Category 15 · Current Affairs & Government Schemes

Schemes for SC/ST/OBC/Minorities and Divyangjan

10 micro topics in Current Affairs & Government Schemes for UPSC Prelims, in book order: Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAAGY); Post-Matric and Pre-Matric Scholarship Schemes for SC/ST/OBC Students; and 8 more.

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Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAAGY)

The Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAAGY) is a centrally sponsored scheme of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, started in 2021-22 for the first phase to 2025-26, to develop tribal-majority villages as model villages through…
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Post-Matric and Pre-Matric Scholarship Schemes for SC/ST/OBC Students

The Post-Matric and Pre-Matric Scholarship Schemes for SC, ST and OBC students are centrally sponsored schemes that pay course fees and maintenance allowance so that children from disadvantaged groups can stay in school and college. The…
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Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojana (PM-AJAY)

The Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojana (PM-AJAY) is a centrally sponsored scheme of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, started in 2021-22, that merged three earlier schemes: the Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana, the…
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Development Action Plan for Scheduled Castes (DAPSC)

The Development Action Plan for Scheduled Castes (DAPSC) is the budgetary mechanism under which Union ministries earmark funds for the welfare of Scheduled Castes in proportion to their share in the population, which was about 16.6…
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Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS)

Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) are residential schools for Scheduled Tribe children in classes 6 to 12, set up by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs to give quality education in tribal areas, on a par with…
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Van Dhan Vikas Yojana (Tribal Livelihoods)

The Pradhan Mantri Van Dhan Yojana, commonly called Van Dhan Vikas Yojana, is a livelihood scheme launched on 14 April 2018 by the Prime Minister at Bijapur in Chhattisgarh, under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs with…
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PM-JANMAN (Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups)

The Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM-JANMAN) is a mission of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, launched on 15 November 2023, Janjatiya Gaurav Divas, at Khunti in Jharkhand, to bring basic services to the…
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Scheme for Development of Minorities (Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram)

The Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK) is a centrally sponsored scheme of the Ministry of Minority Affairs that builds community infrastructure such as schools, health centres, hostels, skill centres and sadbhav mandaps in areas with…
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Accessible India Campaign (Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan) for Divyangjan

The Accessible India Campaign, or Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan, is a national flagship campaign of the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan), Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, launched by the Prime Minister on 3…
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Assistance to Disabled Persons Scheme (ADIP)

The Scheme of Assistance to Disabled Persons for Purchase and Fitting of Aids and Appliances (ADIP) is a central sector scheme of the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan), Ministry of Social Justice and…

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Which topics are in Schemes for SC/ST/OBC/Minorities and Divyangjan?

Schemes for SC/ST/OBC/Minorities and Divyangjan has 10 micro topics in Current Affairs & Government Schemes: Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAAGY); Post-Matric and Pre-Matric Scholarship Schemes for SC/ST/OBC Students; Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojana (PM-AJAY); Development Action Plan for Scheduled Castes (DAPSC); Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS); Van Dhan Vikas Yojana (Tribal Livelihoods); PM-JANMAN (Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups); Scheme for Development of Minorities (Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram); Accessible India Campaign (Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan) for Divyangjan; Assistance to Disabled Persons Scheme (ADIP).

Is Schemes for SC/ST/OBC/Minorities and Divyangjan important for UPSC Prelims?

Schemes for SC/ST/OBC/Minorities and Divyangjan is a part of the UPSC Prelims Current Affairs & Government Schemes syllabus map on MaargX UPSC. Each of its 10 published topics has key terms, a Mains angle and practice questions.