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Central and Kerala Government Schemes | Kerala PSC LDC
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Kudumbashree: Kerala's women-led poverty mission
Kudumbashree, launched by the Kerala government in 1998, is a women-centric poverty eradication mission that organises poor families into neighbourhood groups and self-help groups. It is often cited as a model for community-based poverty reduction in India.
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LIFE Mission: Kerala's housing scheme
LIFE Mission, launched by the Kerala government in 2016, aims to provide homes to landless and homeless families in the state. Aspirants should remember it as Kerala's flagship housing scheme.
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Jan Dhan Yojana began in 2014
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, launched on 28 August 2014, aims at universal access to basic bank accounts, with zero-balance accounts for those without banking access. It is a key scheme for financial inclusion.
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Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY health cover
Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY provides health cover of Rs 5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary hospital care to eligible poor families. It is one of the world's largest government-funded health assurance schemes.
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Atal Pension Yojana for unorganised workers
Atal Pension Yojana, launched in 2015, offers a guaranteed monthly pension of Rs 1,000 to Rs 5,000 after age 60 for workers in the unorganised sector. It is administered through the PFRDA framework.
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Ujjwala Yojana gives LPG to poor women
Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, launched on 1 May 2016, provides LPG connections to women from poor households to replace polluting cooking fuels. It is widely asked in exams as a scheme focused on women's welfare and clean energy.
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Sukanya Samriddhi for the girl child
Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana, launched in 2015 under the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao campaign, is a small savings scheme for the education and marriage needs of girl children. It offers an account that can be opened for a girl child up to a certain age.
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MUDRA loans for small enterprises
Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana, launched in 2015, provides collateral-free loans to micro and small enterprises through Shishu, Kishor and Tarun categories. Tarun loans go up to Rs 10 lakh, making it a frequently asked scheme.
