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National Health Mission (NHM)

The umbrella mission for public health systems, formed in 2013 by bringing the 2005 National Rural Health Mission and its urban counterpart under one frame — primary care, maternal and child health, disease programmes and health workforce. Ministry releases report 1.5 lakh Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centres operational under it.

Jal Jeevan Mission (Har Ghar Jal)

Mission launched in August 2019 to provide a functional tap-water connection to every rural household. Ministry releases put the 2019 baseline at 3.23 crore connected households, and coverage above 15 crore households by August 2024.

Swachh Bharat Mission — Urban (SBM-U)

Urban sanitation mission launched on 2 October 2014 — toilets, ODF certification and municipal solid-waste management across urban local bodies. Urban India was declared open-defecation-free in October 2019; SBM-U 2.0, launched October 2021 and approved through 2025-26, moves to garbage-free cities and scientific waste processing.

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS)

Statutory demand-driven wage employment scheme under the MGNREG Act, 2005 — a legal guarantee of at least 100 days of unskilled manual work a year to any rural household that demands it, with unemployment allowance if work is not provided.

Saubhagya (Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana)

Last-mile household electrification scheme launched in October 2017 — free electricity connections for un-electrified households, with solar standalone systems for remote habitations the grid could not reach. Total outlay ₹16,320 crore; closed March 2022 at a cost of ₹9,246 crore.

Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana — Gramin (PMAY-G)

Rural housing scheme, restructured from Indira Awaas Yojana in 2016 — assistance to build pucca houses with basic amenities for houseless and dilapidated-housing households. The Cabinet approved continuation through FY 2028-29 for two crore more houses, at a total outlay of ₹3,06,137 crore.

Smart Cities Mission

Urban renewal mission launched in June 2015 across 100 selected cities — integrated command centres, mobility, water and public-space projects chosen city by city. The Ministry's ten-year release reports about 6,900 projects completed with total investment of ₹1.64 lakh crore.

Ayushman Bharat — Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY)

Health assurance scheme launched from Ranchi in September 2018 — cashless hospital cover of ₹5 lakh per family per year, aimed at roughly 10 crore poor and vulnerable families (about 50 crore people) at launch. Ministry releases report over 34.7 crore Ayushman cards and more than 7 crore authorised hospital admissions by mid-2024.

Digital India

Umbrella programme launched in July 2015 for digital infrastructure, services and literacy — digital public infrastructure, capacity-building, and payments. Ministry releases report about 4 lakh crore digital transactions in FY 2021-22, and the Cabinet approved a ₹14,903 crore expansion of the programme in 2023.

Make in India

Manufacturing and investment-promotion initiative launched in September 2014. DPIIT releases report a 57 per cent rise in manufacturing FDI equity inflow over 2014–2022 compared with the preceding period, and Make in India 2.0 focuses on 27 sectors.

Namami Gange Programme

Integrated conservation mission for the Ganga launched in June 2014 — sewage infrastructure, industrial-effluent control, riverfront and ghat works, afforestation, biodiversity and community engagement, described by the Ministry as pollution abatement plus rejuvenation.

PM-KUSUM (Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan)

Solar-energy scheme for farmers launched in 2019 — small grid-connected solar plants on farm land, standalone solar pumps, and solarisation of existing grid-connected pumps, with central financial support of ₹34,422 crore and implementation extended to March 2026.

Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY)

Skill-training scheme launched in July 2015 — short-term training and recognition of prior learning through accredited centres. Ministry releases report 1.48 crore candidates trained or oriented from launch to mid-2024, with 24.38 lakh reported placed under phases 1.0 to 3.0.

Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN)

Direct income support of ₹6,000 per year to eligible landholding farmer families, paid in three equal instalments straight into bank accounts, effective from December 2018. By the Ministry's own releases, cumulative transfers had crossed ₹3.70 lakh crore by late 2025.

Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY)

Deposit-free LPG connections in the name of adult women from poor households, launched in May 2016 to replace smoke-heavy cooking fuels. The original target of 8 crore connections was achieved in September 2019, and the Cabinet has approved further tranches since.

Samagra Shiksha

Integrated school-education scheme launched in 2018, merging SSA, RMSA and teacher education into one programme from pre-school through Class 12 — infrastructure, teacher support, inclusion and learning outcomes. Ministry releases track gross enrolment in higher secondary rising to 57.6 per cent.

Swachh Bharat Mission — Grameen (SBM-G)

Rural sanitation mission launched on 2 October 2014 — household toilet construction and behaviour change toward an open-defecation-free countryside, with Phase II moving to ODF Plus (solid and liquid waste management). Departmental releases report half of India's villages ODF Plus under Phase II.

UDAN — Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik (Regional Connectivity Scheme)

Regional connectivity scheme launched in October 2016 — subsidised air routes to unserved and underserved airports, capped fares on UDAN seats, and viability-gap funding to airlines. Ministry releases report 479 operational routes connecting 74 airports, water aerodromes and heliports by mid-2023.

Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT)

Urban infrastructure mission launched in June 2015 — water supply, sewerage and septage, storm-water drainage, non-motorised transport and green spaces in mission cities. AMRUT 2.0, launched October 2021 with an outlay of ₹77,640 crore, targets functional tap-water coverage in all statutory towns and sewerage coverage in the 500 original cities.

Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP)

Advocacy and convergence campaign launched in January 2015 against sex selection and for girls' education, now run nationwide under Mission Shakti. The Ministry's releases attribute the rise in the national sex ratio at birth from 918 in 2014-15 to 930 to its interventions.

Bharatmala Pariyojana

Umbrella highway programme approved in October 2017 — economic corridors, feeder routes, border and coastal roads and expressways. Phase-I planned 34,800 km at an estimated ₹5.35 lakh crore; Ministry releases report 26,418 km constructed by December 2023.

Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY)

Rural electrification scheme launched in December 2014, subsuming the earlier RGGVY — feeder separation of agricultural and domestic supply, strengthening of rural sub-transmission and distribution, and electrification of the villages the grid had not reached.

Khelo India

Grassroots sports development programme launched in 2018 — the Khelo India Youth Games and University Games, talent identification with athlete stipends, and sports infrastructure. Departmental releases record successive editions of both Games.

Mission Indradhanush

Catch-up immunisation drive launched in December 2014 to reach unvaccinated and partially vaccinated children and pregnant women. Intensified rounds have followed — IMI 4.0 ran in 416 high-focus districts in 2022, and IMI 5.0 ran nationwide with eligibility extended to children up to five years and a Measles-Rubella focus.

National Agriculture Market (e-NAM)

Pan-India electronic trading portal launched in April 2016, linking APMC mandis into one national market. Ministry releases report 1,389 mandis across 23 states and 4 UTs integrated, with over 1.77 crore farmers and 2.53 lakh traders registered.

POSHAN Abhiyaan (National Nutrition Mission)

Flagship nutrition mission launched in March 2018 — convergence of nutrition schemes, growth monitoring through the Poshan Tracker, and community campaigns such as Poshan Pakhwada. The Ministry attributes the fall in stunting from 38.4 to 35.5 per cent to its interventions.

Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana — Urban (PMAY-U)

Urban housing scheme launched in June 2015 — central assistance through four verticals (beneficiary-led construction, affordable housing in partnership, in-situ slum redevelopment, and interest subsidy). The Ministry describes it as demand-driven with no fixed national target; its releases report 74.25 lakh houses completed by May 2023, and PMAY-U 2.0 was approved in 2024 for one crore additional families.

Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)

Crop insurance scheme launched in 2016 — farmers pay a small fixed share of the premium and governments subsidise the rest. Ministry releases report ₹1.15 lakh crore in claims paid on over 9 crore farmer applications in the scheme's first five years, and claim disbursal has moved to the DigiClaim electronic module.

Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY)

Free-foodgrain scheme begun as COVID relief in 2020 — 5 kg of free grain per person per month over NFSA entitlements, later merged with NFSA distribution. The Cabinet approved continuation for about 81.35 crore beneficiaries for five years from January 2024, with fortified rice supplied universally.

Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)

All-weather rural road connectivity programme running since December 2000. PMGSY-III, launched in 2019, consolidates 1,25,000 km of through routes and major rural links connecting habitations to markets, schools and hospitals.

Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY)

National mission for financial inclusion launched in August 2014 — zero-balance bank accounts with RuPay debit cards for the unbanked. By the Ministry's decade-completion release, over 53 crore accounts held more than ₹2.3 lakh crore in deposits, about 56 per cent of them held by women.

Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY)

Irrigation umbrella scheme launched in 2015 — completing major and medium projects, watershed development and micro-irrigation, under the Har Khet Ko Pani and per-drop-more-crop framing.

Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana (PMMY)

Collateral-free loans for micro and small enterprises, launched in April 2015 through banks, NBFCs and MFIs. Ministry releases report 6.23 crore loans sanctioned in FY 2022-23 alone, about 68 per cent of them to women, and the loan ceiling raised to ₹20 lakh with the new Tarun Plus category.

Sagarmala Programme

Port-led development programme launched in March 2015 — port modernisation and new ports, connectivity, port-linked industrialisation and coastal community development. Ministry releases report a pipeline of 802 projects worth ₹5.48 lakh crore, with 202 completed.

Soil Health Card Scheme

Launched on 19 February 2015 to give every farm a soil nutrient report and fertiliser recommendation on a two-year cycle. Ministry releases report 11.69 crore cards distributed in the scheme's second phase.

Startup India

Initiative launched in January 2016 to build a startup ecosystem — DPIIT recognition with tax and compliance benefits, and a ₹10,000 crore Fund of Funds. Ministry releases report 92,683 DPIIT-recognised startups by February 2023 and over 8.6 lakh self-reported direct jobs.