Schemes
Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram (RKSK)
This adolescent health program supports teens (10-19 years) by addressing nutrition, sexual health, mental health, substance abuse, and more. It aims to empower youth and promote healthy behavior.
Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakaram (JSSK)
Launched to eliminate out-of-pocket expenses for pregnant women and sick newborns, this scheme provides free delivery services, drugs, diagnostics, diet, and transport to and from health facilities.
Ayushman Bharat – PM-JAY (Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana)
Ayushman Bharat – PM-JAY (Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana) Ayushman Bharat provides health insurance coverage of ₹5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization. It targets economically weaker sections and ensures cashless treatment in empaneled public and private hospitals.
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana
Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) is National Mission for Financial Inclusion to ensure access to financial services, namely, Banking/ Savings & Deposit Accounts, Remittance, Credit, Insurance, Pension in an affordable manner. Account can be opened in any bank branch or Business Correspondent (Bank Mitr) outlet. Accounts opened under PMJDY are being opened with Zero balance. However, if the account-holder wishes to get cheque book, he/she will have to fulfill minimum…
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
The MGNREGA was initiated with the objective of “enhancing livelihood security in rural areas by providing at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in a financial year, to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work”. Another aim of MGNREGA is to create durable assets (such as roads, canals, ponds and wells). Employment is to be provided within 5 km of an applicant’s residence, and minimum…
National Rural Health Mission (NRHM)
The National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), now under National Health Mission[1] is an initiative undertaken by the government of India to address the health needs of under-served rural areas. Basic objectives for implementation of NRHM are: To reduce infant mortality rate and maternal mortality rate To ensure population stabilization To prevent and control of communicable and non-communicable diseases To upgrade AYUSH(Aurvedic Yoga Unani Siddh and Homopath) for promotion of healthy…
Beti Bachao Beti Padhao
The Overall Goal of the Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao(BBBP) Scheme is to Celebrate the Girl Child & Enable her Education . The objectives of the Scheme are as under :- – Prevent gender biased sex selective elimination Ensure survival & protection of the girl child Ensure education of the girl child