Monday, December 28, 2015

[TISS/Railway/LIC] - Government Schemes


Important Government Schemes for MCQs

This is basically copy-paste material and will certainly help you in the above mentioned exams. 

A

Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) - Is being set up under NITI.

AIM will be an Innovation Promotion Platform involving academics, 
entrepreneurs, and researchers drawing upon national and international 
experiences to foster a culture of innovation, R&D in India.

G

GiveItUp (Program to inspire consumers to give up the LPG subsidy)
GIAN - Global Initiative of Academic Networks (Aimed at American academicians and
scientists to teach in India at their convenience)

H

HRIDAY - Heritage Development and Augmentation Yojana
Hunar Hai to Kadar Hai - If you have skill, you have respect
Himmat (A mobile application to ensure women’s safety in Delhi)
HIT - Highways, Informationways, Transmissionways (A mantra for Nepal’s
development)

I

IT + IT= IT - Indian Talent + Information Technology = India Tomorrow (Part of Digital
India Initiative)
INCH towards MILES - Indo-China towards Millennium of Exceptional Synergy (Future
of Indo-Sino relations)

J

JAM trinity - Jan Dhan-Aadhar-Mobile trinity (For direct cash transfer and subsidy
rationalization)

L

Link West, Act East (Aimed at making India a part of the global value chain)

M

MISIDICI - Make in India, Skill India, Digital India and Clean India
Mera Kya, Mujhe Kya - What is in it for me, why should I bother
MUDRA Bank - Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency Bank

Mann Ki Baat (A radio programme hosted on All India Radio where the PM addresses
the nation)
Mission Indradhanush (Achieving universal immunization with special focus on 184 high
priority districts)
Maximum Governance, Minimum Government (Simplification of official procedures and
governance by leveraging technology)
Make in India (To create the eco-system to transform India into a manufacturing hub)

N

Namami Gange Mission (National mission for clean Ganga)
Neeranchal - Watershed Development
NITI Aayog - National Institution for Transforming India

O

Operation Rahat (Evacuation effort in Yemen)
Operation Maitri (Relief operation in Nepal)

P

PRASAD - Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spirituality Augmentation Drive
PAHAL - Pratyaksha Hastaantarit Laabh (Direct benefit transfer of LPG subsidy)
Padhe Bharat Badhe Bharat- India that is educated is the India that will progress
PRAGATI - Pro-Active Governance And Timely Implementation (Aimed at addressing
common man’s grievances, monitoring and reviewing of government programmes)
PRAGATI - Providing Assistance for Girls’ Advancement in Technical Education
Initiative (Providing scholarship for technical education to girls from poor families)
Per Drop, More Crop (Promoting farming through optimum utilisation of water)
P2G2 - Pro People Good Governance (Focus of NDA government)
P4 - People Private Public Partnership for good governance
Project Mausam (To revive ancient maritime routes and cultural linkages with countries
in the Indian ocean)

R

ROAD - Responsibility, Ownership, Accountability, Discipline (Improving work culture
among bureucrats)
Red Tape to Red Carpet (Facilitate the ease of doing business)

S

Swadesh Darshan (Integrated development of theme-based tourist circuits)
Shramev Jayate (Labour reforms plank by the government)
Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas - All Together, Development of All
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan - Clean India Mission
Sagar Mala Project (Promote Port-led development of the coastal regions and
communities)
SETU - Self Employment and Talent Utilisation (Provide support to all aspects of a startups from credit to incubation)
Swasth Dhara, Khet Hara - Healthy earth, green farm (Aimed at
boosting farm productivity)
SMART policing - Strict but Sensitive; Modern and Mobile; Alert and Accountable;
Reliable and Responsive; Tech-savvy and Trained policing
3S - Skill, Scale, Speed (What India needs to do to compete with China)
SWAYAM - Study Webs of Active-Learning for Young Aspiring Minds (IITs, IIMs and
central universities to offer free online courses)
SAMAVAY - Skill Assessment Matrix for Vocational Advancement of Youth
(Allow multiple entry and exit options between vocational and formal education courses)

T

Tax terrorism (Aggressive tax policies including retrospective amendment of tax laws)
5Ts - Talent, Tradition, Tourism, Trade and Technology (Aimed at building Brand India)

U

USTTAD - Upgrading Skills and Training in Traditional Arts/Crafts for Development
Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (IITs and NITs to provide technological resources to rural areas
for sustainable development)

Z

Zero Effect, Zero Defect