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE & FARMERS WELFARE
1. Model Contract Farming Act - to encourage contract farming through the State Governments.
2. GrAMS 22,000 Gramin Haats are to be upgraded to work as centres of aggregation and for direct
purchase of agricultural commodities from the farmers.
3. Launch of eNAM initiative to provide farmers an electronic online trading platfor

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4. Soil Health Cards - distribution of Soil Health Cards to farmers to optimise the use of fertilizers
5. “Per drop more crop” initiative to encourage drip/sprinkler irrigation for optimal utilization of water.
6. Micro Irrigation Fund A dedicated fund in NABARD with initial corpus of Rs.5000 crores to facilitate
the States in mobilizing the resources for expanding coverage of Micro Irrigation by taking up special
and innovative projects.
7. “Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)” to promote organic farming; Central Sector Scheme entitled
“Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region”
8. Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) - covers various types of risks from pre-sowing to post
harvest, provision for nominal premium.
9. “Har Medh Par Ped” to promote agro forestry for supplementing farm income; increase risk
management and climate resilient agriculture
10. Amendment of Indian Forest Act, 1927 to exclude bamboo from the definition of ‘trees’; as a corollary,
the restructured National Bamboo Mission was launched.
11. RKVYRAFTAAR
Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojna (RKVY) is aimed at strengthening infrastructure in agriculture and allied
areas.
RKVY — RAFTAR Agribusiness Incubators (RABIs) - A new component under the revamped
scheme RKVY-RAFTAAR (Remunerative Approaches for Agriculture and Allied sector Rejuvenation)
has been launched to promote agri-entrepreneurship and agribusiness by providing financial
support and nurturing the incubation.
12. PMAASHA scheme - The new Umbrella Scheme includes the mechanism of ensuring remunerative
prices to the farmers and is comprised of Price Support Scheme (PSS), Price Deficiency Payment Scheme
(PDPS) and Pilot of Private Procurement & Stockist Scheme (PPPS)
13. National Food Security Mission (NFSM) - for increasing the production and productivity of foodgrain
crops (rice, wheat, pulses, coarse cereals & nutri-cereals)
14. Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) - Bee keeping has been promoted under it
as an additional source of income of farmers
15. Rashtriya Gokul Mission to enhance milk production and productivity of bovines, to make milk
production more remunerative
16. National Livestock Mission to increase productivity and genetic improvement of livestock
17. Blue Revolution with multi dimensional activities mainly focusing on fisheries production, both inland
and marine, is being implemented
18. A revised strategy document for 2018-2030 for the National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture
(NMSA) [0ne of the 8 Missions in PM’s National Action Plan on Climate Change].
19. Interantional Year of Millets by UN for 2023, proposed by India, endorsed by FAO.
20. Krishi Unnati Mela, 2018 - to create widespread awareness about the latest agricultural technological
developments and receive feedback from the agricultural community.
21. Mahila Kisan Diwas - organised on October 14-15, 2018 with participation of various stakeholders. The
focus was to learn and address issues related to women farmers in agriculture and allied sectors, access
to institutional credit and micro-financing, etc.
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Mkisan portal - Number of farmers registered on M-kisan portal of DAC&FW for receiving agro-
advisories has increased.
Kisan Suvidha app Downloads of Kisan Suvidha app has also increased; 4 new services were added
to the app, raising the services available to 10.
1. 14. MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND C LIMATE CHANGE
1. Prime Minister was awarded the United Nation's highest environmental honour - Champions of the
Earth Award.
2. India was the global host for World Environment Day (WED) on 5th June, 2018 - focused on “Plastic
Pollution”
3. Green Good Deeds Campaign asked people to alter their behaviour to Green Good Behaviour to fulfill
their Green Social Responsibility.
4. Clean Air Campaign To sensitise ground-level functionaries and general public to enforce the habit of
environmental protection.
5. Green Skill Development Programme (GSDP) - to skill youth in environment, forest and wildlife sectors
and enable them to be gainfully employed/ self-employed.
6. Green (Harit) Diwali “Harit Diwali - Swasth Diwali”- to celebrate environmental-friendly Diwali that
includes cleaning of houses, renovating and decorating homes with diyas, lighting up candles, lamps;
donating clothes/books to needy; making colourful rangoli etc.
7. Reclassification of Bamboo & Removal from Category of Tree.
8. The National Action Plan of the Central Asian Flyway, one of the nine flyways in the world, has been
launched by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate change which will enable effective
management of the migratory birds, connected wetlands and the entire ecosystem associated with it.
9. COP24 in Katowice, Poland was successful in adopting Paris Agreement Work Programme, Conclusion
of 2018 Facilitative Talanoa Dialogue and the stocktake of Pre-2020 actions implementation - Common
but Differentiated Responsibilities and Respective Capabilities (CBDR-RC).
10. New Central Sector Scheme on ‘Promotion of Agricultural Mechanization for insitu management of
Crop Residue’ in the States of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and NCT of Delhi.
11. WCCB received UNEP Award in combating trans-boundary environmental crime - Asia Environment
Enforcement Awards, 2018 - award in the Innovation category (online Wildlife Crime Database
Management)
2. 15. MINISTRY OF F OOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
1. Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana - Mega Food Parks, Integrated Cold Chain, Agro processing
Clusters, creation of Backward and Forward Linkages.
2. Operation Greens - outlay of Rs 500 crores to stabilize the supply of Tomato, Onion and Potato (TOP)
crops. It consists of
a. Short term Price Stabilisation Measures consisting of a provision of 50% of the subsidy on
Transportation and Storage facilities
b. Long Term Integrated value chain development projects - Post-harvest processing facilities, Agri-
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ii. 16. MINISTRY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
1. National Mission on Interdisciplinary CyberPhysical Systems (NMICPS) to be implemented at a total

outlay of Rs. 3660 crore for a period of five years. The Mission addresses the ever increasing
technological requirements of the society, and takes into account the international trends and road
maps of leading countries for the next generation technologies.
2. The Global Cooling Prize - an innovation challenge that aims to spur development of a residential cooling
solution that has at least five times (5x) less climate impact than today's standard products.
3. WAYU (Wind Augmentation and purify Ying Unit) - To combat vehicular pollution. It helps in reducing
ambient air pollution levels ejected by vehicles at places, which have high concentration of pollutants.
WAYU can reduce PM10, PM2.5, CO, VOCs, HC emitted in the atmosphere. Installed at ITO intersection
and Mukarba Chowk in New Delhi.
4. The Make Tomorrow for Innovation Generation, a PPP Initiative between Department of Science &
Technology, Intel Technologies and Indo -US S&T Forum to encourage the school children of the age
group of 14-17 to make innovative prototypes using the kits given to them.
5. IndiaIsrael Industrial R&D and Technological Innovation Fund (I4 Fund) - This fund will extend support
to joint R&D projects aimed to co-develop innovative technology-driven products, services or processes
that have potential for commercialization.
6. Launch of 3 Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB)’s Schemes
Teacher Associate ship for Research Excellence (TARE): The Scheme aims to tap the latent
potential of faculty working in state universities, colleges and private academic institutions who are
well trained but have difficulty in pursuing their research due to varied reasons including lack of
facilities, funding and guidance.
Overseas Visiting Doctoral Fellowship (OVDF): This scheme offers opportunities for up to 100 PhD
students admitted in the Indian institutions for gaining exposure and training in overseas
universities / institutions of repute and areas of importance to country for period up to 12 months
during their doctoral research.
SERB Distinguished Investigator Award (DIA): DIA has been initiated to recognize and reward
Principal Investigators (PIs) of SERB/DST projects who have performed remarkably well.
7. Launch of Augmenting Writing Skills for Articulating Research (AWSAR), a new initiative that aims to
communicate and disseminate Indian research stories among masses in a format that is easy to
understand and interesting for a common person.
8. A Draft Policy Document Scientific Research Infrastructure and Maintenance Networks (SRIMAN) –
that allows sharing of equipment among various government agencies to ensure better utilisations of
its research infrastructure.
9. DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill, 2018 - to establish the identity of certain
category of persons including the victims, offenders, suspects, under trials, missing persons and
unknown deceased persons and provides provision for establishment of a DNA Regulatory Board (DRB).
10. Mission program on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) – by Department of Biotechnology
11. Cattle Genomics programme was launched to improve the germplasm of Indian Cattle breeds
12. CSIR initiatives
- India’s first biofuelpowered flight CSIR Technology for Aviation Grade Biofuel from Dehradun to
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- CSIR’s Divya Nayan - A Personal Reading Machine for Visually Impaired which can read any printed
and digital books available in Hindi and English.
- Smart India Hackathon 2018 digital product development competition
- CSIR Aroma Mission – Aims to make India a hub of opportunities in the domain of aroma products
by developing and disseminating aroma related S & T to reach end users/clients of CSIR; farmers,
industry and society.
- Oneer technology for “Drinking Water Disinfection System”
- Phytopharmaceuticals Mission - to bring transformative change in the medicinal plants sector
through captive cultivation of selected medicinal plants, including rare, engendered & threatened
species, production of quality planting material & development of region specific agro technologies
etc.
- Catalysis for Sustainable Development (CSD) Mission - alternative and renewable feedstock for
chemicals synthesis
- CSIR Mission on ‘Safety and Security of Vital Installations’
- Solar Tree/Artifacts - Solar Flora, Surya Banaspati
- JIGYASA - CSIR Scientists Connecting with School Students
iii. 17. MINISTRY OF Y OUTH A FFAIRS AND SPORTS
1. 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games with 66 Medals, Jakarta Asian Games with 69 Medals and
Para Asian Games with 72 Medals.
2. National Sports University in Manipur is being established
3. Decrease in the number of doping incidence brought India from 3rd to 6th place globally.
4. Successful conduct of the Khelo India School Games, scholarship programme under Khelo India Talent
Identification Development scheme.
5. National Sports Development Fund (NSDF) support to top level sportspersons who are medal
prospects in Olympics and other major international competitions and creation of sports infrastructure
in priority disciplines.
6. Rashtriya Yuva Sashaktikaran Karyakram (RYSK) - Eight Schemes are merged into it such as Nehru Yuva
Kendra Sangathan, National Programme for Youth and Adolescent Development etc.
7. National Service Scheme (NSS) - a Central Sector Scheme - development of personality of youth through
voluntary community service
8. Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development (RGNIYD) - brought out the India Youth
Development Index and Report – 2017
iv. 18. MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
1. India attains global 4th and 5th positions in wind and solar power installed capacities; India now at 5th
global position for overall installed renewable energy capacity.
Source Installed Capacity (GW) Percentage
Thermal 221.76 GW (63.84%)

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Nuclear 6.78 GW (1.95%)

Hydro 45.48 GW (13.09%)
Renewable 73.35 GW (21.12%)
Total 347.37 GW (100%)
Sector Target (GW) Installed capacity (GW) as

on 31.10.2018
Solar Power 100 24.33
Wind power 60 34.98
Bio Energy 10 9.54
Small Hydro 5 4.5
Total 175 73.35
19. MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION
1. Namami Gange programme total of 254 projects worth Rs.24,672 crore have been sanctioned, all 4465
villages on the bank of river Ganga have been made Open Defecation Free
2. Shahpur Kandi Dam Project in Punjab on river Ravi (minimising water of the River Ravi going waste to
Pakistan)
3. Flood Management and Border Areas Programme (FMBAP) - Flood Management Programme (FMP)”
and “River Management Activities & Works related to Border Areas (RMBA)” schemes have now been
merged into single scheme.
4. 6th Minor Irrigation Census & Census of Water Bodies
5. National Aquifer Management (NAQUIM) for mapping of water bearing aquifers
6. Development of Water Resources Information System (DWRIS)
7. Hydro-Meteorological Data Dissemination Policy, 2018
8. Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Programme (DRIP) - Dam Break Analysis, Emergency Action Plan,
DHARMA, a web based dam inventory management software has been completed
9. Brahmputra Board anti-erosion and flood protection schemes
i. 20. MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS
1. Hydrocarbon Exploration and Licensing Policy (HELP) - Revenue Sharing Contract (RSC), single License
for exploration, Pricing and Marketing Freedom, Open Acreage Licensing Policy etc.
2. Discovered Small Field Policy (DSF) Policy for faster development of fields and facilitate production of
oil and gas.
3. National Seismic Programme of Un-appraised areas
4. Policy Framework for Exploration & Exploitation of “Unconventional Hydrocarbons”
5. Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga Project (Jagdishpur – Haldia & Bokaro – Dhamra Pipeline Project (JHBDPL))

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6. Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) - As on 05.12.2018, more than 5.83 crore connections have
been released. As on 06.12.2018, more than 23.08 crore LPG consumers have joined the PAHAL Scheme.
Estimated savings due to implementation of Pahal is approximately Rs 50,000 crore.
7. North East Region (NER) Gas Grid
8. National Policy on Biofuels – 2018 - Categorization of biofuels as “Basic Biofuels” viz. First Generation
(1G) bio ethanol & biodiesel and “Advanced Biofuels” – Second Generation (2G) ethanol, bio-CNG etc.
Expanding the scope of raw material for ethanol production by allowing use of sugarcane Juice, sugar &
starch containing materials and damaged food grains
9. Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation (SATAT initiative) - by organising Road
Shows to promote Compressed Bio Gas (CBG) production and use
10. Leapfrog directly from BSIV to BSVI fuel standards and BS-VI standards w.e.f. 01.04.2020.
ii. 21. MINISTRY OF TEXTILES
1. This industry contributes to 7% of industrial output in value terms, and 15% of the country’s export
earnings
2. Integrated Scheme for Development of Silk Industry - Coordination and market development for seed,
yarn and silk products, R&D, training
3. ‘Samarth’- Scheme for Capacity Building in Textile Sector
4. Integrated Skill Development Scheme (ISDS) - to skill the youth for gainful and sustainable employment
in the textiles sector
5. Weaver Mudra Scheme - credit at concessional interest rate of 6% is being provided to the handloom
weavers. Margin money assistance to a maximum of Rs. 10,000 per weaver and credit guarantee for a
period of 3 years is also provided.
6. India Handloom Brand - National Handloom Day on 7th August - for branding of high quality handloom
products, authentic designs with zero defect and zero effect.
7. Bunkar Mitra - to deal with queries of handloom weavers
8. Scheme For Integrated Textile Park (SITP), Integrated Processing Development Scheme (IPDS),
Amended Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (ATUFS)
9. Ambedkar Hastshilp Vikas Yojana
10. Hastkala Sahyog Shivirs
11. Mandatory Packaging in Jute Materials - 100% of the food grains and 20% of the sugar will be
mandatorily packed in diversified jute bags
12. Technotex, India’s premier show on technical textiles was organized in association with FICCI
13. North East Region Textile Promotion Scheme (NERTPS)
iii. 22. MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
1. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal VikasYojana (PMKVY) - providing free-of-cost skill training to over 1 Crore
youth in 4 years and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
2. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra (PMKK) - “Model Training Centres”. By December 2018, 719
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3. National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) The government reimburses part of stipend paid
by the employer.
4. Indian Institute of Skills (IIS) - state-of-the-art centres of excellence are being set up across four regions
of India,
5. SANKALP (Skills Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood Promotion) - Skill India portal has
been launched under SANKALP - where most of skilling schemes related data of Central & State/ UT will
be available
6. STRIVE (Skills Strengthening for Industrial Value Enhancement) - outcome-based project
7. National Council for Vocational Education and Training (NCVET) - merger of National Council for
Vocational Training (NCVT) and the National Skill Development Agency (NSDA). NCVET will regulate the
functioning of entities engaged in vocational education and training and establish minimum standards
for the functioning of such entities
8. Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) - support to voluntary agencies for adult education has been transferred
from Ministry of HRD to Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. JSS is funded through 100%
annual grant from the Government of India. The affairs of the Jan Shikshan Sansthans are managed by
its independent Board of Management constituted with the concurrence of Government of India for a
period of three years
9. “Aspirational Skilling Abhiyan 201819” - Supporting the “Transformation of Aspirational Districts”
program of NITI Aayog.
10. Skill India for farmers
11. Skill Saathi - skill-based career counselling to potential candidates through initiatives like Skill Saathi
12. PMKVY especially focused on tribal populations - BRU TRIBE of Mizoram, Katkari tribe in Maharashtra.
13. India Skills 2018, the biggest skills competition of the countr
14. India is all set for 45th World Skills International competition to be held in Kazan in Russia
iv. 23. MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
1. India is the largest manufacturer of two-wheelers, three-wheelers and tractors in the world
2. India is the fifth largest vehicle manufacturer overall
3. Three Mantras for CPSEs - Imagination, Incentives and Institution Building (*from Maharatna into New
India Ratna Enterprises)
4. Formula of 5 Ps Performance, Process, Persona, Procurement and Preparedness which will prepare the
CPSEs
5. For future Mobility 7 Cs: Common, Connected, Convenient, Congestion-free, Charged, Clean and
Cutting-edge
6. FAMEIndia [Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles] -focuses on four areas:
Technology Development, Demand Creation, Pilot Projects, Charging Infrastructure
7. Draft Automotive Policy - BS-VI and harmonize the same with global standards by 2028, Rollout CAFE
norms till 2025, Scale-up of indigenous R&D etc.
8. Automotive Mission Plan 201626 - by the year 2026, India will be the third in the world after China and
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9. 24. MINISTRY OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS
1. BharatNet project - nearly 50% of the total 2.5 Lakh Gram Panchayats (GPs) in the country have been
connected through high-speed OFC network by October 2018,
2. Mobile Internet subscriptions more than doubled – from 233 Million in March 2014 to 491 Million in
June 2018
3. Increase in overall teledensity in the country – from 75% in June 2014 to 93% in March 2018
4. National Digital Communications Policy (NDCP) 2018 –
a. Missions:
 Connect India – Universal broadband coverage at 50 Mbps
 Propel India – Attracting investments worth USD 100 Billion
 Secure India – A strong, flexible, and robust communications infrastructure and data
protection regime
b. Objectives
 Providing Broadband to all by 2022
 Adding 4 million jobs in the sector
 Digital Communications sector to grow to 8% of India’s GDP by 2022 (present 6%)
 To bring India tothe top 50 rank(from present 134) in the ICT Development Index of the
International Telecom Union
 Net positive international trade in the sector
5. 254 Post Office Passport Seva Kendras (POPSKs) started across the country
6. Postal Life Insurance (PLI) and Rural Postal Life Insurance (RPLI) – insurance products from the DoP,
with the unique feature of ‘low premium, high bonus’
7. Sampoorna Bima Gram Yojana, at least one person insured from each household in 2,529 villages
8. A philately scholarship scheme called Deen Dayal SPARSH (Scholarship for Promotion of Aptitude
&Research in Stamps as a Hobby) Yojana was introduced
9. Postman mobile application has been introduced to update the delivery information of accountable
mail, including cash on delivery, on a real time basis
10. 25. MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
1. POSHAN Abhiyaan Overarching Scheme for Holistic Nourishment launched – to bring down stunting
of the children in the age group of 0-6 years from 38.4% to 25% by the year 2022.
2. Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) expanded coverage of BBBP in 244 districts in addition to existing 161
districts
3. One Stop Centre - integrated range of services including police, medical, legal, psychological support
and temporary shelter to women affected by violence
4. Women Helpline - a single uniform number 181
5. Sexual Harassment electronic–Box (SHeBox) - for registering complaints related to sexual harassment
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6. Scheme for Adolescent Girls to improve the nutritional and health status of out of school adolescent
girls of age 11-14 years and to upgrade their skills - extended to all the districts of the country with effect
from 01.04.2018.
7. Swadhar Greh & Ujjawala Scheme
8. Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana - providing cash incentive amounting to ₹5,000/-in DBT Mode
during pregnancy and lactation (Rs. 1000 - Early Registration of Pregnancy, Rs. 2000 - Received at least
one antenatal Check-up (after 6 months of pregnancy), Rs. 2000 - Child birth is registered & has received
first cycle of vaccines); [Rs. 1000 - Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) after institutional delivery]
9. Rashtriya Mahila Kosh (RMK) is a society, registered under the Societies Registration Act 1860 and an
apex micro-finance organization established in 1993 to meet the credit needs of poor women in the
informal sector for various livelihood support
10. Mahila Ehaat - direct online e- marketing platform to support Women entrepreneurs
11. Mahila Shakti Kendra Scheme - empower rural women through community participation and training
and capacity building.
12. Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS)
13. Child Protection Services Scheme (erstwhile ICPS) - to children who are in need of care and protection
and those in conflict with law
14. Child helpline (1098) is a component of the scheme linking the Child to the child protection system
15. Hausala 2018 - for the children residing in child care institutions
16. KhoyaPaya Portal - posting of information of missing or sighted children
17. POCSO eBox - provide children with a safe and anonymous mode of making a complain
18. Draft Child Protection Policy 2018 – To ensure safe and conducive environment for all children
19. Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Baal Puraskar - Baal Shakti Puraskar (to children for outstanding
achievement), Baal Kalyan Puraskar (outstanding contribution towards service for children)
20. Child budgeting - to indicate the dimensions of child welfare while formulating any schemes/projects
21. Safe Neighbourhood Campaign.
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26. MINISTRY OF FINANCE
1. The average growth of the Indian economy during 2014-15 to 2017-18 was 7.3 per cent
2. World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business 2018 Report, India’s ranking improved by 65 positions to 77th rank
in 2018
3. Curbing the Black Money Automatic Exchange of Information (AEOI) , Foreign Account Tax Compliance
Act (FATCA), Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill, Benami
Transactions Informants Reward Scheme, 2018 etc.
4. Udyam Abhilasha - A National Level Entrepreneurship Awareness Campaign, launched by SIDBI in 115
Aspirational Districts
5. “Income Tax Informants Reward Scheme, 2018”
6. Impact of demonetization - personal income tax (PIT) collections were higher in Financial Year 2018-19
(till 31-10-2018) compared to the previous year by 20.2%.
7. Growth Rate of Gross Collections for Corporate Income Tax is 17.7% while that for PIT (including Security
Transaction Tax) is 18.3%.
8. Growth of more than 80% in the number of returns filed in the last four financial years from 3.79 crore
in FY 2013-14 (base year) to 6.85 crore in FY 2017-18
9. Enhanced bank recapitalisation outlay from Rs.65,000 crore to Rs.1,06,000 crore in the current
financial year. Reforms agenda aimed at Enhanced Access & Service Excellence (EASE)
10. Enhancement of mandatory contribution by Central govt. for its employees under New Pension Scheme
– from 10% to 14%; Tax exemption limit for lump sum withdrawal on exit enhanced to 60%
11. Jan Dhan Darshak Mobile Application - act as a guide for the common people in locating a financial
service touch point at a given location in the country
12. Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) – 33.4 cr by Dec, 2018
13. Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana extended up to March 2020, limit on investment enhanced to Rs
15 lakhs
14. Sukanya Samridhi Account Scheme - more than 1.39 crore accounts by June, 2018
15. Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana - 14.27 Crores enrolled persons by Oct, 2018
16. Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana- 5.47 crore subscribers by Sept, 2018
17. Agriculture Credit Disbursement increased from Rs. 9,15,509.92 Crore in 2015-16 to Rs. 11,68,502.84
Crore in 2017-18.
27. MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE & EMPOWERMENT
1. Mandate - Empowerment of i) Scheduled Castes (ii) Other Backward Classes (iii) Senior Citizens (iv)
Victims of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse (v) Transgender Persons (vi) Beggars (vii) Denotified and
Nomadic Tribes (DNTs) and (viii) Economically Backwards Classes (EBCs) (ix) PwD/
2. Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana - Those districts are considered which have villages having total
population ≥ 500 and with more than 50% persons belonging to the Scheduled Castes. Scheme provides
for a total of Rs. 21 lakh per village. 50 discrete monitorable indicators covering 10 domains for
intervention under the Scheme.
3. Post Matric Scholarship Scheme for SC students, National Fellowship Scheme for Scheduled Caste
4. Rashtriya Vayoshree Yojana - Aids & Assistive devices to the Divyangjan and Senior Citizens

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5. National Awards For Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities-2018

6. Accessible India Campaign (AIC) - creating universal accessibility for PwD in Built Environment,
Transport, and ICT ecosystem
7. Unique Disability ID (UDID) Card - to create national database for PwDs
28. MINISTRY OF POWER
One Grid One Nation

1. More than 2 crore electricity connections released under Saubhagya and 100 per cent village
electrification achieved under DDUGam Jyoti Yojana
2. Energy deficit reduced to almost zero and India emerges as net exporter of electricity to Nepal,
Bangladesh and Myanmar.
3. India’s rank improved to 24 in 2018 from 137 in 2014 on World Bank’s Ease of doing business - "Getting
Electricity" Ranking.
4. More than Rs.34,000 Crores interest cost saved by DISCOMs under UDAY within two years
5. 68.76 lakh LED bulbs distributed under UJALA scheme
6. Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) Star labelling program saved energy worth INR 22,500 crore during
the year 2017-18
7. Energy efficiency measures through PAT in large industries saved energy worth Rs. 9500 crore annually
8. PRAAPTI (Payment Ratification And Analysis in Power procurement) : A Web portal and an App for
bringing Transparency in Invoicing of generators.
9. Ash Track- linking fly ash users and power plants for better ash utilisation.
10. Policy to use 5-10% of biomass pellets along with coal for power generation in thermal power plants.
29. MINISTRY OF MINES
1. Geological Survey India has launched National Aero-geophysical Mapping Programme

2. Draft National Mineral Policy 2018
3. Star Rating of Mines
4. Mining Surveillance System (MSS) - satellite-based monitoring system to curb instances of illegal mining
activity through automatic remote sensing detection technology.
5. Mining Tenement System (MTS) automation of the entire mineral concession life-cycle, starting from
identification of the potential mineralized area and ending with closure of the mine.
6. Project “Sudoor Drishti” monitoring of mining activities using satellite imagery and capacity building of
Indian Bureau of Mines officers.
30. DEPARTMENT OF SPACE
1. Gaganyaan To send manned spacecraft to the space by 2022 and India will be the fourth country to do
this. So far, only the USA, Russia and China have launched human spaceflight missions
2. ISRO carried out Pad Abort Test successfully to qualify Crew Escape System required for Human
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3. Discovered a sub-Saturn or super-Neptune size planet around a Sun-like star. The planet will be known
as EPIC 211945201b or K2236b
4. ISRO’s heaviest and most-advanced high throughput communication satellite GSAT11 was successfully
launched from French Guiana.
5. India’s GSAT-29 communication satellite was successfully launched by the second developmental flight
of Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III (GSLV MkIII-D2)
6. ISRO’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C43) successfully launched 31 satellites - HysIS is an earth
observation satellite built by ISRO to study the earth’s surface in both the visible, near infrared and
shortwave infrared regions
7. PSLV-C41 successfully launched the 1,425 kg IRNSS1I Navigation Satellite - latest member of the
‘Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC)’ system in Apr, 2018.
31. MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT
1. Formulating of four Labour Codes on (i) Wages; (ii) Industrial Relations; (iii) Social Security & Welfare;
and (iv) Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions
2. Shram Suvidha Portal - Transparent Labour Inspection Scheme through computerized system, Single
Annual online return for 8 Central laws.
3. Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017 - Increased paid maternity leave from 12 weeks to 26 weeks
and has benefited 18 Lakh women employees
4. Present upper ceiling on gratuity amount under the Act has been raised from Rs. 10 Lakh, to Rs. 20 Lakhs
5. Fixed Term Employment Oon one hand is to provide flexibility to the employers, on the other, this
would be beneficial for contractual workers as it gives same statutory benefits as that of regular workers
in a proportionate manner.
6. Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana (PMRPY) – GoI now paying full employer's contribution (EPF
and EPS both) with effect from 1st April, 2018 for a period of three years to the new employees
7. Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana for Insured Persons (IPs) covered under the Employees’ State
Insurance Act, 1948. This scheme is a relief payable in cash directly to their Bank Account in case of
unemployment and while they search for new engagement.
8. UMANG: ESIC – Chinta Se Mukti app – It will host the audio visual clips that will help all the Stakeholders,
Insured Persons and their family members, employers and employees of ESIC to understand the various
benefits being provided under ESI Scheme.
9. National Career Service (NCS) brings employers, trainers and unemployed on single platform - As many
as 98,92,350 active job seekers and 9,822 active employers are on the portal as on 30.11.2018. NCS
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10. 32. MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
1. Ayushman Bharat –
a. Health and Wellness Centres (HWCs) - 1.5 lakh by 2022 to provide comprehensive and quality
primary care
b. Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna (PMJAY) - 10 crore poor and vulnerable families (approx. 50
crore beneficiaries) providing coverage up to Rs. 5 lakh per family per year for secondary and
tertiary hospitalization.
2. National Health Policy, 2017 raising public health expenditure progressively to 2.5% of the GDP by 2025
- Assurance based approach, Patient Centric Approach, strategic purchase
3. Allied and Healthcare Professions Bill, 2018 –
a. for regulation and standardisation of education and services by allied and healthcare
professionals
b. Central and corresponding State Allied and Healthcare Councils
c. *moving away from a 'doctor led' model to a 'care accessible and team based’ model
4. MoHFW has prohibited the manufacture for sale, sale or distribution for human use, of select Fixed Dose
Combinations (FDCs)
5. National Medical Commission Bill 2017 - National Licentiate examination, NEET
6. National Nutrition Mission - joint effort of MoHFW and Ministry of WCD towards a life cycle approach
for interrupting the intergenerational cycle of under nutrition. Focus is on convergence , real time
monitoring, Social Audits, Jan Andolan etc.
7. Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 - Central and State Mental Health Authority, rights-based framework,
Decriminalization of suicide, restriction on use of Electro-Convulsive Therapy and Psychosurgery
8. HIV & AIDS (Prevention & Control) Act, 2017 - right to reside in a shared household, enhance access to
healthcare services, to end the epidemic by 2030 in accordance with SDG, etc.
9. Mission Indradhanush - 3.38 crores children have been vaccinated.
10. New vaccines - Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV), Adult Japanese Encephalitis (JE) Vaccine, Rotavirus
Vaccine, Measles-Rubella (MR) Vaccine, Pneumococcal Vaccine (PCV)
11. LaQshya Labour Room Quality Improvement Initiative
12. National Viral Hepatitis Control Program, Intensified Diarrhoea Control Fortnight, National Deworming
Day, National Dialysis Programme, National Programme For Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes,
Cardiovascular Diseases And Stroke; Revised National TB Control Programme (RNTCP); National Vector
Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP)
13. Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA) - quality antenatal care, free of cost, universally
to all pregnant women on the 9th of every month.
14. Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) - child screening and free treatment for 4 Ds i.e .Defects at
birth, Diseases, Deficiencies and Development delays including disability.
15. Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram (RKSK) - focusing on Sexual Reproductive Health, Nutrition,
Injuries and violence, Non-Communicable Diseases, Mental Health and Substance Misuse. Through -
Adolescent Friendly Health Clinics, Peer Education Programme (Saathiya)
16. Mission Parivar Vikas (MPV) - increasing the access to contraceptives and family planning services in
districts with TFR of 3 and above. Nayi Pehl Kits to the newly married couples, Saas Bahu Sammellan
17. Family Planning – Logistics Management Information System (FP-LMIS)

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18. Kayakalp Scheme - sanitation and hygiene of the Hospitals

19. AMRIT (Affordable Medicine And Reliable Implants For Treatment) - more than 5200 drugs and other
consumables are being sold at upto 50% discounts
20. NIKSHAY Poshan Yojana - financial assistance for nutrition support to TB patients; web based reporting
system called NIKSHAY to capture all TB cases.
21. Integrated Health Information Platform (IHIP) - Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP)
22. IT Initiatives
- National Health Portal (NHP)
a. Citizen portal for healthcare that serves as a single point access for information on Health and
Diseases including health messages; on Regulations, Standards, Policies, Programs,
Commissions etc.; Directory Services – Hospitals, Blood Banks, Ambulances
b. A voice portal, providing information through a toll-free number 1800-180-1104 and Mobile
App has also been launched.
- Hospital Information System (HIS) is being implemented in hospitals for automation of hospital
processes to achieve better efficiency and service delivery in Public Health facilities upto CHC level.
- NIKSHAY
a. It is a case based web based reporting system to capture and monitor all TB cases in the public
health system.
b. NIKSHAY Poshan Yojana - Financial assistance (Direct Benefit Transfer) for nutrition support
to TB patients.
- SUGAM by Central Drugs Standards Control Organisation (CDSCO) enables online submission of
applications, their tracking, processing & grant of approvals online mainly for drugs, clinical trials,
ethics committee, medical devices, vaccines and cosmetics. Provides a single window for multiple
stakeholders (Pharma Industry, Regulators, Citizens) involved in the processes of CDSCO.
- TeleEvidence - doctors can testify in the judicial process utilizing the video conferencing facility
without visiting the courts in person
- National Telemedicine Network (NTN): to provide Telemedicine Services to the remote areas by
upgrading existing Government Healthcare Facilities
- Kilkari application - to deliver free weekly audio messages about pregnancy, child birth and care.
- ANM on Line (ANMOL) - a tablet based application that allows Auxillary Nurse Midwives to enter
and update data for beneficiaries of their jurisdiction.
- Mother and Child Tracking System (MCTS) – Individual-based tracking system to facilitate timely
delivery of antenatal and postnatal care services and immunization to children with an objective of
improving IMR, MMR, & morbidity.
- eRakt Kosh - for all the licensed blood banks in public and private health facilities
- Drugs and Vaccines Distribution Management System (DVDMS) (‘eAushidhi’) - deals with
purchase, inventory management and distribution of various drugs.
- Mera Aspataal –
a. An ICT-based Patient Satisfaction System (PSS) for implementation in public and empanelled
private hospitals.
b. A multichannel approach - It includes web portal, app, SMS to collect patients’ feedback
- Integrated Health Information Platform (IHIP)

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a. The Health Ministry soft-launched the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP)
segment of Integrated Health Information Platform (IHIP).
b. It was launched in 7 states - Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Odisha, Karnataka, Telangana,
Kerala and Andhra Pradesh.
Mobile apps
- Indradhanush (for immunisation tracker)
- India Fights Dengue (enables a user to check Dengue Symptoms, get nearest Hospital / Blood bank
information and also share feedback)
- NHP Swasth Bharat (information dissemination on Disease, Lifestyle, First Aid)
- NHP Directory Services Mobile App. (provides information related to Hospital and Blood banks
across India have been hosted.
- No More Tension Mobile App. (information on stress management related aspects)
- Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA) Mobile App. (for providing pregnancy care
by volunteer doctors across states)
1. 33. MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Promoting Joyful Learning
1. Samagra Shiksha - treat school education from pre-school, primary, upper primary, secondary to
senior secondary levels as a whole
a. Padhe Bharat Badhe Bharat - inculcate the reading habits among students of all ages,
strengthening of school libraries
b. Khele India Khile India Physical Education component of Samagra Siksha
c. Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya to be extended up to Class XII for smooth transition of girls
from Elementary to Senior Secondary
2. National Achievement Survey 201718 : learning levels of the students in Classes 3, 5, 8 and 10, initially
the District report cards were released and later the State Learning Reports were made
3. Operation Digital Board - would provide Smart Classroom facility to all 101580 schools with secondary
and senior secondary classes, over the next five years.
4. Programme for International Students Assessment (PISA) will be conducted by OECD in 2021 - triennial
international survey (every three years) which aims to evaluate the education system worldwide by
testing the skills and knowledge of 15-year-old students
5. ePathshala : NCERT books are available free in digital version
6. Unified District Information on School Education Plus (UDISE+) collects data on all schools in the
country. Progress in Key Performance indicators will be tracked
7. Performance Grading Index (PGI) - grading States and UTs on their performance across 70 indicators on
school education.
8. Shagun Portal : two modules – (1) Repository of innovation and (2) Online monitoring
9. Shagunotsav : all Government schools will be visited and checked during August-September, 2019 to
verify the UDISE + data-base and Performance Grading Index
10. Rangotsav - fortnight of cultural activities, Kala Utsav - to promote arts in education

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11. National Testing Agency (NTA) has been established as an autonomous and self-sustained premier
testing organization to conduct all entrance examinations for higher education institutions in the
country
12. Prime Minister’s Research Fellows (PMRF) - B.Tech./M.Tech students from any recognised Indian
institution will be offered direct admission in PhD programme in the IITs/IISc. fellowship of Rs.70,000/-
per month for the first two years, Rs.75,000/- per month for the 3rd year, and Rs.80,000/- per month in
the 4th and 5th years
13. Higher Education Financing Agency (HEFA) implemented under the initiative of “Revitalising
Infrastructure & Systems in Education (RISE) by 2022
14. Scheme for Promotion of Research Collaboration (SPARC) - facilitate research and academic
collaboration with top academic institutions in the world
15. STARS (Scheme for Transformational and Advanced Research in Sciences) - inter-disciplinary and
transformative research in the field of science by allowing educational institutions in the hinterland to
collaborate with established research centres in science.
16. Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA) - foster the culture of Innovation in all
Higher Education Institutions
17. Unnat Bharat Abhiyan 2.0 - 688 institutions are selected on a Challenge Mode which have adopted total
no. of 3555 villages for their development
18. Smart India Hackathon - students are encouraged to find innovative solutions to the day to day
problems
19. National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF)
20. Study in India program
21. National Digital Library of India, SWAYAM (Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds)
22. Impactful Policy Research in Social Sciences (IMPRESS) - fund research proposals in social sciences with
maximum impact on the governance and society
23. Leadership for Academicians Programme (LEAP) Flagship leadership development training
programme for second level academic functionaries in public funded higher education institutions
24. Annual Refresher Programme in Teaching (ARPIT) online professional development of 15 lakh higher
education faculty using the MOOCs platform SWAYAM
25. All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) - Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Higher education in India
is 25.8%, which is calculated for 18-23 years of age group. GER for male population - 26.3% and for
females - 25.4%. For Scheduled Castes - 21.8% and for Scheduled Tribes - 15.9%
26. IMPRINT initiative - to channelize the research in premier institutions into 10 selected domains
27. Uchchtar Aavishkar Abhiyaan - to promote industry-specific need-based research so as to keep up the
competitiveness of the Indian industry in the global market
28. Global Initiative for Academics Network (GIAN): to invite distinguished academicians from across the
world, to teach in the higher educational institutions in India
29. Six Institutions of Eminence (IoEs) including 3 from Public Sector and 3 from Private Sector have been
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1. 34. MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
1. ‘Mission Raksha Gyan Shakti’ migrate from the culture of seeking Transfer of Technology (ToT) from
foreign sources to generating Intellectual Property in India
2. Joint Military Exercises
a. lndoNepal : SURYA KIRAN
b. lndoThailand : MAITREE
c. lndoUS : YUDHABHYAS
d. BIMSTEC Nations: MILEX-2018
e. lndoJapan : DHARMA GUARDIAN
f. lndoRussia: INDRA
g. lndoMaldives: EKUVERIN
h. Sino –India : Hand-in-Hand
3. Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS). The IONS presently has 24 member countries. Iran is the current
‘Chair’ of IONS
4. MILAN18 : conducted at Port Blair, eight countries participated
5. 37th Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica
6. Navika Sagar Parikrama - INSV Tarini- first Indian all-women circumnavigation of the globe
7. Rafale omni-role fighter aircraft,
8. Astra - Beyond visual range air-to-air missile ‘Astra’ developed by DRDO
9. Air-to-air Beyond Visual Range (BVR) METEOR missile
10. Hercules C130J30 medium sized, all weather transport aircraft
11. TAPASBH - Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) - to carry out the
intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR)
12. Guided Pinaka Rocket - to engage targets from 20 km to 80 km range (DRDO)
13. Advance Light Towed Array Sonar (ALTAS) - sensing system for detection, localization and classification
of submarines
14. Arjun Armoured Recovery and Repair Vehicle - for carrying out recovery, repair and replenishing
functions pertaining to MBT Arjun
15. Air Defence Fire Control Radar (ADFCR) ‘Atulya’ - ground based air defence system against all air threats
at short and very short ranges during day and night (DRDO)
16. Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACSIndia), Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C)
17. HADR efforts during Gaja and Titli Cyclones
2. 35. MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
1. Launch of a single digit pan-India emergency phone number ‘112’

2. AFPSA was lifted from Meghalaya
3. National Database on Sexual Offenders (NDSO) furthered Women’s Safety issues
4. Cyber Crime Prevention against Women and Children (CCPWC) - separate portal to strengthen Women
Safety
5. Enhancement of Centre’s share in the State Disaster Response Fund from 75% to 90%
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7. In the last four years since 2014, there has been 63% reduction in insurgency incidents in the North –
Eastern Region
8. Major breakthrough on repatriation of displaced Bru persons from Mizoram
9. The incident-free rollout of Draft National Register of Citizens (NRC)
10. Geographical spread of LWE violence also shrunk from 76 districts in 2013 to just 58 districts. Besides,
just 30 of these districts account for 90% of the LWE violence
11. Smart border fence unveiled along the Indo-Pak International Border in Jammu. Built under the
Comprehensive Integrated Border Management System (CIBMS) programme
12. Number of Visas issued through e-Visa system is now approximately 40% of the total number of Visas
13. ‘eSahaj’ portal - for grant of Security Clearance to the conference/seminar/workshop organized in India
14. Transformed the Padma Awards into a ‘People’s Awards’ - simple, accessible and secure online
platform was put in place to encourage citizens to participate in large numbers
15. New Police Medals instituted Home Minister's Special Operation Medal, Antarik Suraksha Medal,
Asadharan Aashuchan Padak, and Utkrisht & Ati-Utkrisht Seva Medal
16. National Police Memorial dedicated to the Nation on Police Commemoration Day, 21st October, in
New Delhi
17. Student Police Cadet (SPC) programme - focuses on students of Classes 8 & 9
1. 36. MINISTRY OF STEEL
1. National Steel Policy 2017 - envisages creation of 300 million tonnes (MT) of steel capacity in the country
by 2030-31 as against existing capacity of about 137 MT.
2. India has become 2nd largest producer of crude steel
3. India is currently the world’s largest producer of direct reduced iron(DRI)/sponge iron
4. India became co-chair in global Forum for steel excess capacity from January 2018
1.
2. 37. MINISTRY OF AYUSH
1. Central Sector Scheme on Conservation, Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants
2. National AYUSH Mission (NAM)
3. eBhuvan herbs mobile app - for geo-tagging and monitoring of the organizations funded by National
Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB)
4. Developing a cloud based AYUSH GRID under the digital India mission - All the AYUSH Teaching
Institutes, Hospitals and industry will be linked to AYUSH Grid.
5. All India Institute of Ayurveda, (AIIA) Phase-II started, National Institute of Homoeopathy being set up
6. Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Act, 2018 - ensuring transparency and accountability for
improving standards in Homoeopathy
1. 38. MINISTRY OF C OMMERCE & INDUSTRY
1. The Ministry has created a corpus of USD 1 billion to boost 12 champion sectors in services
2. India’s first ever Agricultural Export Policy - to boost India’s agricultural exports to USD 60 billion by
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3. Contact@DGFT – online grievance redressal service

4. Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme (TIES) - export linkages like the Border Haats, Land customs
stations, certification labs, cold chains, trade promotion centres etc.
5. Business Reform Action Plan (BRAP) an annual reform exercise to improve delivery of govt. services
6. Industrial Information System (IIS) - GIS-enabled database of industrial areas and clusters across the
country in May 2017
7. National Logistics Portal is being developed - transactional e-marketplace by connecting buyers,
logistics service providers and government agencies.
8. Logistics Data Bank Project - to track containers on a ‘near-real-time’ basis
9. MultiModal Logistics Parks (MMLPs) -to improve the country’s logistics sector by lowering freight costs
10. Indian Footwear, Leather & Accessories Development Programme,
11. North East Industrial Development Scheme (NEIDS)
12. GeM
13. Proposed new Industrial Policy – it will subsume the National Manufacturing Policy.
i. 39. NITI AAYOG
1. ‘Healthy States, Progressive India’ Report also known as the ‘Health Index’, ‘School Education Quality
Index (SEQI)’, ‘SDG India Index’ and the ‘Digital Transformation Index’ (DTI)
2. Sustainable Action for Transforming Human Capital (SATH) transformation in education and health,
by hand-holding States.
3. Development Support Services to States (DSSS) for Development of Infrastructure Centre-State
partnership model, build institutional capacities
4. Aspirational District Programme - to rapidly transform 115 identified districts, Champions of Change
dashboard - real-time data and ranking across all indicators
5. NGODarpan Portal - dynamic database of NGOs, to obtain Unique ID to be eligible to apply for grants
from any central Ministry
6. Three Year National Action Agenda and the Strategy for New India @75
7. NITI Forum for North East to recommend suitable interventions for addressing the identified
constraints
8. Island Development Agency (IDA) under the Chairmanship of the Home Minister of India, review
progress of holistic development of identified islands
9. National Nutrition Strategy & POSHAN Abhiyaan
10. State Energy Index - ensuring accessibility and affordability and sustainability
11. Output Outcome Monitoring Framework 201819 for all CS and CSS outlays.
12. ‘SAMAVESH’ - partnership with research institutions using a hub and spoke model was launched
13. Atal Innovation Mission Atal Tinkering Labs (ATLs), Atal Incubation Centres (AIC), Atal New India
Challenges (ANICs)
14. Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) - informative, interactive website that is also acts as a
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15. Model Act on Agricultural Land Leasing, 2017, Model Agricultural Produce and Livestock Marketing
Committee (APLMC) Act 2017, Agricultural Marketing and Farmer Friendly Reforms Index, Price
Deficiency Payments
1. 40. MINISTRY OF D RINKING WATER & SANITATION
1. Rural sanitation coverage has increased significantly from 38.7% in 2014 to 96.88%, as on 5thDecember
2018
2. No. of ODF Villages are 5,33,911
3. Swachhata Pakhwada – fortnight of intense focus on the issues and practices of Swachhata by all Union
Ministries and Departments
4. Namami Gange - initiative of Ministry of Water Resources, but Ganga gram under MDWS
5. Swachhata Action Plan (SAP) - inter-ministerial programme
6. Swachh Iconic Places (SIP) cleanliness in 100 locations across the country, which are “iconic” due to
their heritage, religious and/or cultural significance.
7. Satyagraha Se Swachhagraha campaign – Champaran
8. GOBARdhan scheme - Galvanising Organic Bio-Agro Resource dhan - keeping villages clean while
increasing the income of farmers and cattle owners.
9. Swachhata Hi Seva - reigniting the “jan-andolan” for sanitation
10. Swajal - community demand driven, decentralized, single village – drinking water and sanitation
management.
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ii. 41. MINISTRY OF C ORPORATE AFFAIRS
1. Establishment of National Financial Reporting Authority ( NFRA) - jurisdiction of NFRA would extend to
listed companies and large unlisted public companies
2. Companies (Amendment) Ordinance 2018
3. Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Act, 2018
4. RUN – Reserve Unique Name: web service for making the “Name Reservation” process Speedy and
simple for corporates and LLPs
5. Dematerialisation of Securities of Unlisted Public Companies, like listed companies
1.
2. 42. MINISTRY OF TOURISM
1. During 2017, the number of Domestic Tourist Visits to the States/UTs was 1652.5 million
2. Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) during January-November 2018 were 93, 67, 424
3. Swadesh Darshan Scheme - Theme based circuits are being developed
4. Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD)
5. Adopt a Heritage Project - Ministry of Tourism in collaboration with Ministry of Culture
6. Bharat Parv - part of the Republic Day Celebrations - Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat
7. Paryatan Parv - message of ‘Dekho Apna Desh’, to spread the message of ‘Tourism for All’
8. India Tourism Mart 2018
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10. e-Visa has 5 sub-categories i.e. e-Tourist visa, e-Business visa, e-Medical visa, e-Medical Attendant visa
and e-Conference visa
i.
ii. 43. MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
1. Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) - reach out to 8-9 crore
rural poor households and organize one woman member from each household into women SHGs
2. Aajeevika Grameen Express Yojana (AGEY) - safe, affordable and community monitored transport
services to rural areas. Vehicles are owned and operated by members of Self-Help Group (SHG)
3. Startup Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP) - for supporting small businesses in rural areas
4. Krishi Sakhi and Pashu Sakhi - providing necessary extension services
5. Total of 14.03 lakhs Mahila Kisan have been identified under Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana
1.
2. 44. MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS
1. The year 2018-19 was declared as the Year of Construction.

2. Bidder Information Management System (BIMS) to streamline the process of pre-qualification of
bidders for contracts on EPC Mode.
3. Bhoomi Rashi portal - for expediting the process of notification for land acquisition.
4. Sukhad Yatra App provides information on toll gates. Provision for the user to enter road quality-
related information, report any accident or pothole on the highway.
5. Bharatmala Pariyojana 34,800 km of National Highways are to be constructed under the Phase-I at a
cost of Rs. 5,35,000 crore
6. SetuBharatam - replacement of Level Crossings on National Highways by ROBs/ RUBs
7. mParivahan Platform
8. VAHAN database
9. INAMPRO
1. 45. MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCE
1. India’s ranking has moved from the 368th position to around the top 30 in the Top 500 list of High
Performance Computing (HPC) facilities in the world.
2. The HPC facility ‘Pratyush’ at IITM and “MIHIR” at NCMRWF were dedicated to the nation
3. Pratyush High Performance Computing (HPC) 6.8 Peta Flops (PF) - now placed at the 4th position
after Japan, UK and USA for dedicated HPC resources for weather/climate community
4. World’s first ever Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) powered desalination project in Kavaratti,
Lakshadweep – being built.
5. Atal Centre for Ocean Science and Technology for Islands in Port Blair - The activities are focused
towards offshore open sea cage culture for marine fishes, deep sea microbial technology aimed at the
production of novel bioactive compounds from actinobacteria and other deep sea microorganisms,
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1. 46. MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
1. Neem Coating of Urea achieved. Benefits - Improvement in soil health and Diversion towards non-
agricultural purposes negligible.
2. New Urea Policy – 2015 : to maximize indigenous urea production, to rationalize the subsidy burden
3. Policy on promotion of City Compost - Fertilizer companies marketing city compost covered under DBT
for Fertilizers. They have adopted 384 villages for promoting the use of City Compost.
4. Sale of all subsidised fertilizers to farmers/buyers is made through Point of Sale (PoS) devices
5. Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana
6. National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority initiatives - Cardiac Stents to cost 85% lesser, Knee Implants
to cost 69% lesser
1. 47. CABINET DECISIONS
1. Ratification of the Minamata Convention on Mercury along with flexibility for continued use of mercury-
based products and processes involving mercury compound up to 2025.
2. Approval for ILO Recommendation concerning “The Employment and Decent Work for Peace and
Resilience (No.-205)”
3. Continuation of Swatantra Sainik Samman Yojana (SSSY) - monthly Samman Pension to freedom
fighters and on their demise, to their eligible dependents
4. Cabinet approves Central Sector "Integrated Scheme for Development of Silk Industry" for sericulture
sector
5. Cabinet approves the Protection of Human Rights (Amendments) Bill, 2018
6. Cabinet approves Doubling of Investment Limit for Senior Citizens from Rs. 7.5 lakh to Rs.15 lakh under
Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandan Yojana (PMVVY)
7. Cabinet approves restructured National Bamboo Mission
8. Renaming and restructuring of Multi-sectoral Development Programme (MsDP) as Pradhan Mantri Jan
Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK)
9. Approval for the Umbrella Scheme, "Green Revolution – Krishonnati Yojana"
10. Approved National Policy on Biofuels – 2018.
11. Approved the proposal for introduction of Dam Safety Bill, 2018
12. Accession to the WIPO Copyright Treaty and WIPO Performers and Phonograms Treaty
13. Umbrella scheme "Relief and Rehabilitation of Migrants and Repatriates"
14. Approved The DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill 2018.
15. Approves Policy Framework for exploration and exploitation of Unconventional Hydrocarbons
16. Approves Umbrella scheme “Ocean Services, Technology, Observations, Resources Modelling and
Science (OSMART)” of Ministry of Earth Sciences
17. Continuation of the Centrally Sponsored Umbrella Scheme of Integrated Development of Wildlife
Habitats
18. Approves New Umbrella Scheme “Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay SanraksHan Abhiyan” (PM-AASHA)
19. Approved the National Digital Communications Policy-2018 re-designation of the Telecom Commission
as the "Digital Communications Commission”.
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21. Mandatory jute packaging norms - 100% of the food grains and 20% of the sugar shall be mandatorily
packed in diversified jute bags.
22. Approved the Agriculture Export Policy, 2018.
23. Launching of National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NM-ICPS)
24. Amendment to the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 to change the criteria
of classification
25. New Bill to ban Unregulated Deposit Schemes and Chit Funds (Amendment) Bill, 2018
26. Approved the proposal for establishment of National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA)
27. The Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2018
28. Approved the Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High
Courts (Amendment) Bill, 2018
29. Approved the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, 2018
30. Approves moving official amendments in the "Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2016"
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350+ GOVT. SCHEMES THROUGH MINDMAPS: TARGET 2019
SAMPLE NOTES: MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
1. DEENDAYAL ANTYODAYA YOJANA - NRLM
 Launched as Aajeevika - National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) in 2011.

 Program renamed as Deendayal Antayodaya Yojana (DAY-NRLM) in 2015
 Implementation is in a Mission Mode and assisted by World Bank
 Objective –
- To reduce poverty by enabling the poor households to access gainful self-employment and skilled
wage employment opportunities.
- To create efficient & effective institutional platforms4 (eg. SHGs) to increase household income
through sustainable livelihood enhancements and improved access to financial services.
 Mission expected to mobilize all rural poor households by 2024-25
 Key Features
Sub – Schemes under DAY-NRLM

 Aajeevika Grameen Express Yojana (AGEY)
- Objective - To provide an alternative source of livelihood to members of Self Help Groups (SHGs) by
facilitating them to operate public transport services in backward rural areas.
- It will provide safe, affordable & community monitored rural transport services like e-rickshaws, 3 and 4
wheeler motorised transport vehicles
- Transport vehicles will connect remote villages with key services & amenities like Market, Education,
Health  overall economic development of the area
- Coverage - implemented in 250 blocks on a pilot basis for 3 years (2017-20)
- Criteria for selection of Blocks and routes - Backwardness, lack of transportation links and sustainability
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- Financial assistance
 Community Based Organization (CBOs) to provide interest free loans to SHG from Community
Investment Fund (CIF) for purchase of transport vehicles
 CBO can also own the vehicle and lease it to an SHG member.
 Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY)

- It is a placement Linked Skill Development scheme, announced in 2014. It is a part of Skill India campaign
- Dual Objective
 Adding diversity to the incomes of rural poor families
 Cater to the career aspirations of rural youth
- Target group - Rural youth between the ages of 15 and 35 years from poor families.
- Special initiatives
 Himayat: A special scheme for the youth (rural & urban) of Jammu & Kashmir
 Roshni: A special initiative for the rural youth of poor families in 27 Left-wing Extremist (LWE) districts
across 9 states.
 Northeast Region: 10% of DDU-GKY programme funds are reserved for projects in North-East,
wherein the centre contributes 90% of training costs.
 Mahila Kisan Sahshaktikaran Pariyojana (MKSP)

- Objective – To promote agriculture based livelihoods of rural women by strengthening community
institutions of poor women farmers to promote sustainable agriculture.
- MKSP focuses on agriculture, non-timber forest produce and livestock interventions.
- It provides three kind of services to the farmers, namely:
 Extension services
 Training capacity building and handholding services
 Facilitation for convergence with other line department to access the benefit from other schemes/
programmes.
 Bharat Ke Kushalzaade - An event honouring beneficiaries of MoRD’s 2 flagship skill development programmes:
- Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY)
- Rural Self Employment Training Institutes (RSETI)
 RSETIs – They are non- profit institutions established with the support of Banks and the State Governments
to provide training to the rural youth from the poor households to take-up economic activities.
 Kaushal Panjee
- Launched in September 2017
- It is a “Skill Register” where rural youth can register to get quality training & jobs
- Objective - to be citizen centric end-to-end solution to aid mobilization of candidates for RSETIs and
DDU-GKY
- Mobilization of candidates done by - Self Help Group members, Gram Panchayat Functionaries, Block
Officials, CSCs and directly by the candidate
- RSETIs & and DDU-GKY Partners can access the Kaushal Panjee to connect with the mobilized rural
youth
- Kaushal Panjee connected to SECC 2011 to help States plan and target their mobilizations

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 Startup Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP)

- SVEP is aimed at creating an ecosystem for rural population, including women, to be able start their own
local enterprises for sustainable livelihood.
- It provides entrepreneurs with business skills, exposure to new ideas, financial linkages and other necessary
business support.
- Loans will be made available through SHGs for starting the enterprise.
 SARAS Aajeevika Mela 2018 - is an endeavour of DAY-NRLM to provide to the rural women producers/women
SHGs a national platform and an opportunity to showcase their products, and seek buyers, either individuals
or bulk buyers for sale nationally / internationally.
 National Rural Economic Transformation Project (NRETP)

- Aim - To help women and youth in rural households shift to a new generation of economic initiatives by
developing viable enterprise for farm and non-farm products.
- The project is an additional financing to the $500 million National Rural Livelihoods Project (NRLP) approved
by the World Bank in July 2011.
- Loan assistance: from World Bank. (Recently India has signed a $250 million loan agreement with the World
Bank)
- NRETP includes developing financial products using digital financial services to help small producer
collectives scale-up and engage with the market
- It will also support youth skills development, in coordination with the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen
Kaushalya Yojana.
- Peer-to-peer learning, a successful strategy under the NRLP will also continue to be used in this project.
2. MAHATMA GANDHI NATIONAL RURAL EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE ACT (MGNREGA)
 It is an employment scheme to enhance livelihood security in rural areas by providing at least 100 days
of guaranteed demand based wage employment in a financial year.
 Target Beneficiaries - Every rural household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual
work. At least one-third beneficiaries shall be women.
 Allocation of expenditure - A 60:40 wage and material ratio has to be maintained. No contractors and
machinery is allowed.
 The central government bears the 100% wage cost of unskilled manual labour and 75% of the material
cost including the wages of skilled and semi-skilled workers.
 Wage indexation - Wages are linked to Consumer Price Index (Agriculture labour).
 Unemployment allowance - If work is not provided within 15 days of applying, applicants are entitled
to an unemployment allowance.
 Implementation - MGNREGA is to be implemented mainly by gram panchayats.
 Compulsory Social audit - to be done by the gram sabha atleast once in every 6 months.
 Focuses on creation of durable assets as per local needs.

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3. MISSION ANTYODAYA
 It is an accountability & convergence framework for Rural Transformation (Lives & Livelihoods) on
measurable outcomes.
 Objective - To bring one crore households out of poverty to make 50,000 Gram Panchayats poverty free.
 Focus - On most backward districts  1 cr Household in 5000 Rural Clusters  50, 000 Gram Panchayats
 Strategy - Aims at convergence of schemes of various ministries to ensure simultaneous intervention
to tackle multi dimensionality of poverty  State led Initiative
 Integrated Monitoring Dashboard – To measure outcomes against defined indicators.
 Mission Antyodaya online Application allows convergence of data from Gram Panchayat Level and
generates various types of reports
 Ranking
- Ranking of 50,000 Gram Panchayats in partnership with State Governments
- Parameters- physical infrastructure, human development & economic activities.
4. SHYAMA PRASAD MUKHERJEE NATIONAL RURBAN MISSION (NRU M)

 Launched in 2015
 Objective - to stimulate local economic development, enhance basic services, and create well planned
Rurban clusters  SMART VILLAGES
 Smart village - an area which possesses the economic characteristics and lifestyles of an urban area
while retaining its essential rural features.
 'Rurban cluster‘ – It would be a cluster of geographically contiguous villages with a population of
- 25000 to 50000 in plain and coastal areas
- 5000 to 15000 in desert, hilly or tribal areas
 Target - Mission aims at development of 300 Rurban clusters, in the next five years (by 2019-2020)
 2 categories of clusters under NRuM: Non-Tribal and Tribal
 Strategy - These clusters would be developed by provisioning of economic activities, developing skills &
local entrepreneurship and providing infrastructure amenities
 Funding
- Resources to be mobilized through convergence of various schemes of the Government
- Additional support of up to 30% of project cost per cluster as critical gap funding
- PPP as preferred mode of delivery.
5. SANSAD ADARSH GRAM YOJANA (SAANJHI)

 Launched in 2014
 Objective:
- To ensure integrated development of the selected village across multiple areas such as agriculture,
health, education, sanitation, environment, livelihoods etc.
- To instil certain values, such as people’s participation, Antyodaya, gender equality, dignity of
women, social justice, spirit of community service, cleanliness, eco-friendliness etc
 Goal:  “MODEL VILLAGES” (Adarsh Grams)
- To develop 3 Adarsh Grams by March 2019, of which one would be achieved by 2016
- Thereafter, 5 such Adarsh Grams (one per year) will be selected and developed by 2024.
 Gram Panchayat (GP) is the basic unit for development

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 Member of Parliament (MPs) as Pivots of SAANJHI

- MPs to pick Gram Panchayat with population of 3000-5000 in plain areas and 1000-3000 in hilly,
tribal and difficult areas
- Lok Sabha MP to choose GP from constituency he/she represents & Rajya Sabha MP to chooses
from state he/she represents.
- MPs cannot pick villages which belong to themselves or their spouses.
- MPs to engage with the community, facilitate Village Development Plan, identify gaps in funding
and mobilizing MPLAD funds to create additional resources specifically from CSR initiatives of
various corporate houses.
6. PRADHAN MANTRI AWAS YOJANA-GRAMIN
 Launched in 2016  replaces Indira Awas Yojana

 It is rural component of Housing for All by 2022  Centrally Sponsored Scheme (60: 40 & 90:10)
 Objective –To provide a pucca house, with basic amenities by 2022, to
- All houseless householders
- Those households living in kutcha and dilapidated houses
 PMAY – G Phase II – In its 2nd phase (starting 2019), the objective is to cover 1.95 crore households by
2022.
 Target beneficiaries – Rural BPL Households
 Beneficiary Identification – on basis of Socio-Economic Caste Census 2011 (verified by Gram Sabha)
 Coverage – In all rural areas across the country except Delhi and Chandigarh
 Financial Assistance - Rs. 120,000 in plain areas and Rs. 130,000 in hilly areas will be provided for
construction of homes & upgradations of existing unserviceable kutcha houses
 Funds to be transferred electronically directly to the account of the beneficiary (DBT)
 E-governance is carried out through
- AwaasSoft (electronic service delivery platform)
- Awaas App (real time monitoring)
 The scheme is expected to boost job creation in rural areas skilling 5 lakh Rural Masons by 2019
7. PM GRAM SADAK YOJANA (PMGSY)
 Launched in 2000, as a centrally sponsored scheme.

 Objective - To provide connectivity by way of all-weather road to eligible unconnected habitations in
rural areas, by 2022
 Funding pattern- 60:40 & 90:10
 Phase I – Launched in 2000, to connect all the following habitations with all weather roads
- 500+ population in plain areas by March, 2019
- 250+ population in Hilly, desert and Tribal Areas by March, 2019
- 100+ population in LWE districts by March 2020
 Phase II – Targets to cover upgradation of existing selected rural roads based on a criterion to make the
road network vibrant.
 Phase III – To upgrade all 250 plus habitations as per 2011 Census.
 Maintenance of rural roads constructed under PMGSY is the responsibility of the State Government.

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8. NATIONAL SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NSAP)
 Launched in 1995 as a centrally sponsored scheme.

 A social security and welfare programme for BPL Households.
 100% Central Assistance is extended to the States/UTs to provide the benefits. States are free to add
on and expand their coverage.
SCHEMES ELIGIBILITY
Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Eligible age > 60 years (higher assistance for 80 yrs & above)
Scheme (IGNOAPS) Assistance – Rs. 200/month (60-79 yrs), Rs. 500/month (80 yrs &
above)
Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Eligible age > 40 years (higher assistance for > 80 yrs)
Scheme (IGNWPS) Assistance – Rs. 4400/month (40-79 yrs), Rs. 500/month (80 yrs &
above)
Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Eligible age - 18-79 years & disability level 80%
Scheme (IGNDPS) Assistance – Rs. 300/month
National Family Benefit Scheme Rs. 20000/ - to household in event of death (Natural/ Otherwise)
of bread – winner aged between 18-59 yrs.
Annapurna Scheme Eligible age > 65 years. 10 kgs of food grains per month per
(those not covered under Old age Pension) beneficiary
9. OTHER INITIATIVES
 Neeranchal National Watershed Project

- World Bank assisted National Watershed Management Project
- Objective - to fulfil the watershed component of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMSKY) to
reduce surface runoff of rainwater, increase groundwater levels, and better water availability in
rain-fed areas.
 AARAMBH App
- It is a mobile App for road maintenance in rural areas
- Aims at use of GIS based mapping for making road inventories, condition surveys, producing cost
estimates etc. for preparation and monitoring of annual road maintenance plans.
 DISHA Dashboard
- A data intelligence & monitoring platform
- Objective – to provide all information to the elected representatives to track the performance of
all the major flagship schemes of the different central ministries in their respective constituencies.
 Gram Samvaad Mobile app allows rural citizens to access all information on and implementation of
Rural Development schemes at Gram Panchayat level. This is supplement by call centre/helpdesk for
two way flow of information and feedback between govt. & citizens.
 Krishi Sakhi and Pashu Sakhi –
- Trained Livestock Service Providers (Pashu Sakhi) will be available within the villages for providing
healthcare services to members.
- Trained Agriculture Service Providers (Krishi Sakhi) will be available for providing technical support
to farmers on improved Package of Practices (PoP).

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"Secularism, social­communal harmony and tolerance" is in the DNA of India.

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"Secularism, socialcommunal harmony and tolerance" is in the DNA of India.

1. National eVidhan Application (NeVA)

5. MINISTRY OF DEVELOPMENT OF N ORTHEAST REGION

1. National Mission on Interdisciplinary CyberPhysical Systems (NMICPS) to be implemented at a total