First Persons in Independence India

1 President - Dr. Rajendra Prasad

2 Prime-Minister - Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru

3 Governor-General of Independent India - Lord Lewis Mountbatten

4 Indian Governor-General of Independent India - Chakravarti Rajgopalachari

5 Speaker of Loksabha - Shri G.V. Mavalankar (15 May 1952- 27 February 1956).

6 Vice-President - Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan

7 Home Minister - Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel

8 Finance Minister of India - R. K. Shanmukham Chetty

9 Governor of RBI - Sir Osborne Smith

10 First Woman Chief Minister - Sucheta Kriplani

11 Chief Election Commissioner - Sukumar Sen

12 Chief Justice of Supreme Court - Justice Hiralal J. Kaniya

13 Woman Governor - Sarojini Naidu

14 Woman Speaker of Lok Sabha - Smt. Meira Kumar, 2009

15 President of National Congress - Womesh Chandra Banerjee

16 First President of Indian Science Congress - Sir Asutosh Mukherjee

17 Foreigner Awardees’ Of Bharat Ratna - Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan

18 Nobel Prize Winner - Rabindra Nath Tagore

19 First Lady Doctor - Anandibai Joshi

20 Woman Awarded with ‘Bharat Ratna’ - Indira Gandhi

21 Indian Who Won the Grammy Award - Pt. Ravi Shankar

22 Woman Sahitya Akademi Award Winner - Amrita Pritam, 1956

23 Woman To Receive Nobel Prize - Mother Teresa

24 Won the Booker Prize - Arundhati Roy for her novel "The God of Small Things" (1997).

25 Player awarded ‘Padam Bhusan’—C. K. Naidu

26 Literature Who Was Awarded Murti Devi Purskar - C. K. Nagraj Rao (1993)

27 Writer Who Was Awarded ‘Vyas Samman’ - Ramvilas Sharma

28 Raman-Magsaysay Awardee - Acharya Vinoba Bhave

29 Dadasaheb Phalke Award - Devika Rani (1969)

30 Magsaysay Award - Vinoba Bhave, 1958

31 Miss World - Reita Faria in 1966

32 Miss Asia Pacific - Zeenat Aman in 1970

33 Miss Universe - Sushmita Sen in 1994

34 Miss Earth - Nicole Faria in 2010

35 Sound Film - Alam Ara (1931) directed by Ardeshir Irani

36 Colour Film - Kisan Kanya (1937), directed by Moti B. Gidvani

37 First Viceroy of India : Lord Canning

38 The first and the last Governor-general of Independent India : C Rajagopalachari

39 First Education minister of India : Abul Kalam Azad

40 First Speaker of the Lok Sabha : Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar

41 First Indian Justice (President) at the International Court of Justice : Nagendra Singh

42 First Commander-in Chief of Independent India : Generaal Kariappa

43 First Field marshal of India :general Manekshaw

44 First Muslim President of Indian National Congress : Badruddin Tyabji

45 First Indian to be successful in ICS (Indian Civil Service) : Satyendranath Tagore

46 First Indian who became the member of the British Parliament : Dadabhai Naoroji

47 First Indian Pilot : J R D Tata

48 First Indian Scientist who received Nobel Prize : C V Raman

49 First Indian who was honoured with Bharat Ratna : Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

50 First Person who received Gyanpeeth Award : G Shankara Kurup

51 First Indian who went to the space : Rakesh Sharma

52 First Indian who crossed English Channel : Mihir Sen.

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New Appointments in India 2016- Latest ☆☆☆
• National Institution for Transforming India (Niti Aayog) : Narendra Modi, Chairman
• Lok Sabha, Speaker : Mrs. Sumitra Mahajan
• Lok Sabha, Secretary-General : T. K. Viswanathan
• Rajya Sabha, Chairman : Mohammad Hamid Ansari
• Rajya Sabha, Deputy Chairman : P. J. Kurien
• Rajya Sabha, Leader of House : Arun Jaitley
• Rajya Sabha, Leader of Opposition : Ghulam Nabi Azad
• Rajya Sabha, Secretary-General : Shumsher K. Sheriff
• National Institution for Transforming India (Niti Aayog) : Arvind Panagariya, Vice-Chairman
• Chief Election Commissioner : Syed Nasim Zaidi
• Election Commissioner : Achal Kumar Jyoti
• Chief Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) : K. V. Chowdary
• Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) : R. K. Mathur
• Comptroller and Auditor-General of India : Shashi Kant Sharma
• National Human Right Commission (NHRC) : Justice K. G. Balakrishnan, Chairperson
• Cabinet Secretary : Pradeep Kumar Sinha
• Principal Secretary to Prime Minister : Nripendra Misra
• National Commission for Backward Classes : Justice V. Eshwaraiah, Chairman
• National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) : Ms. Shanta Sinha, Chairperson
• National Commission for Scheduled Castes : Dr. P. L. Punia, Chairman
• National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) : Dr.Rameshwar Oraon, Chairman
• Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) : Deepak Gupta, Chairman
• National Commission on Farmers (NCF) : Dr. M. S. Swaminathan, Chairman
• National Security Adviser and Special Adviser to PM (Internal Security) : Ajit Kumar Doval
• National Investigation Agency (NIA) : Sharad Kumar, Director-General
• Railway Board : A. K. Mital, Chairman
• Intelligence Bureau (IB) : Dineshwar Sharma, Director
• Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) : Anil Kumar Sinha, Director
• Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) : Rajinder Khanna, Director
• National Security Guard (NSG) : Jayanto Narayan Choudhury, Director-General
• Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) : Prakash Mishra, Director-General
• Border Security Force (BSF) : Devendra Kumar Pathak, Director-General
• Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) : Arvind Ranjan, Director-General
• Railway Protection Force. (RPF) : P. K. Mehta, Director-General
• Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) : Krishnan Chaudhary, Director-General
• Sashastra Seema Bal : B. D. Sharma, Director- General
• Indian Coast Guard : Vice-Admiral Anurag G. Thapliyal, Director-General
• Defence Intelligence Agency : Lt. Gen. Avtar Singh, Director-General
• University Grants Commission (UGC) : Prof. Ved Prakash, Chairman
• Defence Research and Development Organisation. (DRDO) : Dr. S. Christopher, Director-General
• Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government : Dr. R. Chidambaram
• Space Commission and ISRO : A. S. Kiran Kumar, Chairman
• Atomic Energy Commission and Secretary, Dept. of Atomic Energy : Ratan Kumar Sinha, Chairman
• National Commission for Minorities : Naseem Ahmad, Chairperson
• Staff Selection Commission (SSC) : Amitava Bhattacharya, Chairman
• Indian Council of Medical Research : Dr. Vishwa Mohan Katoch, Director-General
• India and Census Commissioner : C. Chandramouli, Registrar-General
• Law Commission of India : Justice Ajit Prakash Shah, Chairman
• Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) : Dr. B. N. Suresh, President
• National Forest Commission : Justice (Retd.) B. N. Kirpal, Chairman
• National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) : T. Nanda Kumar, Chairperson
• Border Roads Organisation : Lt. General AT Parnaik, Director-General
• Reserve Bank of India (RBI) : Dr. Raghuram Rajan, Governor
• Press Council of India : Justice Chandramauli Kumar Prasad, Chairman
• Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) : Ravindra Pisharody, Chairman
• Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) : R. K. Tewari, Chairman
• Central Board of Excise and Customs : Mrs. J.M. Shanti Sundharam, Chairman
• Competition Commission of India : Ashok Chawla
• Central Administrative Tribunal : Justice Syed Rafat Alam, Chairman
• National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) : R.S.T. Sai, CMD
• Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) : Dinesh K. Sarraf, CMD
• GAIL : B. C. Tripathi, CMD
• Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) : S. Behuria, Chairman
• Oil India Ltd : Sunil Kumar Srivastava, CMD
• Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) : Dr. Satbir Bedi, Chairperson
• Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) : U. K. Sinha, Chairman
• National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) : Dr. Harsh Kumar Bhanwala, Chairman
• State Bank of India (SBI) : Smt. Arundhati Bhattacharya, Chairman
• Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) : M. S. Raghavan, Chairman
• Company Law Board : Justice Dilip Raosaheb Deshmukh, Chairman
• India's Permanent Representative to UN :
Asoke Kumar Mukerji
• Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) : S. K.
Roy, Chairman
• Central Water Commission : Ashwin Pandya, Chairman
• National Commission for Women : Ms. Lalitha Kumarmangalam, Chairperson
• 14th Finance Commission : Dr. Y. V. Reddy, Chairman
• National Statistical Commission : Dr. Pronob Sen, Chairman
• Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) : Pahlaj Nihalani, Chairperson
• Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) : Dr. Rakesh Tewari, Director-General
• Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) : Harshavardhan Neotia, President
• Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) : Ram Sevak Sharma, Chairman
• Enforcement Directorate : Dr. Rajan Katoch, Director
• Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) : R. V. Verma, Chairman
• Bhabha Atomic Research Centre : Dr. Sekhar Basu, Director
• Indian Olympic Association : N. Ramachandran, President
• National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) : Prof. B.K.Tripathi, Acting Director
• Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) : Sumit Mazumder, President
• Prasar Bharti Board : Dr. A. Surya Prakash, Chairman
• Investment Commission : Ratan Tata, Chairman
• International Cricket Council (ICC) : Mr. Zaheer Abbas, President
• NASSCOM : B V R Mohan Reddy, Chairman
• National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) : Ramesh Sippy, Chairman
• Children's Film Society : Mukesh Khanna, Chairman
• United News of India : Ravindra Kumar, Chairman
• Press Trust of India (PTI) : Mahendra Mohan Gupta, Chairman
• Indian Newspaper Society (INS) : Kiran B. Vadodaria, President

• The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) : Sunil Kanoria, President

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Interesting Facts of World Geography
1-Continents–7:(Based on Size) Asia, Africa, North America, SouthAmerica, Antarctica, Europe, Australia
2- Lowest place – Dead Sea
3- Oceans – 4 : (Based on Size) Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Artic
4- Continent with largest number of countries – Africa
5- Largest salt water lake – Caspian Sea (Europe)
6- Largest fresh water lake –L.Superior(N.America)
7- Continent without desert – Europe
8- Only active volcano in Europe – Mt.Etna
9- Atacama desert – South America
10- Amazon Rain-forest – South America
11- Niagra water falls – N.America
12- Iguasu water falls – S.America
13- Angel water falls - S.America
14- Alps – Europe
15- Atlas – Africa
16- Kilimanjaro – Africa
17- Apalachian – N.America
18- Rockies – N.America
19- Andes – S.America
21- Ural – Asia/Europe
22- Amazon – S.America
23- Nile – Egypt (Africa)
24- European Union – 27 nations
25- Euro common currency – 17 nations
Major Grasslands of The World
Grassland - Regions
1. Dawns - Australia
2. Pampas - South America
3. Prairies - North America
4. Savana - Africa and Australia
5. Selvas - South America
6. Steppes - Europe and Northern Asia
7. Taiga - Europe and Asia
8. Velds - South Africa

9. Lianos - Venezuala (S. America)
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Largest Airport - King Khalid International Airport (South Arabia)
Highest Airport - Lhasa Airport, Tibet
Tallest Animal - Giraffe
Largest Animal - Blue Bottom whale
Largest Bay - Hudson Bay, Canada,
Fastest Bird - Swift
Largest Bird - Ostrich
Smallest Bird - Humming bird
Longest Bridge - the Akashi Kaikyo bridge in Japan takes the title, with a main span of 1,991 meters (or 6,532 feet)
Tallest Building - Taipei 101, Taipei, Taiwan,2004,101 stories,509m,1,670ft
Longest Canal - Baltic sea White Canal
Largest Cathedral - Cathedral Church of New York
Largest Cemetry - Leningrad, Russia
Largest Church - Belisca of St. Peter in the Vatican City, Rome.
Largest Continent - Asia
Smallest Continent - Australia
Largest Country - Russia
Smallest Country - Vatican City
Biggest Cinema House - Roxy, New York
Highest City - Wen Chuan, China
Highest Population - Mexico
Longest Day - June 21
Shortest Day - December 22
Largest Delta - Sunderbans
Largest Desert - Sahara, Africa
Biggest Dome - Gol Gumbaz (Bijapur), India
Largest Dams - Grand Coulee Dam, USA
Tallest Fountain - Fountain Hills, Arizona
Largest Gulf - Gulf of Mexico
Largest Hotel - Hotel Rossaiya, Moscow
Largest Island - Greenland
Largest Lake - Caspian Sea, CIS Iran
Deepest Lake - Baikal (Siberia)
Highest Lake - Titicaca (Bolivia)
Biggest Library - National Kiev Library, Moscow and Library of the Congress, Washington
Largest Mosque - Jama Masjid, Delhi (India)
Highest Mountain Peak Mount Everest (Nepal)
Highest Mountain Range Himalayas
Longest Mountain - Andes (South America)
Biggest Museum - British Museum (London)
Largest Minaret Sultan Has-san Mosque (Egypt)
Tallest Minaret - Qutub Minar, Delhi (India)
Biggest Oceans - Pacific Ocean
Deepest Oceans - Pacific Ocean
Biggest Palace - Vatican (Rome)
Largest Palace - Imperial Palace (China)
Biggest Park - Yellow Stone National Park
Largest Park - Wood Buffalo National Park (Canada)
Largest Peninsula - Arabia
Highest Plateau - Pamir (Tibet)
Longest Platform - Kharagpur, W. Bengal (India)
Largest Platform - Grand Central Terminal, (Ely. Station)New York (USA)
Biggest Planet - Jupiter
Smallest Planet - Murcury
Brightest Planet Venus
Coldest Planet Pluto
Nearest (To the Sun) - Mercury
Farthest (from the Sun) - Pluto
Longest River - Nile, Africa
Longest River Dam - Hirakud Dam, India
Largest Sea - South China Sea
Largest Stadium - Starhove Stadium, Prague (Czech Republic)
Brightest Star - Sirius A
Tallest Statue - Motherland (Russia)
Largest Sea-bird - Albatross
Biggest Telescope - Mt. Palomar (USA)
Longest Train Flying Scotsman
Largest Temple - Angkorwat in Kampuchea
Oldest Theatre - Teatro Ohmpico (Itlay)
Tallest Tower - C. N. Tower, Toronto (Canada)
Longest Wall - Great Wall of China
Highest Waterfall - Angel (Venezuela)
Widest Waterfall - Khone Falls (Laos)
Lowest Water Level - Dead Sea
Longest Epic - Mahabharata
Hottest Place - Al-Azizia (Libya)
Rainiest Place - Mosinram, near Cherapunji (India)
Highest Road - Leh-Nobra, Ladakh division India.
Highest Village - Andean (Chile)
Highest Volcano - Ojos del Salado, (Argentina) Chile
Largest Volcano - Manuna Lea (Hawai)
Lightest Gas - Hydrogen
Fastest Animal - Cheetah
Biggest Flower - Rafflesia (Java)
Longest Corridor - Rameshwaram Temple (India)
Largest Democracy - India
Fastest Dog - Persian greyhound

Lightest Metal - Lithium
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Father of Ayurveda: Charaka
Father of Biology: Aristotle
Father of Physics: Albert Einstein
Father of Statistics: Ronald Fisher
Father of Zoology: Aristotle
Father of History: Herodotus
Father of Microbiology: Louis Pasteur
Father of Botany: Theophrastus
Father of Algebra: Diophantus
Father of Blood groups: Landsteiner
Father of Electricity: Benjamin Franklin
Father of Trigonometry: Hipparchus
Father of Geometry: Euclid
Father of Modern Chemistry: Antoine Lavoisier
Father of Robotics: Nikola Tesla
Father of Electronics: Ray Tomlinson
Father of Internet: Vinton Cerf
Father of Economics: Adam Smith
Father of Video game: Thomas T. Goldsmith, Jr.
Father of Architecture: Imhotep
Father of Genetics: Gregor Johann Mendel
Father of Nanotechnology:Richard Smalley
Father of Robotics:;Al-Jazari
Father of C language: Dennis Ritchie
Father of World Wide Web: Tim Berners-Lee
Father of Search engine: Alan Emtage
Father of Periodic table: Dmitri Mendeleev
Father of Taxonomy: Carolus Linnaeus
Father of Surgery (early): Sushruta
Father of Mathematics: Archimedes
Father of Medicine: Hippocrates
Father of Homeopathy: Samuel Hahnemann
Father of Law: Cicero
Father of the American Constitution: James Madison
Father of the Indian Constitution: Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Father of the Green Revolution: Norman Ernest Borlaug

Father of the Green Revolution in India: M.S Swaminathan...
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ICC Cricketer of the Year 2015 (Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy) : Steven Smith
ICC Test Cricketer of the Year 2015 : Steven Smith
ICC One Day International Cricketer : AB de Villiers
ICC Umpire f the Year 2015 : Richard Kettleborough
ICC Women’s One Day International Cricketer : Meg Lanning
ICC Women’s Twenty20 International Cricketer : Stafanie Taylor
ICC T20I Performance of the year award : Faf du Plessis (for his 56-ball 119 against the West Indies)
ICC Emerging Cricketer : Josh Hazlewood
ICC Associate and Affiliate Cricketer : Khurram Khan

ICC Spirit of Cricket Award : Brendon McCullum
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 చదివించు , సమీకరించు, పోరాడు అనే ప్రసిద్దమైన నినాదం ఎవరిచ్చారు??

 Ambedkar
గోలకొండ కవుల సంచిక అనే పేరుతో గ్రంథాన్ని ఎవరు ప్రచురించారు?

 సురవరం ప్రతాపరెడ్డి
తెలంగాణ ప్రభుత్వం ఇంజనీర్ల దినోత్సవాన్ని ఎ తేదీన నిర్వహిస్తుంది ? 
July 11
 తెలంగాణ రాష్ట్రం లో పొడవైన జాతీయ రహదారి ? NH7
Telangana lo tribals ekkuva unna jilla??
Khammam

The inclusion of the four new sites was announced at the 40th session of The World Heritage Committee meeting in Istanbul in Turkey. Nalanda stands out as one of the most ancient universities in South Asia. The Nalanda archaeological site got included in the Tentative List of World Heritage on January 9, 2009. besides the site of India, the other names included in the UNESCO World Heritage List are 'The Persian Qanat' of Iran, 'Nan Madol'-- ceremonial centre of Eastern Micronesia -- and 'Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art Cultural Landscape' of China. The nomination dossier was prepared by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and submitted in January 2015 to the World Heritage Committee for the purpose of its inscription in the year 2016. Nalanda University has become the 26th 'cultural site' of India to get the prestigious status.

List of UNESCO heritage sites in India

• Agra Fort (1983)
• Ajanta Caves (1983)
• Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara (Nalanda University) at Nalanda, Bihar (2016)
• Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi (1989)
• Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park (2004)
• Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus) (2004)
• Churches and Convents of Goa (1986)
• Elephanta Caves (1987)
• Ellora Caves (1983)
• Fatehpur Sikri (1986)
• Great Living Chola Temples (1987)
• Group of Monuments at Hampi (1986)
• Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram (1984)
• Group of Monuments at Pattadakal (1987)
• Hill Forts of Rajasthan (2013)
• Humayun's Tomb, Delhi (1993)
• Khajuraho Group of Monuments (1986)
• Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya (2002)
• Mountain Railways of India (1999)
• Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi (1993)
• Rani-ki-Vav (the Queen’s Stepwell) at Patan, Gujarat (2014)
• Red Fort Complex (2007)
• Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka (2003)
• Sun Temple, Konarak (1984)
• Taj Mahal (1983)
• The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur (2010)

Natural (7)

• Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area (2014)
• Kaziranga National Park (1985)
• Keoladeo National Park (1985)
• Manas Wildlife Sanctuary (1985)
• Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks (1988)
• Sundarbans National Park (1987)
• Western Ghats (2012)

Study of insects is called Entomology.

Boundary Lines between India and other countries

Mc MOHAN LINE – Between INDIA and CHINA
RADCLIFFE LINE – Between INDIA and PAKISTAN
DURAND LINE – between INDIA and AFGANISTAN

24 PARALLEL LINE – Claimed by PAKISTAN for demarcation between INDIA and PAKISTAN but INDIA do not recognize it.

PALK STRAIT – Water body separating INDIA from SRILANKA

stamps were first introduced in the United Kingdom on 1 May 1840 as a part of postal reforms promoted by Sir Rowland Hill.

The first adhesive postage stamps in Asia were issued in the Indian district of Scinde in July 1852 by Bartle Frere, chief commissioner of the region.^[9] Frere was an admirer of Rowland Hill, the English postal reformer who had introduced the Penny Post.

The Postal Index Number (PIN, or PIN code) is a six-digit code of post-o

ffice numbering introduced on 15 August 1972. There are nine PIN regions in the country; the first eight are geographical regions, and the ninth is reserved for the Army Postal Service.

The India Posts PIN code system is organized in the following way:

• The first digit indicates the region.
• The first two digits indicate the sub-region (or postal circle).
• The first three digits indicate a sorting district.
• The last three digits indicate the delivery post office.

The PIN for an address may be found on the Postal Service website.^[15] There are total of 19,101 PIN codes covering 154,725 Post Offices in India, with the exception of the Army Postal Service as of 2014.^[16][17]

*************************************************************************************Stand Up India Scheme launched on April 5, 2016 by PM Modi

to promote entrepreneurship among SC, ST and Women entrepreneurs

The Kaushal Kendra (Skilling Center) under the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana in Noida also came up

• The Scheme is intended to facilitate at least two projects per bank branch, on an average one for each category of entrepreneur.
• It is expected to benefit at least 2.5 lakh borrowers within 36 months.
• It provides for refinance window through Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) with an initial amount of INR 10000 crore and credit guarantee mechanism through the National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company (NCGTC).

Pradhan Mantri MUDRA (Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency) Yojana was launched with the purpose to provide funding to the non-corporate small business sector – launched on 8 April 2015

The small businesses/startups or entrepreneurs can avail loans from Rs. 50 thousand to 10 Lakh to start/grow their business under the three, Shishu, Kishore and Tarun categories of the scheme.

radhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY)

Launched: 9 May 2015 age between 18-50
Main Objective: Provide life insurance cover to all Indian citizens

Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY)

Launched: 9 May 2015
Main Objective: Provide accidental insurance cover to all Indian citizens

age of 18 to 70 years.

Atal Pension Yojana (APY)

Launched: 9 May 2015
Main Objective: Increase the number of people covered under any kind of pension scheme.

after attaining age of 60 years, contribution for atleast 20 years of amount 1000 to 5000

Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY)

Launched: 25 June 2015
Main Objective: Achieve housing for all by the year 2022, 2 crore in Urban and 3 Crore homes in Rural areas.

Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY)

Launched: 11 October 2014
Main Objective: Social, cultural, economic, infrastructure developments in the villages, i.e. development of model villages called “Adarsh Gram”

(MPs) will be responsible3 by 2019 8 villages by 2024

Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)

Launched: 11 October 2014
Main Objective: Provide insurance cover to rabi and kharif crops and financial support to farmers in case of damage of crops.

replacing NAIS and MNAIS. Farmers to pay a uniform premium of two per cent for all kharif crops and 1.5 per cent for all rabi crops.
The scheme will be implemented from the kharif season this year, i.e. 2016.

Pradhan Mantri Gram Sinchai Yojana (PMGSY)

Launched: 01 July 2015
Main Objective: Irrigating the field of every farmer and improving water use efficiency to provide `Per Drop More Crop’.for notth eastern states

Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojanaye (PMGKY)

Launched: April 2015
Main Objective: Implement the pro-poor welfare schemes in more effective way and reaches out to more poor population across the country.

Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Yojana (PMJAY)

Launched: March 2016 (Expected)
Main Objective: Provides drugs/medicines at affordable cost across the country online assistance of 2.5 lakh from central government.

Make in India

Launched: 25 September 2014
Main Objective: To encourage multi-national, as well as domestic companies to manufacture their products in India and create jobs and skill enhancement in 25 sectors.

Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

Launched: 2 October 2014
Main Objective: To fulfil Mahatma Gandhi’s dream of a clean and hygienic India.

Kisan Vikas Patra

Launched: 3 March 2015 (Re-Launched)
Main Objective: To provide safe and secure investment avenues to the small investors.

Soil Health Card Scheme

Launched: 17 February 2015
Main Objective: To help farmers to improve productivity from their farms by letting them know about nutrient/fertilizer requirements for their farms.

Digital India

Launched: 1 July 2015
Main Objective: To deliver Government services to citizens electronically by improving online infrastructure and by increasing Internet connectivity.

Skill India

Launched: 16 July 2015
Main Objective: Train over 40 crore people in India in different skills by 2022.

Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Yojana

Launched: 22 January 2015
Main Objective: To generate awareness and improving the efficiency of welfare services meant for w
omen.
The scheme is to have as focussed intervention and multi-section action in almost 100 districts with low Child Sex Ratio (CSR).

Mission Indradhanush

Launched: 25 December 2014
Main Objective: To immunize all children as well as pregnant women against seven vaccine preventable diseases namely diphtheria, whooping cough (Pertussis), tetanus, polio, tuberculosis, measles and hepatitis B by 2020.
The aim of Mission Indradhanush is to achieve full immunization in 352 districts which includes 279 mid priority districts,

Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY)

Launched: 25 July 2015
Main Objective: Electric supply feeder separation (rural households & agricultural) and strengthening of sub-transmission & distribution infrastructure including metering at all levels in rural areas

Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDUGKY)

Launched: 25 July 2015
Main Objective: To achieve inclusive growth, by developing skills and productive capacity of the rural youth from poor families.

andit Deendayal Upadhyay Shramev Jayate Yojana (PDUSJY)

Launched: 16 October 2014
Main Objective: To consolidate information of Labour Inspection and its enforcement through a unified web portal, which will lead to transparency and accountability in inspections

Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT)

Launched: 24 June 2015
Main Objective: Providing basic services (e.g. water supply, sewerage, urban transport) to households and build amenities in cities which will improve the quality of life for all, especially the poor and the disadvantaged.

Swadesh Darshan Yojana

Launched: 09 March 2015
Main Objective: Develop world class tourism infrastructure.
As part of the Swadesh Darshan Scheme, theme based tourism circuits (TBCT) around specific themes such as religion, culture, ethnicity, niche, etc. are identified for infrastructure development across the country

PRASAD (Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation Drive)

Launched: 09 March 2015
Main Objective: Develop world class tourism infrastructure in Amritsar, Ajmer, Amaravati, Dwaraka, Gaya, Kanchipuram, Kedarnath, Kamakhya, Mathura, Puri, Varanasi and Vellankani.
PRASAD scheme aims to create spiritual centres for tourism development within the nation.

National Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY)

Launched: 21 January 2015
Main Objective: Bringing together urban planning, economic growth and heritage conservation in an inclusive manner to preserve the heritage character of each Heritage City. Warangal is also added out of 12 identified cities. Ajmer, Amaravati, Amritsar, Badami, Dwarka, Gaya, Kanchipuram, Mathura, Puri, Varanasi, Velankanni and Warangal. The scheme is implemented in a mission mode. With a duration of 27 months (completing in March 2017) and a total outlay of INR 500 Crores, the Scheme is being implemented in 12 identified Cities
Warangal 40.54 crores, Varanasi first highest fund received 89.31 and amrutsar 69.31croresEach city has been granted a specific amount of fund, based on its population and size.

Udaan Scheme

Launched: 14 November 2014
Main Objective: Encouraging girls for higher technical education and aims to provide a platform that empowers girl students and provides them with better learning opportunities.

National Bal Swachhta Mission

Launched: 14 November 2014
Main Objective: To provide hygienic and clean environment, food, drinking water, toilets, schools and other surroundings to the children.

One Rank One Pension (OROP) Scheme

Launched: NA
Main Objective: To provide same pension, for same rank, for same length of service, irrespective of the date of retirement.
This is not a Modi Government scheme, however, the government is making its efforts to implement the long pending scheme.

Smart City Mission

Launched: 25 June 2015
Main Objective: To develop 100 cities all over the country making them citizen friendly and sustainable
Under the mission, the NDA Government aims to develop smart cities equipped with basic infrastructure and offer a good quality of life through smart solutions. Assured water and power supply, sanitation and solid waste management, efficient urban mobility and public transport, robust IT connectivity, e-governance and citizen participation along with safety of its citizens are some of the likely attributes of these smart cities.

Gold Monetisation Schemes

Launched: 04 November 2015
Main Objective: To reduce the reliance on gold imports over time.
people can deposit gold into the banks and earn interest based on the value of the gold.

Startup India, Standup India

Launched: ‎16 January 2016
Main Objective: To provide support to all start-up businesses in all aspects of doing business in India

DigiLocker

Launched: ‎01 July 2015
Main Objective: To provide a secure dedicated personal electronic space for storing the documents of resident Indian citizens.

ntegrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS)

Launched: ‎18 September 2015
Main Objective: To ensure 24/7 power for all.
The Government of India will provide financial support of Rs. 45,800 crore over the entire implementation

hyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission

Launched: ‎21 February 2016
Main Objective: To create 300 rural clusters across the country and strengthen financial, job, and lifestyle facilities in rural areas.

Sagarmala Project

Launched: ‎31 July 2015
Main Objective: To transform the existing ports into modern world class ports.
to transport goods to and from ports quickly, efficiently and cost-effectively. government has lined up about Rs 70,000 crore for its 12 major ports only

‘Prakash Path’ – ‘Way to Light’ – The National LED Programme

Launched: ‎05 January 2015
Main Objective: To distribute LED bulbs and decrease the power consumption.

UJWAL Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY)

Launched: ‎20 November 2015
Main Objective: To obtain operational and financial turnaround of State owned Power Distribution Companies (DISCOMs).
The Scheme aims to reduce the interest burden, reduce the cost of power, reduce power losses in Distribution sector, and improve operational efficiency of DISCOMs.

Vikalp Scheme

Launched: ‎01 November 2015
Main Objective: For confirmed accommodation in next alternative train for the waitlisted passengers
option will be limited to mail and express trains running on Delhi-Lucknow and Delhi-Jammu sectors.

National Sports Talent Search Scheme (NSTSS)

Launched: ‎20 February 2015
Main Objective: To Identify sporting talent among students in the age group of 8–12 years.
The scheme is being implemented by the Sports Authority of India (SAI), under the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports for spotting talented young children in the age group of 8-14 years from schools and nurturing them by providing scientific training.

Rashtriya Gokul Mission

Launched: ‎16 December 2014
Main Objective: To conserve and develop indigenous bovine breeds.
Rashtriya Gokul Mission aims to conserve and develop indigenous breeds in a focused and scientific manner.
for Bovine Breeding and Dairy Development, with an outlay of Rs 500 crore during the 12th Five Year Plan. 12th Five Year Plan of the Government of India (2012–17) is under drafting which aims at one direction will help in doing so the growth rate at 8%.^[1][2]
Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission Mr Montek Singh Ahluwalia