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Category 9 · Current Affairs & Government Schemes

Housing and Sanitation Schemes

7 micro topics in Current Affairs & Government Schemes for UPSC Prelims, in book order: Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (Urban and Gramin); Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban and Gramin); and 5 more.

  1. 9.1

    Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (Urban and Gramin)

    The Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (PMAY) is the national mission of the Government of India for Housing for All, with two arms: PMAY-Urban, run by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs since 25 June 2015,…

  2. 9.2

    Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban and Gramin)

    The Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) is India's national sanitation mission, launched on 2 October 2014 on Gandhi Jayanti in two parts: SBM-Gramin under the Ministry of Jal Shakti, for rural areas, and SBM-Urban under the Ministry…

  3. 9.3

    Jal Jeevan Mission (Har Ghar Jal)

    The Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), or Har Ghar Jal, is a Centrally Sponsored scheme of the Ministry of Jal Shakti, announced on 15 August 2019 and launched that year, to provide a functional household tap connection…

  4. 9.4

    Atal Bhujal Yojana

    The Atal Bhujal Yojana (Atal Jal) is a Central Sector scheme of the Ministry of Jal Shakti for community-led sustainable groundwater management, launched on 25 December 2019 on the birth anniversary of Atal Bihari Vajpayee. It…

  5. 9.5

    National Urban Sanitation Policy

    The National Urban Sanitation Policy (NUSP) was issued in November 2008 by the Ministry of Urban Development, now the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, to make all Indian cities and towns sanitised, healthy and liveable,…

  6. 9.6

    Namami Gange Programme

    The Namami Gange Programme is an integrated conservation mission for the Ganga and its tributaries, run by the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) under the Ministry of Jal Shakti. It was announced in the Union…

  7. 9.7

    AMRUT 2.0 (Water Security)

    AMRUT 2.0, or the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation 2.0, is a Centrally Sponsored mission of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, launched on 1 October 2021 for five years to 2025-26, to…

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Which topics are in Housing and Sanitation Schemes?

Housing and Sanitation Schemes has 7 micro topics in Current Affairs & Government Schemes: Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (Urban and Gramin); Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban and Gramin); Jal Jeevan Mission (Har Ghar Jal); Atal Bhujal Yojana; National Urban Sanitation Policy; Namami Gange Programme; AMRUT 2.0 (Water Security).

Is Housing and Sanitation Schemes important for UPSC Prelims?

Housing and Sanitation Schemes is a part of the UPSC Prelims Current Affairs & Government Schemes syllabus map on MaargX UPSC. Each of its 7 published topics has key terms, a Mains angle and practice questions.