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🤝 SOCIAL WELFARE 🇮🇳 Central

Handicrafts Export Promotion Council (EPCH)

Handicrafts Export Support
🏛️ Ministry of Commerce
Handicrafts export promotion through EPCH - showcase, marketing, support.
📅 Since 1986
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🤝 SOCIAL WELFARE 🇮🇳 Central

Handloom + Handicrafts Welfare

Direct support for 35 lakh weavers
🏛️ Ministry of Textiles
India has 35 lakh+ handloom weavers - 70% women. Handloom Comprehensive Scheme: 90% subsidy on yarn, free CAD design support, marketing platforms (Tribes India, India Handloom brand), insurance ₹2 lak
📅 Since 2017
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🤝 SOCIAL WELFARE 🇮🇳 Central

Handloom Mark + Handicraft Boards

35 lakh handloom weavers - 2nd globally
🏛️ Ministry of Textiles
India Handloom Brand (since 2015 - PM Modi launch) + Handloom Mark (1976) - certify authentic handloom products. 35+ lakh handloom weavers (2nd-largest globally after China!). 24+ lakh looms. 28 GI ha
📅 Since 1976
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🌾 AGRICULTURE 🇮🇳 Central

Har Medh Par Ped (Agroforestry)

Trees on every farm boundary
🏛️ Ministry of Agriculture
The idea is simple but powerful - if every farmer in India plants trees on their field boundaries, we'd have millions of acres of additional green cover. Farmers get free quality saplings and ₹3,500/h
📅 Since 2016
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🤝 SOCIAL WELFARE 🇮🇳 Central

Hastkala Sahyog Shivirs

Reaching 70 lakh artisans directly
🏛️ Ministry of Textiles
India has 70 lakh+ artisans - second-largest workforce after agriculture. Hastkala Sahyog Shivirs are camps where artisans get cards (Pehchan ID), training, marketing access (Tribes India, Amazon Kari
📅 Since 2017
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🏥 HEALTH 🇮🇳 Central

Heal in India - Medical Tourism

$13B medical tourism market 2026
🏛️ Ministry of Tourism + Health
India medical tourism: $7-13 billion market by 2026. Major: 7+ lakh medical tourists annually. Key sectors: cardiac surgery (1/10th US cost - ₹5 lakh vs ₹50L), organ transplant, IVF, knee replacement,
📅 Since 2022
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🏥 HEALTH 🇮🇳 Central

Health Minister's Discretionary Grant

CM Discretionary for Medical Treatment
🏛️ Ministry of Health
Discretionary grant from Health Minister for poor patients' medical treatment.
📅 Since 1985
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🤝 SOCIAL WELFARE 🇮🇳 Central

Helicopter Connectivity Mission

Heliports for hill states & tourism
🏛️ Ministry of Civil Aviation
Helicopter is critical for hilly Sikkim, J&K, NE, UK - where surface transport takes 12-18 hours for what helicopter does in 30 mins. UDAN 4 added helicopter routes - Pavithra, Dehradun-Pithoragarh, S
📅 Since 2019
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🤝 SOCIAL WELFARE 🇮🇳 Central

Hill Area Development Programme

Special Development for Hilly States
🏛️ Ministry of Rural Development
Special funds for development of hill areas in Uttarakhand, HP, J&K, Northeast.
📅 Since 2003
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🤝 SOCIAL WELFARE 🇮🇳 Central

Himalayan Circuit Development

Himalayan Tourism Circuit
🏛️ Ministry of Tourism
Himalayan Circuit covering UK, HP, J&K, Sikkim, Arunachal, etc.
📅 Since 2015
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🏠 HOUSING 🇮🇳 Central

Himalayan-Hill Cities Housing

Earthquake + landslide-resilient
🏛️ Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Himalayan-Hill Cities Housing - earthquake + landslide-resilient designs. ₹2,000+ crore allocation. Major: Kashmir 2014 floods rehabilitation (Srinagar - ₹2,500 cr 50,000 houses), Uttarakhand 2013 Ked
📅 Since 2014
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🤝 SOCIAL WELFARE 🇮🇳 Central

Hockey India - Olympic Resurgence

Tokyo 2020 + Paris 2024 bronze!
🏛️ Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
India hockey (8 Olympic golds 1928-1980) declined after astroturf shift. Hockey India (since 2009) led resurgence: Tokyo 2020 bronze (41-year medal gap!), Paris 2024 bronze - back to back Olympic bron
📅 Since 2009
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🏠 HOUSING 🇮🇳 Central

Housing Finance + Subsidy Programs

CLSS ₹2.67 lakh subsidy + tax benefits
🏛️ Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme (CLSS) under PMAY-U - interest subsidy on home loans up to ₹2.67 lakh: EWS/LIG (₹3-6 lakh income - 6.5% subsidy on ₹6 lakh loan), MIG-1 (₹6-12 lakh income - 4% on ₹9 lakh)
📅 Since 2015
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🤝 SOCIAL WELFARE 🇮🇳 Central

Hyderabad GHMC Welfare Schemes

Hyderabad-Specific Welfare
🏛️ Various
Welfare schemes specifically for Hyderabad residents through GHMC.
📅 Since 2014
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🏠 HOUSING 🇮🇳 Central

Hyderabad Metro Phase 2 Airport

76 km - ₹26,000 crore
🏛️ Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Hyderabad Metro since 2017 - 69 km Phase 1 (longest single-line BOT metro globally - L&T executed!). Phase 2 ₹26,000 crore approved February 2024 - 76 km, 71 stations across 5 corridors connecting RGI
📅 Since 2017
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🚆 INFRASTRUCTURE 🇮🇳 Central

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles

Long-haul transport future
🏛️ Ministry of Petroleum
For long-haul trucks, ships, trains - batteries are heavy/slow-charge. Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles (HFCV) are answer. Toyota Mirai launched in India (limited). NTPC + Indian Oil hydrogen refuelling st
📅 Since 2023
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🌾 AGRICULTURE 🇮🇳 Central

ICAR Research Fellowships

Agriculture Research Funding
🏛️ Ministry of Agriculture
Indian Council of Agricultural Research fellowships for agriculture research.
📅 Since 1929
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📚 EDUCATION 🇮🇳 Central

ICCR - Cultural Diplomacy

37 cultural centres - 100+ scholarships
🏛️ Ministry of External Affairs
ICCR (Indian Council for Cultural Relations 1950) - India's cultural diplomacy arm. 37 ICCR cultural centres across 35 countries (Mauritius, Trinidad, USA, UK, Russia, Egypt, Indonesia, etc.). 1,000+
📅 Since 1950
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👩 WOMEN 🇮🇳 Central

ICDS - Integrated Child Development Services

14 Lakh Anganwadis Pan-India
🏛️ Ministry of Women and Child Development
Integrated services through 14 lakh Anganwadi centers across India.
📅 Since 1975
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🏠 HOUSING 🇮🇳 Central

ICJS - Inter-operable Criminal Justice

Police-Court-Prison-Forensic integrated
🏛️ Ministry of Home Affairs
Inter-operable Criminal Justice System (ICJS) integrates 5 pillars: Police (CCTNS - Crime and Criminal Tracking), Courts (eCourts), Prisons (e-Prisons), Forensic (e-Forensics), Prosecution (e-Prosecut
📅 Since 2018
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🏥 HEALTH 🇮🇳 Central

ICMR + Health Research

India's premier medical research body
🏛️ Ministry of Health
ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research) since 1911 - India's apex medical research body. 26 institutes nationwide: NIE Chennai (epidemiology), NIN Hyderabad (nutrition), NIRTH Jabalpur (tribal healt
📅 Since 1911
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🏥 HEALTH 🇮🇳 Central

ICMR Extramural Research Grants

Where India's top medical research starts
🏛️ Ministry of Health
ICMR (founded 1911) is one of world's oldest medical research bodies. Extramural grants fund research in universities, medical colleges across India. ₹50 lakh-2 crore per project. Recent COVID researc
📅 Since 1911
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🏥 HEALTH 🇮🇳 Central

ICMR Junior Research Fellowship

Medical Research Fellowship
🏛️ ICMR (Ministry of Health)
JRF for medical and health research through Indian Council of Medical Research.
📅 Since 1959
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🏥 HEALTH 🇮🇳 Central

ICMR Research Grants

Medical Research Funding
🏛️ Ministry of Health
Indian Council of Medical Research funding for biomedical research.
📅 Since 1911
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