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Government Scheme/ Campaign 2020-21
Government Scheme/ Campaign (April 2021)
SCHEME PURPOSE
SANKALP SE SIDDHI
(TRIFED)
The Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development
Federation of India (TRIFED) operating under Ministry of
Tribal Affairs recently launched the “SANKALP SE
SIDDHI”.
It is a hundred-day drive. The main aim of the drive is to
activate the Van Dhan Vikas Kendras located in tribal
villages. It aims to cover 1,500 villages in India in
hundred days.
Around one hundred and fifty teams have been formed to
roll out the drive. These teams will identify the locations for
clustering them as TRIFOOOD and SFURTI units.
Mask Abhiyan
(Odisha)
The Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik recently
launched a fourteen day “Mask Abhiyan” initiative to
prevent the spread of COVID-19.
The main objective of the initiative is to turn the use of
mask into a habit. This will play a huge role in controlling
the current resurgence of COVID-19. Also, the Odisha State
Government has increased the fines for violators from Rs
1000 to Rs 2000.
“Aahaar Kranti” Mission
(Union Minister of Health and
Family Welfare)
The Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dr
Harsh Vardhan recently launched “Mission Aahaar
Kranti”.
The mission aims to spread the message of the importance
of nutritionally balanced diet. It will also promote the
importance of accessibility to local fruits and vegetables.
Jagananna Vidya Deevena Scheme
(Andhra Pradesh)
The Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Y S Jagan Mohan
Reddy recently released the first tranche of Rs 672
crores under the Jagananna Vidya Deevena Scheme for
the year 2021-22. This reimbursed the fees for 10.88 lakh
students. So far, a total of Rs 4, 879 crores have been
disbursed under the Jagananna Vidya Deevena Scheme.
Government Scheme/ campaign (March 2021)
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SCHEME PURPOSE
''Gharoki Pechan, Chelik
Naam'' scheme
(Uttarakhand CM)
Trivendra Singh Rawat launched "Gharoki Paachan,
Chelik Naam" (daughter's name is a home's identity)
programme and development schemes worth Rs 42 crore
in Nainital.
Government is working towards women empowerment and
32,000 women groups of the state are being linked with
self-employment to make them self-reliant.
Gram Ujala Scheme
(Union power and new and
renewable energy minister)
To provide the cheapest LED bulbs in the rural areas. The
scheme was launched by the Union power and new and
renewable energy minister, Raj Kumar Singh.
In the first phase, the scheme was launched from Arrah
district in Bihar. In this phase around 15 million LED bulbs
will be distributed in the villages of Arrah (Bihar),
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh), Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh),
Nagpur (Maharashtra), and western Gujarat.
In this scheme, poor households to get LED for Rs. 10.
“SAAMAR Campaign”
(Jharkhand)
“SAAMAR Campaign” which stands for “Strategic Action
for Alleviation of Malnutrition and Anaemia Reduction”
campaign recently. The campaign was launched to tackle
the malnutrition in Jharkhand.
The SAAMAR campaign was started with the aim of
identifying the anaemic women and malnourished children.
Mission Gramodaya
(Madhya Pradesh)
Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched the
Mission Gramodaya in the Madhya Pradesh.
Mission Gramodaya has been started for the overall
development of rural areas.
Universal Health Scheme
(UHS) (Rajasthan)
Ashok Gehlot announced that his government’s much
anticipated Universal Health Scheme (UHS) will be
launched on May 1 this year.
Every family will get an insurance benefit of ₹ 5 lakhs
under the Universal Healthcare scheme. Those covered
under Ayushman Bharat Mahatma Gandhi Rajasthan
Swasthya Bima Yojana along with contract workers and
small and marginal farmers can avail this scheme for free.
“Poshan Abhiyan”
(Ministry of Social Justice and
Empowerment)
for the Elderly to provide them ‘nutrition support’. Under
the mission, supports will be provided to indigent elders
who are not staying in Old Age Homes and are victims
of malnutrition.
Scheme will be implemented by “Gram Panchayats and
Urban Municipalities”. ‘Senior Citizens Welfare Fund’ will be
utilized to fund & implement the mission.
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Tribal TB Initiative
(Union Health Minister)
Dr. Harsh Vardhan launched the “Tribal TB Initiative”,
as a step towards achieving 'TB Mukt Bharat' by 2025.
The Ministry also released a guidance note on Joint Action
Plan for elimination of Tuberculosis (TB), a Special Edition
of Tribal Ministry’s Publication ‘ALEKH’ on TB and a
document on Tribal Tuberculosis (TB) Initiative at the event.
Government Scheme/ Campaign (February 2021)
SCHEME PURPOSE
‘Har Ghar Pani, Har Ghar Safai’
mission
(Punjab CM)
Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on
1st Feb virtually launched the ‘Har Ghar Pani, Har Ghar Safai’ mission as part of the government’s campaign to accomplish the goal of 100 per cent
potable piped water supply in all rural households by March 2022.
Mega Surface Water Supply
Scheme (Punjab CM)
The Chief Minister inaugurated one Mega Surface
Water Supply Scheme covering 85 villages in the Moga district, 144 new water supply schemes for 172 villages, 121 Arsenic, and Iron removal
plants.
Pragyan Bharati scheme (Assam)
Scheme to provide monetary assistance to college students.
Under Pragyan Bharati scheme, 3,26,046 college students were given Rs 1,500 each for purchasing text books, while a total of Rs 161
crore was reimbursed for free admission of 4 lakh eligible students.
Bhasha Gourab Scheme (Assam)
Scheme to provide monetary assistance to literary bodies of the state. The scheme Bhasha Gourab, under which the
state government provided 21 Sahitya Sabhas (literary bodies) with a total of Rs 43 crore as
contribution towards their corpus funds.
KAPILA (Kalam Program for Intellectual Property Literacy
and Awareness Campaign) (Central Government)
for Intellectual Property Literacy and creating patent awareness.
The Government has launched a campaign namely Kalam Program for Intellectual Property Literacy
and Awareness Campaign (KAPILA) on 15th October, 2020.
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‘Jalabhishekam’ Water
Conservation Campaign (Madhya Pradesh)
The Union Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh,
inaugurated 57,000 water structures under the “Jalabhishekam Water Conservation
Campaign” on February 11, 2021 virtually from New Delhi.
These water structures were constructed in Madhya Pradesh.
2nd phase of Vigyan Jyoti
programme (Department of Science and
Technology)
The second phase of Vigyan Jyoti
programme was commenced on the occasion of International Day of Women and Girls in
Science on February 11, 2021, which will spread the programme for encouraging girls to take interest in science and build a career in STEM to
50 more districts adding to the existing 50 districts across the country.
Mukhyamantri Abhyudaya
Yojana (Uttar Pradesh)
UP Mukhyamantri Abhyudaya Yojana: Free
Coaching Classes Registration Start. This scheme for people who are not afforded the private coaching fee.
‘Maa’ scheme
(West Bengal)
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on
15th Feb launched “Maa” canteens for providing subsidised cooked meals for the poor
and the destitute at a nominal cost of ₹5.
‘Mahabahu-Brahmaputra’
initiative (Prime Minister Narendra Modi)
Narendra Modi virtually launched ‘Mahabahu-
Brahmaputra’ initiative in Assam on February 18, 2021.
He laid the foundation stone for the Dhubri Phulbari bridge. PM also performed the
bhumi pujan for the construction of Majuli Bridge in Assam.
Pilot Pey Jal Survekshan
(Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs)
The Pilot Pey Jal Survekshan under Jal Jeevan
Mission- Urban has been launched in 10 cities, which are Agra, Badlapur, Bhubaneswar,
Churu, Kochi, Madurai, Patiala, Rohtak, Surat and Tumkur.
Government Scheme/ campaign (January 2021)
SCHEME PURPOSE
‘PANKH Abhiyan’
(MP)
The scheme has been launched under the ‘Beti
Bachao Beti Padhao’ scheme for the empowerment and growth of the girl child.
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“Shramshakti”
(Ministry of Tribal Affairs)
It would effectively help in the smooth formulation
of state and national level programs for migrant workers. He also launched a tribal migration cell, a
tribal museum at Goa and “ShramSaathi”, a training manual for migrant workers.
Avalokana software (Karnataka)
The software will enable the state government to access data on expenditures and sanctions
incurred on 1,800 programmes.
‘Mukhyamantri Bagayat
Vikas Mission’ (Gujarat)
The aim is to accelerate agriculture, horticulture and
promote farming of herbal plants. It will also create employment opportunities through an increase in
the export of such products.
Ghar Ghar Rozgar te
Karobaar Mission’ (Punjab)
For allotment of 7,219 fair price shops (FPS)
under his government’s flagship ‘Ghar Ghar Rozgar te Karobaar Mission’
“SAKSHAM” awareness
campaign (Ministry of Petroleum and
Natural Gas)
The campaign was launched to spread awareness
about green energy.
‘National Police K-9 Journal’ (Union home minister)
“National security is paramount and our government is making sincere efforts to give equal attention to
all aspects related to security. The police dog squad can act as a force multiplier to ensure the safety of
society, much like the way drones or satellites are being used in the country.”
Kisan Fasal Rahat Yojana (Jharkhand)
The main aim of the scheme is food safety, crop diversification, rapid agriculture development paving
way for competition. The scheme will cover both land owning and landless farmers. The Department
of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Co-operative will be the implementing agency.
Light House projects (LHPs) (PM Modi)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of Light House projects
(LHPs) at six sites across six States through video conference on 1st January 2021.
The LHPs will be implemented at Indore (Madhya Pradesh), Rajkot (Gujarat), Chennai (Tamil Nadu),
Ranchi (Jharkhand), Agartala (Tripura) and Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh). The project is being constructed
under the Global Housing Technology Challenge (GHTC)-India. It has been conceptualised by the
Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
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Under the programme, over 1,000 houses would be
built in each of the six cities in 12 months along with allied infrastructure facilities.
Government Scheme/ campaign (December 2020)
SCHEME PURPOSE
Honey FPO Programme
(Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’
Welfare)
The Honey FPO Programme aims to address the issues faced by the beekeeping industry and also
promote honey production in the country. This will also help in achieving the goal of increasing
farmer’s income. These 5 FPOs will be set up by the National
Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Limited (NAFED). They will be set up at East
Champaran (Bihar), Morena (Madhya Pradesh), Bharatpur (Rajasthan), Mathura (Uttar
Pradesh) and Sunderbans (West Bengal).
Orundoi Scheme (Assam)
It will support the family to buy by 4 kg of pulses worth 200 rupees, medicines worth 400 rupees
per month, sugar for 80 Rupees and fruits and vegetables for 150 Rupees.
‘Jagananna Thodu’ Scheme
(Andhra Pradesh)
Benefit: Scheme would benefit lakhs and several
more schemes would be started for the interests of the poor. “Vegetables, small tiffin shops, flowers,
motorcycle vendors, teeth, groceries, loom work, cloth and handlooms, lacework, steel shops, pottery,
kitchen and plastic goods, electronic goods, and several other items will be made available for
beneficiaries of the scheme.
Swasthya Sathi scheme
(West Bengal)
It provides basic health cover for secondary and
tertiary care up to 5 lakh INR per annum per family.
Atmanirbhar Women Scheme (Bank of Baroda)
Aims: This scheme aims to target the self-reliant woman in India. Under the scheme, the bank is
offering loans at 0.50 per cent concession for women. The bank under the gold loan scheme is
offering agri-gold loan at 0.25 per cent concession and for a retail loan at 0.50 per cent concession.
“Varasat” campaign In first of its kind campaign to end the nagging land related issues in the rural areas, UP Chief
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(UP) Minister Yogi Adityanath has launched the
special ‘varasat’ (natural succession) drive. It is aimed at eradicating the exploitation of the
villagers in the name of Varasat of land and property.
‘SEHAT’, Health Insurance Scheme
(PM Modi)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch ‘SEHAT’ – Health Insurance Scheme for the
entire Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir .This scheme will cover the remaining One
crore population which was not covered under Ayushman Bharat Scheme. Under Ayushman Bharat PM Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY), eligible
beneficiaries were covered under Health Cover of Rs 5 Lakh.
Pedalandariki Illu
(Andhra Pradesh)
Navaratnalu ‘Pedalandariki Illu,’ (housing for
poor) at Komaragiri layout of Pithapuram Assembly constituency in East Godavari district.
Government Scheme/ campaign (November 2020)
SCHEME PURPOSE
Mooh Band Rakho campaign
(HDFC Bank)
HDFC Bank on 17th Nov announced the launch of
Mooh Band Rakho, a campaign to increase awareness on cyber frauds and preventing them.
“Following simple steps such as not sharing card details, CVV, expiry date, OTP, net banking/
mobile banking, login ID & password over phone, SMS, email and social media can help
general public keep their money safe.
CASA (current account, savings account)
mobilisation campaign (Karnataka Bank)
Karnataka Bank launched CASA (current account, savings account) mobilisation
campaign which will run from November 17 to March 4, 2021.The bank stated that it intends to
mobilise over 4.10 lakh current and savings accounts with an accretion of 650 crores of
business.
“Maha Awas Yojana”
(Maharashtra)
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddav Thackeray
launched “Maha Awas Yojana”. The project aims to build 8.82 lakhs of rural houses in 100 days.
The project includes construction of toilets as well. The cost of the project has been estimated as Rs
4,000 crores.
“Abhayam” project
(Andhra Pradesh)
Andhra Pradesh government has taken another
significant step in safeguarding women and children travelling by local transport across the
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state. Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy virtually
launched the app at the camp office, Tadepalli.
‘Karmai Dharma’ scheme
(West Bengal)
West bengal launched the ‘Karmai
Dharma’ (Work is worship) scheme under which two lakh youths will be provided with one
motorbike each with assistance from cooperative banks.
‘Him Suraksha Abhiyan’ (Himachal Pradesh)
Abhiyan’ to sensitize the people regarding Covid-19 pandemic and also to collect information
regarding symptoms of diseases like TB, Leprosy, sugar and blood pressure by the door to door
campaign throughout the State.
Government Scheme/ campaign (October)
SCHEME PURPOSE
“Sujal”
(Odisha)
Naveen Patnaik has inaugurated “Sujal”, ‘Drink from Tap Mission’ scheme,
to provide round the clock supply of quality tap drinking water in all urban areas of
the state.
‘SVAMITVA’ (ownership)
scheme (PM Modi)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to
launch the physical distribution of property cards under the ‘SVAMITVA’ (ownership)
scheme on October 11, 2020. This will be a historic move to transform the rural India.
The move will provide villagers a way to use property as a financial asset. The villagers
could use their property for taking loans and other financial benefits.
“Swa-nirbhar Naari, Atmanirbhar Asom” (Assam)
bid to empower the economically disadvantaged women of the State in a programme organized by Panchayat &
Rural Development Department at Chandrapur in Kamrup (Metro) district.
‘Jagananna Vidya Kanuka’ (Andhra Pradesh)
Government scheme for school children up to 10th standard, supplying uniforms, books,
shoes, socks, belts and school bags to lakhs of students.
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Mukhya Mantri Saur
Swarojgar Yojana (Uttrakhand)
Yojana under which 10,000 youth and
migrants of the states will get self employment in the green energy sector.
“Jan Andolan campaign” (PM Modi)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched a campaign called Jan Andolan for COVID-
19 Appropriate Behaviour on October 8, 2020. The campaign was launched through a
tweet by him using a hashtag #Unite2FightCorona.
“Digital Seva Setu Programme”
(Gujarat)
The Gujarat State Government launched the “Digital Seva Setu Programme” for
rural areas on October 6, 2020. It was launched under the Bharat Net Project of
the Central government. The programme comply with the India’s Digital
India Mission. The villages will be connected with the 100 MBps optical fibre network with
an aim to make every village a mini Sachivalay.
‘Yudh Pradushan Ke
Virudh’ (Delhi)
As the winter season is impending during
which the national capital faces a huge menace in the form of air pollution, Chief Minister
Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government has launched a campaign against it. ‘Yudh
Pradushan Ke Virudh’ was announced on 5th October by the CM. As a part of the campaign,
technology developed by Pusa Agriculture Institute to curb stubble-burning
‘Gram Darshan’
(Haryana)
“With the launch of Gram Darshan, the details
of the completed, ongoing and required development projects of every village in
Haryana will be digitally available.
Pathashree Abhijan Scheme
(West Bengal)
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on 1st September launched
the Pathashree Abhijan, a road repair scheme, where more than 7,000 stretches
of roads comprising 12,000 kilometers across the state will be repaired.
Make Small Strong campaign
(Google India)
Google India on September 30, 2020 announced the launch of its nationwide
campaign “Make Small Strong” in order to help support small businesses and drive
demand through customer support.
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‘Red Light On, Gaadi Off’
campaign (Delhi)
New anti-pollution campaign under which
motorists will be encouraged to switch off vehicles while waiting for the lights to turn
green at traffic signals.
“hath dhona, roke corona” campaign
(UP)
This campaign was launched while emphasising upon the sanitation practices on the occasion
of Global Handwashing Day.
‘My Town My Pride’ programme
(J & K)
Part of the public outreach initiative “in J&K’s towns to deliver services at doorsteps to the
urban population”. Three main objectives — public outreach in
towns, strengthening grassroots democracy, and service delivery at doorsteps.
Campaign ‘KAPILA’ (Union Education
Minister)
Kalam Program for Intellectual Property Literacy and Awareness campaign, honour
of 89th birth anniversary celebration of former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam.
Mission Shakti’
(UP)
Awareness and tackle crime against women in
the state.
AYUSHMAN SAHAKAR
scheme (Union Agriculture
Minister)
Aims: The scheme is an unique way that will
assist cooperatives to play an important role in creation of healthcare infrastructure in the
country. The scheme would be providing a working capital and margin money to meet
operational requirements of the health facilities. It also provides interest subvention of
one percent to cooperatives where women are in majority.
‘Safe City Project’
(UP)
The Governor spoke while inaugurating the
‘Safe City Project’, a 180-day-long campaign under which the police and other departments
will work towards safety of women.
Smart blackboard scheme (Tamil Nadu)
Aims: The scheme is aimed at using the audio visual teaching material in the schools. It can
also be integrated with digital classrooms and smart classroom schemes. The smart boards
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will create materials that can be fed into
computer screens using pen drives.
“YSR Bima” (AP)
Benefit: it will take 15 days to settle the insurance claims, the government will provide
Rs 10,000 as immediate aid to the family members if the insurance holder met with an
accident or died.
Model Agricultural Village
scheme (Ekikrit Adarsh Krishi Gram Yojana)
(Uttarakhand)
Aims: “Integrated Model Agricultural Village
scheme is a concept which will prove to be a milestone in strengthening the economy of
farmers and doubling their income.
Kisan Suryoday Yojana
(Gujarat)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the
Kisan Suryoday Yojana in Gujarat on October 24, 2020. The primary aim of the scheme is to
provide day time power supply for irrigation in the region.
The farmers will be provided with power supply between 5 AM and 9 PM, under the scheme.
“Life in Miniature”
(Union Minister of State for Culture and Tourism)
Project, a collaboration between the National
Museum, New Delhi, Ministry of Culture, and Google Arts & culture.
‘Green Delhi’ (Delhi)
Citizens can click pictures or make a video of pollution causing activities, such as burning of
garbage, industrial pollution, dust etc. and upload them on the application.
Young Advocates Welfare
Fund (Tamil Nadu)
Aims: It provides monthly financial assistance
of three thousand rupees each for two years to the lawyers who just come out of law colleges.
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Complete list of Test Series covered in the “All Banking Exams Test
Series for 2021-22” is given below:
Exam Covered 2021-22 Number of Mock Tests
SBI PO Prelims 15
SBI PO Mains 10
SBI Clerk Prelims 15
SBI Clerk Mains 10
IBPS RRB PO Prelims 15
IBPS RRB PO Mains 10
IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims 15
IBPS RRB Clerk Mains 10
IBPS PO Prelims 15
IBPS PO Mains 10
IBPS Clerk Prelims 15
IBPS Clerk Mains 10
RBI Assistant Prelims 15
RBI Assistant Mains 10
LIC AAO Prelims 15
LIC AAO Mains 10
LIC Assistant Prelims 15
LIC Assistant Mains 10
SBI Apprentice 10
NIACL AO Prelims 15
NIACL AO Mains 10
Reasoning Section-Wise 30
Quantitative Aptitude Section-Wise 30
English Section-Wise 30
Topic-Wise (Quantitative Aptitude) 15
Arithmetic Data Interpretation 10
Caselet DI 10
Memory Based Mock (Prelims) 10
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Banking Awareness 15
Static Awareness (GK) 15
Hindi Language for RRB 20
Computer Awareness 20
Current Affairs (Weekly Tests) 50
Topic Wise General Awareness Capsule Tests (Mains exam only)
15 (for Each Exam)
Other Banking Exams (Excepts SO)