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SSB GK NOTES: 🔍 GOVT SCHEMES & THEIR IMPACT

Fresh SSB batches starts 1st & 15th of every month. Referred articles were published in The Hindu.


🏠 Housing & Urban Development

Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY – Urban & Gramin)

  • Urban: 1.24 crore homes sanctioned; 70% completed (2023)
  • Rural: ~20 lakh homes built in Assam; further allocations underway
  • Impact: 3 crore+ households benefited; 70% homes with women ownership

🔥 Energy & Clean Cooking

Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY)

  • 2.2 crore LPG connections in Year 1; 6 crore by 2018
  • LPG usage rose from 62% (2016) to ~100% (2021)
  • Shift from firewood to cleaner fuel reported

📊 Financial Inclusion

Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY)

  • 53 crore+ accounts (2024); 50%+ held by women
  • ₹2.3 lakh crore+ in total deposits
  • Enabled direct transfer across 50+ welfare schemes
Atal Pension Yojana (APY)
  • 2.5 crore (2016) → 5.2 crore subscribers (2023)
  • Fund size projected to touch ₹9 trillion by FY23

🚜 Agriculture & Rural Empowerment
MGNREGA
  • 2.6 billion rural workdays generated (FY23)
  • ₹86,000 crore budgeted (FY25)
PM Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)
  • 47 crore farmer registrations; 13 crore claims filed
PM-Kisan
  • ₹6,000/year income support to 11 crore farmers
Rural Support Programs
  • Irrigation: 78M ha covered; 1.25 crore farmers supported
  • Soil Health Cards: 23 crore issued
  • Kisan Rail: 2,300+ services on 167 routes
  • e-NAM: 1,300 mandis & 2.4 lakh traders linked

💧 Water & Sanitation
Jal Jeevan Mission
  • Target: 55 L/day per rural home
  • Tap coverage: 3.2 crore → ~12 crore homes
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
  • 11 crore rural toilets; 62 lakh urban + 6 lakh community
  • 4,300 cities declared ODF
  • Groundwater & sanitation improved noticeably

🏥 Health & Nutrition
Ayushman Bharat – PM-JAY
  • 1.5 lakh+ wellness centers
  • 23 crore+ beneficiaries; 5 crore families insured
POSHAN Abhiyaan & ICDS
  • Stunting reduction targeted
  • ICDS covers 100M+ children & women
PM Matru Vandana Yojana
  • ₹5,000 benefit; ~4 crore women screened
  • Maternal mortality dropped from 130 → 97 / 100,000

💊 Medicines & Insurance
PMBJP
  • Generic pharmacies: <1,000 (2016) → 14,000+ (2024)
  • Annual sales: ₹1,470 crore
  • 1/3rd outlets run by women
PM Jeevan Jyoti & Suraksha Bima
  • Life: 20 crore+ enrolled
  • Accident: 45 crore+ enrolled

💡 Digital & Infrastructure
Saubhagya Scheme
  • 3 crore households electrified
  • ~19,000 remote villages reached
GeM (Govt e-Marketplace)
  • 3M+ products; 2.5L+ services
  • 6 lakh+ sellers/providers onboard

Sachin Jangir

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