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The budget of ₹ 53 billion (US$610 million) in a time span of one year 2015-2016 has been allocated to this scheme. [2] The decision was taken on 1 July 2015 at the meeting of Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, approved with an outlay of 50000 crore for period of 5 years (2015-16 to 2019-20).
Given that India has been historically a populous and poor country, the need of proper housing for the refugees and villagers has been a focus of Government's welfare schemes since the time of India's independence. [9] As a result, various welfare schemes like House Sites cum Construction Assistance Scheme have been ongoing since the 1950s. [9]
Schemes can also be categorised as flagship schemes. [10] 10 flagship schemes were allocated ₹ 1.5 lakh crore (equivalent to ₹ 1.7 trillion or US$19 billion in 2023) in the 2021 Union budget of India. [10] The subsidy for kerosene, started in the 1950s, was slowly decreased since 2009 and eliminated in 2022. [11] [12] [13]
To be eligible for funding under the RKVY for the year 2010-11, the State must have a percentage of expenditure higher than the average of years 2007-08,08-09 and 09-10 % = % + % + %. As the percentage of expenditure in 2010-11 is higher than the baseline percentage by 0.6%, the State is eligible for allocation of funds under the RKVY.
The Prime Minister's Farmer Income Protection Scheme (Hindi: प्रधानमंत्री अन्नदाता आय संरक्षण ...
Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAGY) is a rural development programme launched by the central government in India in the financial year 2009–10 for the development of villages having a higher ratio (over 50%) of people belonging to the scheduled castes through convergence of central and state schemes and allocating financial funding on a per village basis.
The scheme, rechristened Maternity benefits programme is set to cover the entire nation. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his 2017 New Year's Eve speech, announced that the scheme will be scaled up to cover 650 districts of the country. [7] The announcement assumes significance as India accounts for 17% of all maternal deaths in the world.
The PMGSY is under the authority of the Ministry of Rural Development and was begun on 25 December 2000. [6] It is fully funded by the central government. During November 2015, following the recommendations of the 14th Finance Commission, the Sub-Group of Chief Ministers on Rationalization of Centrally Sponsored Schemes, it was announced that the project will be funded by both the central ...