List of Monthly Launched Schemes August 2018
| Name of the scheme | Launched by | Aim at/ facts |
|---|---|---|
| Scheme ‘Ocean Services, Technology, Observations, Resources Modelling and Science (O-SMART)’ | Prime Minister Narendra Modi | Scheme encompasses a total of 16 sub-projects addressing ocean development activities such as Services, Technology, Resources, Observations and Science |
| Draft scheme for extending the affordable air travel programme UDAN to international circuits | Central government | To increase the international ticketing to 20 crores by 2027. |
| Jan Arogya Abhiyaan (Ayushman Bharat healthcare scheme) | Prime Minister Narendra Modi | Benefiting 50 crore Indians and provide a coverage of Rs five lakh per family annually, benefiting more than 10 crore poor families |
| Scheme Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) | Central government | Identified 117 districts as ‘Aspirational Districts’, on the basis of composite index |
| Impacting Research Innovation and Technology ‘IMPRINT-2’ scheme | Government of India | Aim - advance research in energy, security and healthcare domains in the high education institutions. |
| Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) | Government of India | Achieves 5 Core-Mark |
| SAATHI(Sustainable and Accelerated Adoption of efficient Textile technologies to Help Small Industries) | Ministry of Textiles and Ministry of Power | To sustain and accelerate the adoption of energy efficient textile technologies in the power loom sector |
| Mukhyamantri Yuva Nestam | Andhra Pradesh Government | To allowance to unemployed youth in the state, the allowance will be of Rs 1000 per month |
| Deposit scheme Vikas Bonanza 456 | Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank (KVGB) | A tenure of 456 days with interest rate of 7.10 per cent for public and 7.60 per cent for senior citizens |
| ‘Swachha Meva Jayate’ campaign | Dr G Parameshwara, deputy chief minister of Karnataka. | |
| Mukhyamantri Kanya Utthan Yojana | Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar | For empowerment of women |
| Two major schemes: Rythu Bima and Kanti Velugu | Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao | For insurance to farmers and free eye screening for all citizens respectively |
| New Central Sector scheme | Ministry of AYUSH | For promoting pharmacovigilance of Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathy (ASU&H) Drugs |
| ‘One District One Product’ scheme in Odisha | Union MSME Minister Giriraj Singh | To provide market link to farmers and make small industries successful in the state. |
List of monthly launched Apps and Portal
| Name of the Portal or App Launched | Launched by | Aim at |
|---|---|---|
| ‘Mobile Tihar’, a smartphone distribution scheme under the Sanchar Kranti Yojna (SKY) | Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh | To distribute smartphones to women and students |
| Mobile application “WOW” (Wellness of Women). | FICCI Ladies Organisation | Creating awareness on preventive healthcare. |
| ‘Shaur Nahin’ app | Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur | To stop unnecessary noise pollution |
| Niryat Mitra mobile App | Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Aviation Suresh Prabhu | Provides wide range of information required to undertake international trade and help promote export in the country and increase the ease of doing business. |
| An online portal | Haryana Finance Minister Captain Abhimanyu Singh Sindhu | For releasing grant-in-aid to government departments |
| App-based taxi service ‘GOAMILES’ | Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar | Transparency in fares for the customers |
| Mobile Apps DND 2.0 & MyCall on UMANG platform | The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India | To reach out to the consumers and to safeguard their interests |
| Three Mobile Apps 1.e-courts services 2.E-pay 3.NSTEP (National Service and Tracking of Electronic Processes) | Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra | For e-filing of cases, making digital payments. |
| Dial 100 Mobile app | Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan | To help the needy at the time of emergency |
| Neta app | Former President Pranab Mukherjee | Allows voters to rate and review their political representatives |
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