1. Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban (PMAY-U): ): Flagship programme being implemented by Government of India under Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) to provide all weather pucca houses to all eligible beneficiaries in the urban areas of the country through States/UTs/Central Nodal Agencies.
2. Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM): A government program in India designed to uplift the urban poor by offering skill training, self-employment opportunities, access to credit, and social security measures, with the goal of enhancing their livelihoods and reducing poverty in urban areas. It aims to empower marginalized urban communities for sustainable economic development.
3. PM Vishwakarma Scheme: An initiative to help enhance the skills of workers and facilitate their access to loans for improved earnings.
4. National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP): A centrally sponsored scheme by the Government of India that offers financial assistance, in the form of social pensions, to individuals living below the poverty line (BPL), including the elderly, widows, and persons with disabilities.
5. Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY): PM-JAY, popularly known as Ayushman Bharat, is the world’s largest health insurance / assurance scheme fully funded by the government. PM-JAY was earlier known as the National Health Protection Scheme (NHPS) and incorporates the earlier Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY).
6. Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awas Yojana (PMGAY): Previously known as Indira Awas Yojana, is a public housing scheme in India. It focuses on constructing or upgrading dwelling units for various disadvantaged groups, including Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, freed bonded labourers, and Below Poverty Line (BPL) households, by providing financial assistance for housing needs.
7. Affordable Rental Housing Complexes (ARHC): Housing complexes developed under the Pradhan Mantri Aawas Yojana – Urban (PMAY-U) scheme, designed to provide affordable rental housing options to eligible beneficiaries, including seniors and economically disadvantaged individuals.
8. National Programme for Control of Blindness: An Indian program committed to reducing avoidable blindness through optimal resource utilization and improved access to quality eye care services.
9. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA): A government initiative in India that legally guarantees certain number days of wage employment in a financial year to adult members of rural households who request employment and are willing to perform unskilled manual labour.
10. Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY): A scheme aimed at achieving food security and eliminating hunger in India, targeting the most impoverished individuals by providing essential food and commodities at subsidized rates to meet their daily needs.
11. Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme: A government initiative, part of the National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP), providing monthly pension support to disabled individuals aged 18 or older with 80% or more disability who are part of the Below Poverty Line (BPL) category. This scheme is administered by the Ministry of Rural Development under the Central Government to support disabled individuals in India