Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT):

Launched in March 2015.

Concerned Ministry: Ministry of Human Resource Development
About Scheme:
Under the scheme Government will set up 50 Centres of Excellence for Curriculum and Pedagogy with
necessary emphasis on Maths and Science.
It is mandated to ensure a coordinated approach so as to holistically address the various shortcomings relating
to teachers and teaching across the educational spectrum ranging from school education to higher education
including technical education; using the best international practices for excellence.
It will also empower teachers and faculty through training, re-training, refresher and orientation programmes in
generic skills, pedagogic skills, discipline specific content upgradation, ICT and technology enabled training and
other appropriate interventions.
The various components of PMMMNMTT:
1.

1. setting up 30 Schools of Education,

2.

2. 50 Centres of Excellence for Curriculum and Pedagogy,

3.

3. Two Inter University Centres,

4.

4. National Resource Centre,

5.

5. Five Centres of Academic Leadership and Educational Management,

6.

6. Subject Based Networks and Workshops and Seminars,

This will strengthen teachers, and in turn will improve the understanding of the students to grasp basic concepts
and help them learn better.
Unnat Bharat Abhiyan:
Launched in December 2014.
Concerned Ministry: Ministry of Human Resource Development
About Scheme:
The program was launched with an aim to connect institutions of higher education, including Indian Institutes of
Technology (IITs), National Institutes of Technology (NITs) and Indian Institutes of Science Education & Research
(IISERs) etc. with local communities to address the development challenges through appropriate technologies so
as to ensure sustainability.
The objectives of Unnat Bharat Abhiyan are broadly two-fold:
1.

Building institutional capacity in Institutes of higher education in research & training relevant to the
needs of rural India.

2.

Provide rural India with professional resource support from institutes of higher education ,especially
those which have acquired academic excellence in the field of Science, Engineering & Technology and
Management.

Under this programme, 132 villages have been identified for intervention by the following 16 institutes of higher
education so far.
Based on area/village identification, the Unnat Bharat Cells in the Institutes will develop strategies for problem
and resource mapping and developing a holistic development plan with clear inputs and measurable outcomes
and time lines.
Various issues that can be undertaken are listed as follows:
Natural resource management (water and watersheds, soil, bio-diversity),
Economic Productivity through appropriate technologies for sustainable agriculture and agro-processing,
Entrepreneurship and Skill development through multipurpose service-cum-training centers in rural areas,
Technological and managerial interventions on developing Physical Infrastructure (rural housing, drinking water,
improved sanitation, low-cost toilets, renewable energy, rural and regional plans.)
Rural electronics and IT to provide access to technology in the areas of health, sanitation, sustainable
agriculture, education watershed management, etc.
Social and institutional infrastructure development such as Health, Education, Public Transport, PDS. etc.
Other Initiatives in Education sector by Ministry of Human Resource Development are:
A specific Swachh Vidyalaya campaign has been rolled out which will ensure that a functional toilet is
available in every school before 15th August 2015.
UDAAN is an initiative of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to enable disadvantaged girl
students and other students from SC/ST & minorities to transit from school to post-school professional education
especially in Science and Math. It aims to reduce the quality gap between school education and engineering
education entrance systems by focusing on the three dimensions- curriculum design, transaction and
assessment. It will do this by enriching and supplementing teaching and learning of Science and Mathematics at
Senior Secondary level. The CBSE will provide free and online resources to the entire student population with
special incentives and support to a thousand selected disadvantaged girls per year.
UGC has formulated the scheme Swami Vivekananda Single Girl Child Scholarship for Research in Social
Sciences the scheme under which 300 scholars would be provided Junior Research Fellowship @ Rs. 8,000/
10,000/- per month, and will be implemented from academic year 2014-15.
The AICTE scheme PRAGATI (Providing Assistance for Girls Advancement in Technical Education Initiative)
envisages selection of one girl per family where family income is less than 6 lakhs / annum on merit at the
qualifying examination to pursue technical education. The scheme is to be implemented by the authorized

admission centre of respective State Governments. 4000 girls are expected to get benefit of scholarships
available per annum. The scholarship amount is Rs. 30,000 or tuition fees or actual whichever is less and Rs.
2000 / month for ten months as contingency allowance.
AICTE has decided to award 1000 scholarships per annum under Saksham to differently abled students to
pursue technical education based on merit in the qualifying examination to pursue technical education. The
scholarship amount would be Rs. 30000 or tuition fees or actual whichever is less and Rs. 2000 / month for ten
months as contingency allowance.
The UGC has launched a special scholarship Scheme for students of North East Region Ishan Uday from the
academic session 2014-15. The Scheme envisages grant of 10,000 scholarships to students from North East
Region whose parental income is below Rs. 4.5 lakh per annum and would be provided scholarship ranging from
Rs. 3,500 to 5,000 per month for studying at under graduate level in Colleges/Universities of the country.
Ishn Viks is a comprehensive plan to bring selected students from the school and college levels from the
North-Eastern states into close contact with the IITs, NITs and IISERs during their vacation periods. A typical visit
is envisaged for a period of ten days to one of these institutions, in the form of either an exposure or an
Internship programmed. Each school will send one teacher to accompany a group of about 32 students of class
IX and X and 8 teachers. The college students would be organized in two groups in summer and in winter,
consisting of 32 students each group. About 2016 college students and 504 teachers from N-E will be visiting
premier Institutes, like IIT/NIT/IISERs in an academic year.
Padhe Bharat Badhe Bharat initiative was launched on 26th August, 2014, to focus on the quality of
foundational learning so that each child attains appropriate learning levels in classes I and II for reading, writing
language comprehension and numeracy. Padhe Bharat Badhe Bharat is a sub-component of Sarva Shiksha
Abhiyan(SSA) and is being rolled out by 17 States and UTs.
Under SWAYAM (Study Webs of Active-Learning for Young Aspiring Minds) Programmed Professors of
centrally funded institutions like IITs, IIMs, Centrally universities will offer online courses to citizens of our country.
All courses will be made available free of cost for learning. In case the learner requires a Verified Certificate, a
small fee will be applicable.
Work has commenced on Shaala Darpan to ensure that from next academic year, parents of students of
Government and Government aided schools can through a mobile application access updates on their childs
progress regarding attendance, assignments, and achievements.
Employment/Training:
Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Koushalya Yojana:
Launched in September, 2014.
Concerned Ministry: Ministry of Rural Development
There are several challenges preventing Indias rural poor from competing in the modern market, such as the
lack of formal education and marketable skills. DDU-GKY bridges this gap by funding training projects

benchmarked to global standards, with an emphasis on placement, retention, career progression and foreign
placement.
Under the scheme, Rs. 1 lakh per person will be provided, depending on the duration of the project and
whether the project is residential or non-residential. DDU-GKY funds projects with training duration from 576
hours (3 months) to 2304 hours (12 months).
The scheme has replaced the earlier scheme Aajeevika Skill Development Program.
Features of the scheme are as follows:
Demand led skill training at no cost to the rural poor
Mandatory coverage of socially disadvantaged groups (SC/ST 50%; Minority 15%; Women 33%)
Pioneers in providing incentives for job retention, career progression and foreign placements
Post-placement support, migration support and alumni network
Guaranteed Placement for at least 75% trained candidates
Nurturing new training service providers and developing their skills
Greater emphasis on projects for poor rural youth in Jammu and Kashmir (HIMAYAT), the North-East region
and 27 Left-Wing Extremist (LWE) districts (ROSHINI)
All program activities are subject to Standard Operating Procedures that are not open to interpretation by local
inspectors. All inspections are supported by geo-tagged, time stamped videos/photographs.
Nai Manzil:
Launched in 2014
Concerned Ministry: Ministry of Minority Affairs
To mainstream Madarsa students through bridge course with the help of reputed Academic Institutions.
To be implemented by Maulana Azad Education Foundation (MAEF).
Following Five Institutions have been selected to provide bridge course to 3000 students :
Aligarh Muslim university (AMU)
Jamia Milia Islamia University
National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS)

 Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)

Maula Azad National Urdu University (MANUU)
USTTAD (Upgrading the Skills and Training in Traditional Arts/Crafts for Development):
Launched in May 2015, in Varanasi.
Nodal Agency: Ministry of Minority Affairs
The Scheme aims at upgrading Skills and Training in preservation of traditional Ancestral Arts/Crafts of
minorities.
4 Components of the scheme:
Up-gradation of Skills and Training in Traditional Arts/Crafts through Institutions.
USTTAD Fellowship for Research and Development.
Support to Craft museum for curating traditional arts/ crafts.
Support to minority craftsmen/artisans for marketing Nationally/ Internationally through Export Promotion
Councils.
Other Initiatives:
Maulana Azad National Skills Academy (MANAS) for upgrading entrepreneurial skills of minority youth. and
Cyber Gram to impart training for Digital Literacy. Training of 1,70,005 minority students has been sanctioned
upto 31.12.2014.
Finance
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna (PMJDY)
Launched on 28th August, 2014
Nodal Agency: Ministry of Finance
Scheme was launched with a revised target of 10 crore bank accounts by 26th January 2015.
Payment solutions are an important part of financial inclusion for which a new card payment scheme known as
RuPay Card has been in operation since 8th May, 2014.
Banks have further been asked to provide universal coverage across all the six lakh villages of the country by
providing at least one Basic Banking Account, per household, with indigenous RuPay Debit Card having inbuilt
accident insurance of 1.00 lakh and life insurance cover of 30,000.

The RuPay Card is on par with other debit cards. These two schemes are complementary and will enable
achievement of multiple objectives such as financial inclusion, insurance penetration and digitalization.
Insurance:
Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana:
Launched on 9th May 2015
Nodal Agency: Ministry of Finance
Under PMSBY, the risk coverage will be Rs. 2 lakh for accidental death and full disability and Rs. 1 lakh for
partial disability. The Scheme will be available to people in the age group 18 to 70 years with a bank account,
from where the premium would be collected through the facility of auto-debit.
The scheme will be offered by all Public Sector General Insurance Companies and all other insurers who are
willing to join the scheme and tie-up with banks for this purpose.
Various Ministries can co-contribute premium for various categories of their beneficiaries from their budget or
from Public Welfare Fund created in this budget from unclaimed money. This will be decided separately during
the year. Common Publicity Expenditure will be borne by the Government.
Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY)
Under PMJJBY, annual life insurance of Rs. 2 lakh would be available on the payment of premium of Rs. 330
per annum by the subscribers. The PMJJBY will be made available to people in the age group of 18 to 50 years
having a bank account from where the premium would be collected through the facility of auto-debit.
Atal Pension Yojana (APY):
Under the APY, subscribers would receive a fixed minimum pension of Rs. 1000 per month, Rs. 2000 per
month, Rs. 3000 per month, Rs. 4000 per month, Rs. 5000 per month, at the age of 60 years, depending on their
contributions, which itself would vary on the age of joining the APY.
The Central Government would also co-contribute 50 percent of the total contribution or Rs. 1000 per annum,
whichever is lower, to each eligible subscriber account, for a period of 5 years, that is, from 2015-16 to 2019-20,
to those who join the NPS before 31st December, 2015 and who are not members of any statutory social security
scheme and who are not Income Tax payers.
The pension would also be available to the spouse on the death of the subscriber and thereafter, the pension
corpus would be returned to the nominee.
The minimum age of joining APY is 18 years and maximum age is 40 years. The benefit of fixed minimum
pension would be guaranteed by the Government.
Health

Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin)

Launched on 2nd October, 2014
The scheme aims at attaining an Open Defecation Free India by 2nd October, 2019, by providing access to
toilet facilities to all rural households and initiating Solid and Liquid Waste Management activities in all Gram
Panchayats to promote cleanliness.
Under SBM(G), the incentives for Individual Household latrines (IHHLs) have been enhanced from Rs.10,000/to Rs. 12,000/- to provide for water availability. The part funding from Mahatma Gandhi NREGA for the payment
of incentives for the construction of Individual House Hold Latrines (IHHLs) is now paid from the Swachh Bharat
Mission (Gramin).
Initiatives by the Government in this regard include media campaigns, provisioning for incentivizing ASHAs and
Anganwadi workers for promoting sanitation, guidelines to involve Corporates in Sanitation sector through
Corporate Social Responsibilities, strengthening online monitoring system for entering households level data
gathered from the Baseline Survey.
Sardar Patel Urban Housing Mission
Announced by Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and the Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu
in October 2014.
Mission will ensure 30 million houses by 2022, mostly for the economically weaker sections and low income
groups.
To be built through public-private-partnership, interest subsidy and increased flow of resources to the housing
sector, these houses are also aimed at creating slum free cities across the country.
It will cover urban poor living in slums, urban homeless and new migrants to urban areas in search of shelter. It
would cover metros, small towns and all urban areas.
Women and Children
Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) Programme
Launched on 22nd January, 2015 at Panipat, Haryana
Nodel Agency: Ministry of Women and Child Development
Scheme has been introduced for survival, protection & education of the girl child.
It aims to address the issue of declining Child Sex Ratio (CSR) through a mass campaign across the country
targeted at changing societal mindsets & creating awareness about the criticality of the issue.
The Scheme will have focussed intervention & multi-sectoral action in 100 districts with low Child Sex Ratio.
The districts with Child Sex Ratio below the National average of 918 (87 districts), above National average of 918

but showing declining trend (8 districts), Child Sex Ratio above National average of 918 and showing improving
trend (5 districts).
It is a joint initiative of Ministry of Women and Child Development, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and
Ministry of Human Resource Development.
Sansad Aadarsh Gram Yojana:
Launched on 11th October 2014, on the occasion of birth anniversary of Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan aims
to keep the soul of rural India alive while providing its people with quality access to basic amenities and
opportunities to enable them to shape their own destiny.
Nodal Agency: Ministry of Rural Development
Under the scheme each Member of Parliament will take the responsibility of developing physical and
institutional infrastructure in three villages by 2019.
Inspired by the principles and values of Mahatma Gandhi, the Scheme places equal stress on nurturing values
of national pride, patriotism, community spirit, self-confidence and on developing infrastructure.
It envisages integrated development of the selected village across multiple areas such as agriculture, health,
education, sanitation, environment, livelihoods etc.
It also aims at instilling certain values, such as peoples participation, Antyodaya, gender equality, dignity of
women, social justice, spirit of community service, cleanliness, eco-friendliness, maintaining ecological balance,
peace and harmony, mutual cooperation, self-reliance, local self-government, transparency and accountability in
public life, etc., in the villages and their people so that they get transformed into models for others.
The MP would be free to identify a suitable gram panchayat for being developed as Adarsh Gram, other than
his/her own village or that of his/her spouse. There are 2,65,000 gram panchayats in India.
The scheme will be implemented through a village development plan that would be prepared for every identified
gram panchayat with special focus on enabling every poor household to come out of poverty.
The constituency fund, MPLADS, would be available to fill critical financing gaps.
The planning process in each village will be a participatory exercise coordinated by the District Collector. The
MP will play an active facilitating role in this exercise.
At the national level, a separate, real time web based monitoring system will be put in place for the scheme
covering all aspects and components.
Agriculture:
Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana:
Announced in Budget 2015-16
Nodal Agency: Ministry of Agriculture

 Identifying the need to provide assured irrigation to mitigate risk to the farmer since bulk of the farm lands are
rainfed and depend on monsoon, Government in Budget 2015-16 proposed this scheme to facilitate access to
irrigation.
A sum of Rs.1,000 crores is being set aside for this scheme.
Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana
Announced in Budget 2015-16
Nodal Agency: Ministry of Agriculture
The scheme is aimed at irrigating the field of every farmer and improving water use efficiency to provide `Per
Drop More Crop.
Traditional methods of farming such as Organic farming will be encouraged so as to improve soil health.
Soil Health Card Scheme has also been launched to improve soil fertility on a sustainable basis.
Tourism:
Launched in March 2015
Nodal Agency: Ministry of Tourism
The Ministry of Tourism has launched two new schemes:
Swadesh Darshan for Integrated Development of Tourist Circuits around Specific Themes.
National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation Drive(PRASAD) to beautify and
improve the amenities and infrastructure at pilgrimage centres of all faiths.
Under Swadesh Darshan, the following five circuits have been identified for development:-1. North East Circuit
2.Buddhist Circuit 3. Himalayan Circuit 4. Coastal Circuit 5. Krishna Circuit.
Under PRASAD, initially twelve cities have been identified namely Ajmer, Amritsar, Amravati, Dwarka, Gaya,
Kedarnath, Kamakhaya, Kanchipuram, Mathura, Puri, Varanasi and Velankanni.
River Conservation:
Integrated Ganga Conservation Mission Namami Gange
Announced in Budget 2014-15
Nodal Agency: Ministry of Water Resources
The scheme integrates the efforts to clean and protect the Ganga river in a comprehensive manner.

 National Ganga Monitoring Centre (NGMC) is conceptualized as a Nodal Centre for monitoring the critical
aspects of Ganga rejuvenation, such as water and effluent quality at identified suitable locations throughout
Ganga, using IT enabled systems, etc.
The Government proposes to free all villages along the banks of the river from open defecation under Namami
Gange project.
Presently, a World Bank assisted National Ganga River Basin Project (NGRBP) for Rs 7000 crore and a Japan
International Cooperation Agency (JICA) assisted Project at Varanasi for Rs. 496.90 crore are under
implementation.
The program would be implemented by the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), and its state
counterpart organizations i.e., State Program Management Groups (SPMGs). NMCG will also establish field
offices wherever necessary.
The program will be implemented through 100% Centre funding.