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🤝 SOCIAL WELFARE 🇮🇳 Central

Welfare for Dhobi/Washerman Community

Special Schemes for Traditional Washermen
🏛️ Ministry of Social Justice
Welfare and skill upgradation for traditional Dhobi (washerman) community.
📅 Since 2015
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🤝 SOCIAL WELFARE 🇮🇳 Central

Wind Energy - 47 GW 4th Globally

Suzlon Adani offshore plans
🏛️ Ministry of New & Renewable Energy
India Wind Energy 47+ GW (4th globally after China-USA-Germany!). TN 10+ GW largest, GJ 9 GW 2nd, MH KA AP RJ MP. Suzlon ₹35K cr revenue largest Indian wind turbine maker, Inox Wind, Vestas, GE Wind.
📅 Since 1986
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🏠 HOUSING 🇮🇳 Central

Witness Protection Scheme

Implementing SC verdict 2018
🏛️ Ministry of Home Affairs
Supreme Court ordered Witness Protection Scheme December 2018 - implemented 2019+. 3 categories of threats: Category A (life threat), Category B (security threat), Category C (harassment). Witness ide
📅 Since 2018
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👩 WOMEN 🇮🇳 Central

Women Helpline 181 - Universalisation

24x7 Women Helpline Pan-India
🏛️ Ministry of Women and Child Development
Universal 24x7 women helpline 181 across all states.
📅 Since 2014
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👩 WOMEN 🇮🇳 Central

Women Sports Development Programme

Boost Women Sports in India
🏛️ Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Special focus on women sports development through dedicated programs.
📅 Since 2014
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👩 WOMEN 🇮🇳 Central

Women in Indian Sports

PV Sindhu Saina Mary Kom Manu
🏛️ Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
India women athletes 2024 highlights: Manu Bhaker Paris 2024 bronze pistol + bronze 25m team - 1st Indian woman with 2 Olympic medals same edition (after Karnam Malleswari Sydney 2000 1st Indian woman
📅 Since 2010
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👩 WOMEN 🇮🇳 Central

Working Women Hostels Scheme

Safe Hostel Accommodation for Working Women
🏛️ Ministry of Women and Child Development
Safe and affordable accommodation for working women across Indian cities.
📅 Since 1972
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🤝 SOCIAL WELFARE 🇮🇳 Central

World's Largest Decentralized Grain Storage

PACS-Based Grain Storage Plan
🏛️ Ministry of Cooperation
700 lakh tonnes grain storage capacity through PACS - world's largest.
📅 Since 2023
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👩 WOMEN 🇮🇳 Central

Yamuna Action Plan + River Rejuvenation

13 rivers - DPR-based clean-up
🏛️ Ministry of Jal Shakti
Yamuna Action Plan (1993+ - 3 phases ₹4,500+ crore) cleaning Delhi-Mathura-Agra Yamuna stretch. Now 13 rivers under detailed clean-up: Yamuna, Damodar, Mahanadi, Sabarmati, Periyar, Krishna, Mahi, Tap
📅 Since 1993
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🤝 SOCIAL WELFARE 🇮🇳 Central

Yoga Certification Board (YCB) Schemes

Certified Yoga Professionals & Institutions
🏛️ Ministry of AYUSH
Certifies yoga professionals and institutions for quality assurance.
📅 Since 2015
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🤝 SOCIAL WELFARE 🇮🇳 Central

Yuva Vigyani - Young Scientist Programme

YUVIKA - Young Indian Scientists
🏛️ ISRO
Young Scientists Programme for school children at ISRO centres.
📅 Since 2019
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💼 BUSINESS 🇮🇳 Central

ZED Certification - Zero Defect Zero Effect

Quality + Sustainability for Indian MSMEs
🏛️ Ministry of MSME
Why don't Indian MSMEs export more? Often quality issues. ZED tackles this with 3-tier certification: Bronze (basic), Silver, Gold. Government subsidises 80% (Bronze ₹10K → MSME pays ₹2K only). Certif
📅 Since 2016
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🤝 SOCIAL WELFARE 🇮🇳 Central

e-SHRAM Card for Unorganised Workers

National Database for 38+ Crore Workers
🏛️ Ministry of Labour
Free Universal Account Number (UAN) card for unorganised sector workers with insurance.
📅 Since 2021
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🤝 SOCIAL WELFARE 🇮🇳 Central

eMigrate Portal - Mandatory Worker Emigration

Protection for ECR-passport workers
🏛️ Ministry of External Affairs
Recruitment fraud was rampant - workers paid ₹1-3 lakh to fake agents and got dumped in Gulf without jobs. eMigrate registered all foreign employers and recruiting agents. ECR-passport workers must ge
📅 Since 2014
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🤝 SOCIAL WELFARE 🇮🇳 Central

eShram - National Database Unorganised

30+ crore registered - largest ever
🏛️ Ministry of Labour
eShram (August 2021) is world's largest unorganised workers database - 30+ crore registered. Construction, gig workers, domestic, vendors, MSME, agriculture - all 379 occupational categories. Free ₹2
📅 Since 2021
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🛠️ EMPLOYMENT 🇮🇳 Central

eShram - National Database for Unorganised Workers

Free Registration + ₹2 Lakh Insurance for Workers
🏛️ Ministry of Labour and Employment
Free Registration + ₹2 Lakh Insurance for Workers
📅 Since 2021
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🤝 SOCIAL WELFARE 🇮🇳 Central

eShram Portal - 30 Cr Workers

Unorganised sector identification
🏛️ Ministry of Labour
eShram Portal (since August 2021) - registers India's 50+ crore unorganised workers (89% of total workforce!). 30+ CRORE WORKERS REGISTERED by 2024 (largest workforce database globally!). 12-digit Uni
📅 Since 2021
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🤝 SOCIAL WELFARE 🇮🇳 Central

eShram Portal - 30 Crore Unorganised Workers

India's first unorganised worker database
🏛️ Ministry of Labour
Before 2021, India had no database of its 38 crore unorganised workers - migrants, construction workers, vendors, drivers, domestic help. COVID exposed this when millions walked home. eShram launched
📅 Since 2021
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🤝 SOCIAL WELFARE 🇮🇳 Central

eVisa India - 167 Countries

32 lakh eVisas - 4 categories
🏛️ Ministry of External Affairs + MoHA
India eVisa launched 2014 (Tourist + Business + Medical + Conference categories). 167 countries eligible. 32+ lakh eVisas issued cumulative. ₹500-1,500 fees. Validity 30 days to 5 years. India ranks 1
📅 Since 2014
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💼 BUSINESS 🇮🇳 Central

iDEX (Innovations for Defence Excellence)

Innovation Funding for Defence Startups
🏛️ Ministry of Defence
Funding and acquisition support for startups developing defence technologies.
📅 Since 2018
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💼 BUSINESS 🇮🇳 Central

iDEX - Innovations for Defence Excellence

Defence startups breaking the DPSU monopoly
🏛️ Ministry of Defence
iDEX (Innovations for Defence Excellence) supports startups, MSMEs solving defence problems. Up to ₹1.5 crore prototype funding + ₹50 crore for Mission DefSpace. Startup ideas: AI-based threat detecti
📅 Since 2018
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