Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY)
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Cash assistance for institutional delivery. In Low Performing States, Rs 1,400 for rural and Rs 1,000 for urban mothers; in High Performing States, Rs…
For: Woman
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Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY)
Department of Food and Public Distribution, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
Free foodgrain of 5 kg per person a month to Antyodaya Anna Yojana and Priority Household ration card holders under the National Food Security…
For: BPL Family
Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY-NRLM)
Ministry of Rural Development
Mobilises rural poor women into Self Help Groups and provides a Revolving Fund, Community Investment Support and access to collateral free bank credit at…
For: Woman
Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)
Ministry of Rural Development
All weather road connectivity to eligible unconnected rural habitations, funded mostly by the Centre. Not a cash benefit to individuals, it builds and upgrades…
Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP)
Ministry of Women and Child Development
A district level awareness and enforcement programme, not a direct cash transfer, that funds media campaigns, PC and PNDT Act enforcement and school retention…
For: Child
Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY)
Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance
Accidental death or permanent total disability cover of Rs 2 lakh, and Rs 1 lakh for permanent partial disability, for an annual premium of…
Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY)
Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance
Life insurance cover of Rs 2 lakh paid to the nominee on death of the insured due to any cause, for an annual premium…
Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Crop insurance against yield loss from natural calamities, pests and disease. Farmers pay only 2% of sum insured for Kharif crops, 1.5% for Rabi…
For: Farmer
National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP)
Department of Rural Development, Ministry of Rural Development
Monthly central assistance of Rs 200 for old age pensioners aged 60 to 79 and Rs 500 from age 80, Rs 300 for widows…
For: BPL Family, Person with Disability, Senior Citizen, Woman
Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY)
Ministry of Women and Child Development, under the Mission Shakti Samarthya sub-scheme
A cash incentive of Rs 5,000 for the first living child, paid in two instalments of Rs 3,000 and Rs 2,000, and Rs 6,000…
For: BPL Family, Child, Person with Disability, Scheduled Caste
Stand Up India Scheme
Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance
A composite bank loan of between Rs 10 lakh and Rs 1 crore to set up a new greenfield enterprise, covering both term loan…
For: Entrepreneur, Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, Woman
PM Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi)
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, with the Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance
Collateral free working capital loans to street vendors in three progressive tranches of Rs 15,000, Rs 25,000 and Rs 50,000, with an interest subsidy…
For: Entrepreneur, Other Backward Class, Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe