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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).
The scheme has been extended to 2028-29, with a target to construct an additional 2 crore houses. In 2025, a new survey is being conducted to identify additional eligible rural households. This survey is facilitated through the Awaas+ 2024 Mobile App, which allows for both self-surveys and assisted surveys by pre-registered surveyors.
[152] [153] [154] The scheme will help 10 crore families in their medical need. [155] Under the Ayushman Bharat programme, there is a new scheme has been announced by Arun Jaitley , the finance minister of India, called National Health Protection Scheme , providing a health insurance cover of ₹5 lac a family per annum. [ 156 ]
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]
The scheme aimed to make India slum-free by 2022 by providing people with shelter or housing, free of cost. It began with a pilot project, before launching in mission mode. [ 18 ] The government earmarked ₹ 32,230 crore (US$3.7 billion) for its implementation during India's 12th Five Year Plan .
Under the scheme, dedicated stores known as Pradhan Mantri Bharatiya Janaushadhi Kendras( launched as Jan Aushadhi Kendras in 2008 and later renamed to PMBJK post-2016) were established to distribute generic drugs and surgical devices. These kendras offer medicines at prices 50–90% lower than those of branded equivalents, ensuring ...
The Prime Minister's Farmer Income Protection Scheme (Hindi: प्रधानमंत्री अन्नदाता आय संरक्षण ...
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.