Welfare Officer Papers II & III · 1 AP Social & Cultural History and Welfare · APPSC Paper I
1.2 Welfare schemes for vulnerable groups notes
3 notes, in reading order.
- 1.2.1Schemes for SCs, OBCs and DNTs: scholarships, SC Sub-Plan, PM-AJAY, SHRESHTA, PM YASASVI and finance corporations
The Union helps Scheduled Castes, OBCs and Denotified Tribes mainly through the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment: scholarships at every stage, a population-linked share of plan funds, village and hostel schemes, and cheap credit through national finance corporations.
Standard · 11 min · Full course - 1.2.2Schemes for STs: Eklavya schools, Van Dhan, Dharti Aaba, PMAAGY and TRIFED
Schemes for Scheduled Tribes, run mostly by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, focus on residential schooling (Eklavya schools), income from forest produce (Van Dhan, TRIFED) and saturation of tribal villages with basic services (PMAAGY, Dharti Aaba, PM-JANMAN).
Standard · 9 min · Full course - 1.2.3Social assistance and security: NSAP, NFSA entitlements, PM POSHAN, PMJJBY, PMSBY, Atal Pension Yojana and Ayushman Bharat
India's social safety net combines cash pensions for the poor (NSAP), a legal right to subsidised grain (NFSA), school meals (PM POSHAN), low-cost insurance and pensions through bank accounts (PMJJBY, PMSBY, APY) and free hospital cover (Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY).
Standard · 11 min · Full course
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