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PRADHAN MANTRI GARIB KALYAN ONE NATION, ONE RATION CARD
ANNA YOJANA: The government is Implemented in 35 states and union territories
continuously extending the scheme Under this scheme, 77 crore beneficiaries i.e.
launched on March 26, 2020, for 3 about 96.8 percent of the total eligible population
months during the COVID-19 pandemic. under the National Food Security Act have been
In the scheme, in addition to 10 kg of covered.
additional free wheat or rice, one kg JAM TRINITY: THE WORLD'S BIGGEST PLAN FOR
of pulses is also given as a free ration
to 80 crore people. The cabinet has FINANCIAL INCLUSION
recently approved the sixth phase of the Every section of the country has been linked to the
scheme which will last till September benefits of the government schemes in some way
2022. The government has spent Rs 2 or the other, in which 'JAM' i.e. 'Jan Dhan-Aadhaar-
lakh 60 thousand crores on this scheme Mobile' trinity is playing a pivotal role by ensuring
and by September 2022, another 80 transparency. First of all, the Direct Benefit
thousand crore rupees will be spent. Transfer (DBTL) for LPG subsidy was launched
Till April 2022, more than 1000 lakh on 1 January 2015. Now 313 schemes of 53
metric tonnes of free food grains were ministries have been linked through Direct Benefit
Transfer, due to which Rs 21.87 lakh crore has
distributed under this scheme.
reached directly into the accounts of beneficiaries
MAHATMA GANDHI NATIONAL from 2014-2015 to 2021-2022. Leakage of Rs
RURAL EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE 2,22,968 crore from the state exchequer has been
SCHEME (MGNREGA): MGNREGA is stopped due to 'JAM' trinity .
a demand-based wage employment JAN DHAN FACILITATES BANKING FACILITY TO
program. In this, adult members of EVERY HOUSE
each family who are willing to do This scheme was launched on 28 August 2014
unskilled labor are given 100 days of for more than half of the country's population who
employment guarantee every year. State did not have access to banking facilities. Under
governments can fix wages higher than the scheme, bank accounts are opened on zero
the wage rate notified by the central balance. Rupay card, Rs 10 thousand overdraft
facility, and an insurance cover are also provided
government. Under the scheme, wages under the scheme. Rs 1,67,462.30 crore is
are being sent to the account of 99.69 deposited in the Jan Dhan accounts. About 55% of
percent of the workers. Jan Dhan account holders are women.

Svanidhi made Loans up to Rs 10,000 are given to the street vendors under the

street vendors Svanidhi scheme. The cabinet has approved the continuation of
PM Svanidhi till December 2024. About 1.2 crore people in the
self-reliant urban areas will be benefited. 29.6 lakh loans amounting to Rs
2,931 crore were disbursed.

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