Category 19 · Current Affairs & Government Schemes

National Missions and Flagship Programmes

13 micro topics in Current Affairs & Government Schemes for UPSC Prelims, in book order: Gati Shakti National Master Plan (Cross-Sectoral Infrastructure); Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan (Self-Reliant India); and 11 more.

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Gati Shakti National Master Plan (Cross-Sectoral Infrastructure)

PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan is a GIS-based framework for planning multimodal and last-mile infrastructure so that ministries build roads, railways, ports, airports and utilities in a synchronised way. It was launched by Prime Minister…
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Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan (Self-Reliant India)

Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan is the Self-Reliant India campaign announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 12 May 2020 as an economic response to the Covid-19 shock. It was described as a package of about Rs 20…
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Jan Bhagidari and Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas Sabka Vishwas

Jan Bhagidari means public participation in governance, where citizens, communities and civil society share responsibility for planning and delivering public programmes. Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas is the Government of India slogan that expresses this…
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Mission LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment)

Mission LiFE, or Lifestyle for Environment, is a global mass movement launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on 20 October 2022 at Ekta Nagar in Kevadia, Gujarat. The idea was…
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Mission Karmayogi (Civil Services Capacity Building)

Mission Karmayogi, formally the National Programme for Civil Services Capacity Building, was approved by the Union Cabinet on 2 September 2020 with an outlay of Rs 510.86 crore for five years from 2020-21 to 2024-25. It…
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National Logistics Policy

The National Logistics Policy is a framework launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 17 September 2022 to cut the cost of moving goods and to make Indian logistics efficient, integrated and technology-led. It is led…
19.7

Vibrant Villages Programme (Border Villages Development)

The Vibrant Villages Programme is a Central Sector scheme of the Ministry of Home Affairs for the development of villages along India's international land borders, so that residents stay in border areas and the border is…
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Aspirational Districts Programme

The Aspirational Districts Programme (ADP) is a NITI Aayog-led initiative launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 5 January 2018 to speed up the development of 112 of the most underdeveloped districts in India. It rests…
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Aspirational Blocks Programme

The Aspirational Blocks Programme (ABP) is a NITI Aayog-led programme launched in January 2023 to improve governance and services in the most lagging administrative blocks in India. It began with 500 blocks across 329 districts in…
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National Quantum Mission

The National Quantum Mission (NQM) is a Government of India mission approved by the Union Cabinet on 19 April 2023 with an outlay of Rs 6,003.65 crore for 2023-24 to 2030-31, to build a quantum technology…
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Deep Ocean Mission (Samudrayaan and Matsya-6000)

The Deep Ocean Mission (DOM) is a mission of the Ministry of Earth Sciences approved by the Union Cabinet on 16 June 2021 with an outlay of Rs 4,077 crore for five years, to explore and…
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National Critical Mineral Mission

The National Critical Mineral Mission (NCMM) is a mission of the Ministry of Mines, approved by the Union Cabinet on 29 January 2025, to make India self-reliant in critical minerals such as lithium, cobalt, nickel, graphite…
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Rashtriya Gokul Mission (Indigenous Cattle Breed Development)

The Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM) is a Central Sector scheme of the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, launched in December 2014 to conserve and develop indigenous bovine breeds…

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Frequently asked questions

Which topics are in National Missions and Flagship Programmes?

National Missions and Flagship Programmes has 13 micro topics in Current Affairs & Government Schemes: Gati Shakti National Master Plan (Cross-Sectoral Infrastructure); Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan (Self-Reliant India); Jan Bhagidari and Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas Sabka Vishwas; Mission LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment); Mission Karmayogi (Civil Services Capacity Building); National Logistics Policy; Vibrant Villages Programme (Border Villages Development); Aspirational Districts Programme; Aspirational Blocks Programme; National Quantum Mission; Deep Ocean Mission (Samudrayaan and Matsya-6000); National Critical Mineral Mission; Rashtriya Gokul Mission (Indigenous Cattle Breed Development).

Is National Missions and Flagship Programmes important for UPSC Prelims?

National Missions and Flagship Programmes is a part of the UPSC Prelims Current Affairs & Government Schemes syllabus map on MaargX UPSC. Each of its 13 published topics has key terms, a Mains angle and practice questions.