Atal Bhujal Yojana (ABY) - Government Schemes in India

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Government formulated water conservation scheme Atal Bhujal Yojana (ABY) in Feb 2018, to tackle ever-deepening crisis of depleting groundwater level.
The Scheme has been allotted INR 6000 crores Initially, and will be piloted under Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation.
Objective of scheme is to recharge ground water and create sufficient water storage for agricultural purposes. It also focuses on revival of surface water bodies so that ground water level can be increased, especially in rural areas.
It will be launched in water-stressed states: Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. It will cover 78 districts, 193 blocks and more than 8,300 gram panchayats.
Centre will support half of project cost and rest of will be shared by World Bank.
ABY will help those in need for constant ground water supply especially farmers who have been hard impacted by acute shortage of ground water.
Its focus is primarily on involvement of communities and convergence with different water schemes.Its major component is making society responsible and bringing about behaviour change to manage groundwater resource. It will help improve overall outlook towards water resource.

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SERB Distinguished Investigator Award (DIA)	Science and Technology	January 2018	To recognize and reward Principal Investigators (PIs) of SERB/DST projects who have performed remarkably well
Overseas Visiting Doctoral Fellowship	Science and Technology	January 2018	enhancing international mobility of Indian research students which has the potential to create a talented pool of globally trained manpower.
Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awaas Yojana	Rural Development	April 2016	Construction of Houses for Rural Poor.
Digital India Mission	Electronics and InformationTechnology	July 2015	Promotion of Digital Payments and Activities across India.	Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (PMGDisha)
Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (Urban)	Urban Development	June 2015	Urban Housing Scheme with Tagline - Housing for All by 2022.
Atal Pension Yojana	Finance	May 2015	Old age pension scheme for unorganized sector workers.
Ujjwala Yojana	Petroleum and Natural Gas	January 2015	Promoting Use of Environment friendly LED Bulbs, in place of CFL Bulbs.
Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY-NRLM)	Rural Development	September 2014	Rural Population Welfare Scheme	Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDUGKY) Aajeevika Grameen Express Yojana (AGEY)
Gramin Bhandaran Yojana	Agriculture and Farmers Welfare	2001	Setting up rural godowns and help farmers preserve yield and get better returns.
Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS)	Health and Family Welfare	1954	Provide comprehensive medical care to the Central Government employees and pensioners

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