Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) – Also called SAANJHI 🔷 Essence: MPs are not just lawmakers; they must also become catalysts of village transformation. That’s the soul of SAGY. It was launched in 2014 🎯 Objectives: 🗺️ Target & Timeframe: 🏡 Development Unit: 🔧 Model of Implementation: ✅ Village Selection Criteria by MPs: MP Type…
INTRODUCTION: What is PMAY-G? “Home is more than a structure of bricks — it is the foundation of dignity.” Launched in 2016, the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Gramin) aims to achieve “Housing for All” in rural India by providing pucca houses with basic amenities to homeless and houseless rural poor. It is a Centrally Sponsored…
INTRODUCTION: What is DAY-NRLM? “Instead of giving fish, teach how to fish.”DAY-NRLM is based on self-reliance, dignity, and empowerment of rural poor — especially women — by organising them into institutions (like SHGs), providing skills, financial access, and livelihood support. Launched under the Ministry of Rural Development, it is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme aimed at…
INTRODUCTION: What is PMGSY? In simple terms: PMGSY is India’s flagship rural road connectivity programme. Started in 2000, its aim is to connect every rural habitation with an all-weather road, especially in areas that have remained geographically and economically isolated. Imagine a village 20 km from the nearest town, with no pucca road. Even a…
INTRODUCTION: What is NSAP? The National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) is a centrally sponsored scheme launched in 1995 that provides financial assistance to poor (BPL) households during times of vulnerability — like old age, widowhood, disability, or death of the breadwinner. 🔸 It is not an employment scheme.🔸 It is a direct social support programme…
Background And Spirit of the Scheme Imagine a village family with no land, no stable income, and no alternative livelihood. Can the government ensure them some minimum earning through dignified work — as a right, not as charity? This is what MGNREGA does. ✅ It makes the “right to work” a legal entitlement, not just…
These schemes reflect India’s shift from water provisioning to scientific water governance. National Hydrology Project (NHP) – Data-Driven Water Governance Feature Details 📜 Type Central Sector Scheme 🧾 Launched 2016-17 ⏳ Duration Up to Sept 2025 🌍 Support World Bank 🎯 Purpose To improve the quality, reliability, and accessibility of water resources information across India….
– Ensuring Water Security from Farm Gate to River Basin Background – Why PMKSY? Water is to agriculture what blood is to the body. India, with 82% of its water used in agriculture, still has nearly 50% of its net sown area rainfed. 🧠 The challenge is not scarcity, but inefficiency. To address this, the…
Context – From ‘Toilet Construction’ to ‘Total Cleanliness’ The first phase of Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM-Grameen) was revolutionary—it mobilized rural India to construct over 10 crore toilets, leading to 100% ODF (Open Defecation Free) declarations by 2nd October 2019, Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary. But building toilets is only the starting point. The challenge now…
The Essence – What Is Atal Bhujal Yojana? Water security is not just about rivers and rain—groundwater, the invisible lifeline of rural India, sustains over 60% of irrigation and 85% of drinking water needs. But it’s depleting fast. To tackle this silent crisis, the government launched Atal Bhujal Yojana—a Central Sector Scheme—focused on community-led groundwater…
