Atal Pension Yojana:

Roughly 20% of India’s population has some type of a pension scheme. This is a government based pension scheme aimed at the unorganised sector. It was launched on 9/5/2015.

Workers below the age of 40 are eligible for this scheme. Subscribers are eligible for a pension upto Rs. 5000/- after 60 years of age.

Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao (BBBP):

As per the population census of 2011, the gender ratio of India was 943 females per 1000 males. This is known as an Adverse Sex Ratio. Increase of female over male numbers is known as a Favourable Sex Ratio. According to the same census, child sex ratio (children up to age six) was even more adverse with only 927 females per 1000 male children. This adverse ratio was mainly because of the prevalent practise of female infanticide mainly in the northern part of India (Uttarakhand, UP, Bihar, Punjab, Haryana and Delhi).

This scheme was launched on 22/01/2015. The aim is to generate awareness towards various schemes aimed at welfare of girls.

Olympic medallist Sakshi Malik is the brand ambassador for this scheme.

JAM Yojana (short for Jan Dhan Account, Aadhaar and Mobile): Also known as PMJDY

The initiative is to link Jan Dhan bank accounts of the poor people with their Aadhaar numbers and Mobile phone numbers.

This scheme is India’s national mission for financial inclusion. On the day of the launch of this scheme, 1.5 cr bank accounts were opened.

Under this scheme, during a one week period of 23-29 August 2014 itself, a total of 1,80,96,130 accounts were opened which is a world record.

By 1/6/16 over 22 cr bank accounts were opened under this scheme.

Ujjwala: (also Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana):

India has about 24 crore families or households. Out of these around 10 cr households still have no access to LPG for cooking.

Ujjwala aims to provide all the very poor Indian households with a clean cooking gas medium such as Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG). The scheme was launched on 1/5/16 from Balia in UP.

• A new connection will be issued in the name of a Below Poverty Line (BPL) woman for a new connection.
• The government pays Rs. 1600 for the new connection. It pays this amount directly to Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs).
• Government target is to provide 5 cr new connections to BPL women by 2019. The achievement is 3.5 cr by June 2018.
• The beneficiary has to pay for the gas stove and each subsequent refill.

Ujala (Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All):

The scheme was launched in 2015. The purpose is to distribute 20W LED tube lights and BEE five star rated energy efficient fans to the consumers.

Target is to distribute 77 cr LED by March 19 across 100 cities. The cost of each LED bulb is Rs. 70 which is much less than the so far prevailing market cost. By September 2018 end, roughly 31 cr cr bulbs would be distributed so far. This is apart from 37 lac tube lights which have been distributed. This has resulted in savings of 8,026 MW of electricity during peak hours.

Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a Joint Venture (JV) of PSUs under the Power Ministry is the sole operating company for this scheme.