Central Schemes Current Affairs 2024 (Important for all competitive exams)
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1. Which scheme has been launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2023 for traditional artisans and craftsmen?
Ans: PM Vishwakarma Scheme
(Facts: Launched by: Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Started: on occassion of Vishwakarma Jayanti on 17 September 2023, this scheme has been started from New Delhi.
Objective- The central government will provide a subsidy of 8 percent on loans to artisans under ‘Vishwakarma Scheme’)
2. Which scheme has been launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2023 to facilitate Mangrove plantation along India’s coastline?
Ans: MISHTI Scheme
(Facts: MISHTI (Mangrove Initiative for Shoreline Habitats & Tangible Incomes)
Launched by: Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Started: 5 June 2023 (World Environment Day))
3. Which Scheme has been launched by the Central Government in 2023 to make ‘2 crore women’ self-reliant and empowered?
Ans: Lakhpati Didi Scheme
(Facts: Launched by: Prime Minister Narendra Modi (This scheme is under the Rural Development Department )
Start: 15 August 2023 (Independence Day) from Red Fort (New Delhi))
4. Which scheme was launched by the Central Government in April 2015 to provide easy loans to small enterprises?
Ans: Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana
Facts: MUDRA- Micro Units Development Refinance Agency
Started- 8 April, 2015
There are three categories in Mudra Scheme-
- Shishu (loan up to Rs. 50,000)
- Kishore (loans between Rs. 50,000 and Rs 5 lakh)
- Tarun (loans between Rs. 5 lakh to Rs. 10 lakh)
5. Which scheme has been approved by the Central Government in 2023 to promote alternative fertilizers and reduce the use of chemical fertilizers?
Ans: PM PRANAM Scheme
(Facts: Full name of PM PRANAM Yojana- Prime Minister Programme for Restoration, Awareness, Nourishment and Amelioration of Mother Earth
Started- 28 June 2023)
6. Which scheme has been launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2023 for the ‘Protection of Ramsar sites’?
Ans: Amrit Dharohar Yojana
Ministry : The Ministry of Tourism (MoT) in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEFCC).
Launched by: Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Started: 5 June 2023
7. Which scheme has been launched by the Central Government in 2024 to provide 300 units of free electricity per month to 1 crore households?
Ans: Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar Free Electricity Scheme
(Facts: Inauguration- Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Launched by : Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India. )
8. Which challan incentive scheme has been launched by the Central Government in the year 2023 to improve tax compliance?
Ans: My Bill My Rights Plan
(Facts: Launched by- Ministry of Finance
started- 1 September 2023
Objective- To motivate more and more people to take GST bills. This scheme will also prove to be very effective so that the government can crack down on tax evasion. )
9. NHAI has launched which initiative in 2024 to enhance the efficiency of the ‘Electronic Toll Collection System’ and facilitate seamless movement at toll plazas?
Ans: One vehicle, one FASTag
(Facts: Launched by: National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)
Started: January 2024
The ‘One Vehicle, One FASTag’ initiative aims to discourage user behavior of using a single FASTag for multiple vehicles or adding multiple FASTags for a particular vehicle.)
10. Which scheme was launched by the Central Government on March 2020 to ensure the availability of ration to every citizen due to coronavirus?
Ans: Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana
(Facts: Objective- Under this scheme, the center provides 5kg of free food grain per month to the poor.
In November 2023, the central government has announced the extension of this scheme till December 2028)
11. Which scheme was launched by the Central Government in the year 2022 for cleaning of ‘Sewer and Septic Tanks’?
Ans: Namaste Scheme
(Facts: NAMASTE- National Action Plan for Mechanized Sanitation Ecosystem
Launched jointly by Ministry of Housing Urban Affairs and Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Started: August 2022 )
12. Which scheme has been launched by the ‘Central Government’ in 2023 for environment protection and management of cattle dung?
Ans: GOBAR-DHAN Scheme
(Facts: Gobar- Dhan: Galvanizing Organic Bio-Agro Resources
Started: During Budget announcement 1 February 2018 )
13. Which scheme has been launched by the Ministry of Women and Child Development in the year 2023 for minors who are victims of rape?
Ans: Mission Vatsalya Scheme
(Facts: Launched in the year 2009, the Ministry of Women and Child Development implemented three schemes, in the year 2010 these were merged into a single scheme which was known as Integrated Child Protection Scheme.
It was renamed as Child Protection Service Scheme in the year 2017 and then named as Mission Vatsalya in the year 2021-22)
14. Which campaign has been launched by the Central Government in the year 2023 to provide strategic funding to higher education institutions?
Ans: PM-Usha Abhiyan
(Facts: PM-Usha- Pradhan Mantri Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan
Launched- In June 2023, the RUSA (Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan) scheme has been renamed as Pradhan Mantri Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (PM-USHA Scheme))
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