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  2. List of schemes of the government of India - Wikipedia

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    The Government of India has social welfare and social security schemes for India's citizens funded either by the central government, state government or concurrently. Schemes that the central government fully funds are referred to as "central sector schemes" (CS).

  3. Social programs in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program are prominent social programs. Research shows that U.S. government programs that focus on improving the health and educational outcomes of low-income children are the most effective, with benefits substantial enough that the government may even recoup its ...

  4. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005

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    In response to the cries for help, the Indian government put together a nationwide welfare scheme aimed at targeting this very issue: The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, or MGNREGA. The Government of India introduced the MGNREGA social welfare program in 2005 to address the problem of unemployment and poverty in rural ...

  5. National Social Assistance Scheme - Wikipedia

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    The scheme is administered by the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India. It is fully funded by the Central Government, unlike some other welfare programs where the Union government shares costs with the State Governments. Allocation of funds for NSAP by Government of India between 2009–10 and 2014–15 (in Crore Rs.): [9]

  6. Social welfare model - Wikipedia

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    Before the Great Depression, the United States adhered to a social model that could be summarized by the term "rugged individualism": the understanding that because most people are capable of taking care of themselves, each person should be left to succeed or fail on their own, only fettered by the bounds of the law, and the government should ...

  7. Welfare state - Wikipedia

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    Social expenditure as % of GDP (). A welfare state is a form of government in which the state (or a well-established network of social institutions) protects and promotes the economic and social well-being of its citizens, based upon the principles of equal opportunity, equitable distribution of wealth, and public responsibility for citizens unable to avail themselves of the minimal provisions ...

  8. Social protection - Wikipedia

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    Social assistance schemes comprise programs designed to help the most vulnerable individuals ( i.e., those with no other means of support such as single parent households, victims of natural disasters or civil conflict, handicapped people, or the destitute poor), households and communities to meet a social floor and improve living standards ...

  9. List of schemes of the government of Odisha - Wikipedia

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    KALIA stand for " Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation". This Sarakari Jojana has been launched by the state government of Odisha for the welfare of their farmers. ଓଡ଼ିଶା ଖାଦ୍ୟ ସୁରକ୍ଷା ଯୋଜନା Odisha Food Security Scheme (SFSS) 2 October 2018: Food supply and consumer welfare ...