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🤝 SOCIAL WELFARE 🇮🇳 Central

Coal India Employee Welfare Schemes

CIL Workers Welfare
🏛️ Ministry of Coal
Comprehensive welfare for Coal India Limited employees.
📅 Since 1975
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🤝 SOCIAL WELFARE 🇮🇳 Central

Coastal Circuit Development

Coastal Tourism Promotion
🏛️ Ministry of Tourism
Coastal Circuit covering all coastal states - beach, marine tourism.
📅 Since 2014
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🏠 HOUSING 🇮🇳 Central

Coastal Cities Housing Mission

Cyclone-resilient housing 9 states
🏛️ Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Coastal Cities Housing - cyclone-resilient designs across 9 coastal states. Tata Trusts + UNDP partnership. ₹500+ crore. Major: Odisha post-Phailin 2013 (₹1,500 cr 5 lakh houses cyclone-resilient), An
📅 Since 2014
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🌾 AGRICULTURE 🇮🇳 Central

Coconut Development Board

Kerala's land of coconuts (Kera-lam)
🏛️ Ministry of Agriculture
India is 3rd largest coconut producer (2,000+ crore nuts annually). Kerala (literally "Land of Coconuts" - Kera-lam) leads with 30% production, then TN, KA, AP. CDB schemes: replantation ₹2-3 lakh/hec
📅 Since 1981
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🌾 AGRICULTURE 🇮🇳 Central

Coconut Development Board Schemes

Coconut Cultivation & Welfare
🏛️ Ministry of Agriculture
Comprehensive coconut sector development through Coconut Development Board.
📅 Since 1981
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🤝 SOCIAL WELFARE 🇮🇳 Central

Coffee Board Schemes

Karnataka 70% India coffee
🏛️ Ministry of Commerce
India's coffee story: Bababudangiri (Karnataka, 1670) where Baba Budan smuggled 7 coffee beans from Yemen. Today 3.6 lakh hectares, 4 lakh+ growers - 99% small (under 10 hectares). Coffee Board scheme
📅 Since 1942
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🤝 SOCIAL WELFARE 🇮🇳 Central

Coimbatore Municipal Welfare Schemes

Coimbatore-Specific Welfare
🏛️ Various
Welfare schemes for Coimbatore residents through CCMC.
📅 Since 2017
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💼 BUSINESS 🇮🇳 Central

Coir Vikas Yojana - Coir Sector Development

Kerala's green-gold industry
🏛️ Ministry of MSME
Coconut coir industry employs 7 lakh+ in Kerala, AP, TN, Karnataka. Coir Board's Vikas Yojana modernises units (40% subsidy on machines), trains workers, and promotes geo-textile applications. Kerala'
📅 Since 2014
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🤝 SOCIAL WELFARE 🇮🇳 Central

Cold Chain Logistics Mission

Reducing 30% perishable losses
🏛️ Ministry of Food Processing
India loses ₹92,000 crore worth of agricultural produce annually due to lack of cold chain. Cold Chain Logistics Mission funds: integrated cold chain (₹10 cr/project, 35-50% subsidy), mobile reefer va
📅 Since 2010
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🤝 SOCIAL WELFARE 🇮🇳 Central

Cold Desert Development (Ladakh-Spiti)

Special Schemes for Cold Desert Regions
🏛️ Ministry of Rural Development
Development for Ladakh, Spiti, Kinnaur and other cold desert regions.
📅 Since 2003
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🤝 SOCIAL WELFARE 🇮🇳 Central

Come and Play Scheme

Free Use of Stadiums for Public
🏛️ Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Free or affordable use of SAI stadiums by general public for sports.
📅 Since 2014
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🤝 SOCIAL WELFARE 🇮🇳 Central

Commercial Coal Mining Reform

Ending Coal India monopoly post-2020
🏛️ Ministry of Coal
Coal nationalised 1973 - Coal India Limited (CIL) had monopoly for 47 years. June 2020 government opened commercial coal mining to private sector. 100+ blocks auctioned in 8 tranches (₹2 lakh crore in
📅 Since 2020
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🤝 SOCIAL WELFARE 🇮🇳 Central

Comprehensive Handicraft Cluster Development

Reviving 500+ handicraft clusters
🏛️ Ministry of Textiles
Handicrafts employ 73 lakh artisans across India - more than IT sector! But many clusters were dying due to lack of design innovation, market access, and credit. Mega Cluster (₹70 crore each), compreh
📅 Since 2015
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👩 WOMEN 🇮🇳 Central

Comprehensive Handloom Cluster Development

35 lakh weaver families - mostly women
🏛️ Ministry of Textiles
Indian handloom employs 35 lakh families - 71% women - making it world's largest handloom industry. Comprehensive cluster scheme has revived 41 mega handloom clusters. Each cluster gets ₹40 crore for
📅 Since 2015
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🤝 SOCIAL WELFARE 🇮🇳 Central

Cooperative Export Promotion Limited

Cooperatives Going Global
🏛️ Ministry of Cooperation
Cooperative society for promoting exports from cooperative sector.
📅 Since 2023
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🌾 AGRICULTURE 🇮🇳 Central

Cotton MSP Procurement (CCI)

Cotton Corporation of India's farmer support
🏛️ Ministry of Textiles
India is world's largest cotton producer (60+ lakh tonnes annually) - 65 lakh+ farmers. Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) procures at MSP (₹6,725-7,121/quintal in 2024-25). When market prices fall bel
📅 Since 1970
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👩 WOMEN 🇮🇳 Central

Cradle Baby Reception Centres

Safe Place to Surrender Unwanted Babies
🏛️ Ministry of Women and Child Development
Cradle centres at hospitals where unwanted/abandoned babies can be safely left.
📅 Since 2014
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🛠️ EMPLOYMENT 🇮🇳 Central

Craftsmen Training Scheme - ITIs

Long-Term ITI Training in 100+ Trades
🏛️ Ministry of Skill Development
Long-term ITI training in 100+ trades for school dropouts and youth.
📅 Since 1950
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💼 BUSINESS 🇮🇳 Central

Credit Guarantee Scheme for Startups (CGSS)

₹10 Crore Credit Guarantee for Startups
🏛️ Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal
Credit guarantee up to ₹10 crore per startup for collateral-free loans.
📅 Since 2022
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🤝 SOCIAL WELFARE 🇮🇳 Central

Credit Linked Subsidy Schemes (CLSS) - Aggregated

All CLSS Schemes Aggregated
🏛️ Various
Aggregator of all credit-linked subsidy schemes - PMAY, PMEGP, Mudra, etc.
📅 Since 2015
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🤝 SOCIAL WELFARE 🇮🇳 Central

Cricket Stadium Infrastructure - Multi-state

India's cricket-led infrastructure boom
🏛️ Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Narendra Modi Stadium Ahmedabad (1.32 lakh capacity) is world's largest cricket stadium. New stadiums: Visakhapatnam, Lucknow, Dharamshala, Trivandrum. State governments contribute land at concessiona
📅 Since 2018
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🤝 SOCIAL WELFARE 🇮🇳 Central

Critical Minerals Mission Jan 2025

₹16,300 cr - lithium cobalt rare earth
🏛️ Ministry of Mines
NCMM (National Critical Minerals Mission January 2025 Cabinet approval) - ₹16,300 crore. 28 critical minerals (lithium, cobalt, nickel, copper, graphite, beryllium, REE etc.) - essential for EV batter
📅 Since 2025
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🤝 SOCIAL WELFARE 🇮🇳 Central

Cruise India Mission

5 cruise terminals - 700+ cruises
🏛️ Ministry of Ports
Cruise India Mission since 2014 - 5 international cruise terminals: Mumbai (largest - 220+ cruises annual), Chennai, Kochi, Mormugao Goa, Paradip. 700+ cruise calls annually. ₹1,500+ crore investments
📅 Since 2014
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🤝 SOCIAL WELFARE 🇮🇳 Central

Cultural Heritage Conservation Fund

Heritage Conservation Funding
🏛️ Ministry of Culture
Funding for conservation of cultural heritage sites and traditions.
📅 Since 2017
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