List of Poverty Alleviation Programmes in India
Name of the Year Government Objectives
Scheme/Programme of Ministry
Form
ation
Integrated Rural 1978 Ministry of Rural To raise the families of
Development Development identified target groups
Programme (IRDP) living below the poverty line
through the development of
sustainable opportunities for
self-employment in the rural
sector.
Pradhan Mantri Gramin 1985 Ministry of Rural To create housing units for
Awaas Yojana Development everyone along with
providing 13 lakh housing
units to the rural areas.
To provide loans at
subsidized rates to the
people.
To augment wage
employment opportunities
to the households by
providing employment on-
demand and through
specific guaranteed wage
employment every year.
Indira Gandhi National 15th Ministry of Rural To provide pensions to the
Old Age Pension Augus Development senior citizens of India of 65
Scheme (NOAPS) t 1995 years or higher and living
below the poverty line.
It provides a monthly
pension of Rs.200 for those
aged between 60-79 years
and Rs.500 for people aged
above 80 years.
National Family Benefit Augus Ministry of Rural To provide a sum of
Scheme (NFBS) t 1995 Development Rs.20,000 to the beneficiary
who will be the next head of
the family after the death of
its primary breadwinner.
Jawahar Gram 1st Implemented by Developing the
Samridhi Yojana (JGSY) April the Village infrastructure of the rural
1999 Panchayats. areas which included
connecting roads, schools,
and hospitals.
To provide sustained wage
employment to families
belonging to the below
poverty line.
Annapurna 1999- Ministry of Rural To provide 10 kg of free food
2000 Development grains to eligible senior
citizens who are not
registered under the
National Old Age Pension
Scheme.
Food for Work 2000s Ministry of Rural It aims at enhancing food
Programme Development security through wage
employment. Food grains
are supplied to states free of
cost, however, the supply of
food grains from the Food
Corporation of India (FCI)
godowns has been slow
Sampoorna Gramin – – The main objective of the
Rozgar Yojana (SGRY) scheme continues to be the
generation of wage
employment, the creation of
durable economic
infrastructure in rural areas
and the provision of food
and nutrition security for the
poor.
Mahatma Gandhi 2005 Ministry of Rural The Act provides 100 days
National Rural Development of assured employment
Employment every year to every rural
Guarantee Act household. One-third of the
(MGNREGA) proposed jobs would be
reserved for women. The
central government will also
establish National
Employment Guarantee
Funds.
Similarly, state governments
will establish State
Employment Guarantee
Funds for implementation of
the scheme. Under the
programme, if an applicant
is not provided employment
within 15 days s/he will be
entitled to a daily
unemployment allowance.
National Food Security 2007 Ministry of To increase production of
Mission Agriculture rice, wheat, pulses and
coarse cereals through area
expansion and productivity
enhancement in a
sustainable manner in the
identified districts of the
country
National Rural 2011 Ministry of Rural It evolves out of the need to
Livelihood Mission Development diversify the needs of the
rural poor and provide them
with jobs with regular
income on a monthly basis.
Self Help groups are formed
at the village level to help
the needy
National Urban 2013 Ministry of It focuses on organizing
Livelihood Mission Housing and urban poor in Self Help
Urban Affairs Groups, creating
opportunities for skill
development leading to
market-based employment
and helping them to set up
self-employment ventures
by ensuring easy access to
credit
Pradhan Mantri Jan 2014 Ministry of It aimed at direct benefit
Dhan Yojana Finance transfer of subsidy, pension,
insurance etc. and attained
the target of opening 1.5
crore bank accounts. The
scheme particularly targets
the unbanked poor
Pradhan Mantri 2015 Ministry of Skill It will focus on fresh
Kaushal Vikas Yojana Development entrants to the labour
and market, especially labour
Entrepreneurshi market and class X and XII
p dropouts
Saansad Aadarsh 2014 Ministry of Rural To develop the institutional
Gram Yojana (SAGY) Development and physical infrastructure
in three villages by 2019.
The scheme aims to develop
five ‘Adarsh Villages’ or
‘Model Villages’ by 2024.
Pradhan Mantri Jeevan 2015 Ministry of The scheme provides life
Jyoti Bima Yojana Finance coverage to the poor and
low-income sections of
society. The scheme offers a
maximum assured amount
of Rs.2 lakhs
Pradhan Mantri 2015 Ministry of The scheme is an insurance
Suraksha Bima Yojana Finance policy to the people
belonging to the
underprivileged sections of
the society
National Maternity 2016 Ministry of To provide a sum of Rs.6000
Benefit Scheme Health & Family to a pregnant mother who is
Welfare aged above 19 years.
(MoHFW)
The sum is provided
normally 12–8 weeks before
the birth in three
instalments and can also be
availed even after the death
of the child.
Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala 2016 Ministry of It envisages the distribution
Yojana (PMUY) Petroleum and of 50 million LPG
Natural Gas connections to women
below the poverty line
Pradhan Mantri Garib 2016 Ministry of the scheme provides an
Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) Finance opportunity to declare
unaccounted wealth and
black money in a
confidential manner and
avoid prosecution after
paying a fine of 50% on the
undisclosed income. An
additional 25% of the
undisclosed income is
invested in the scheme
which can be refunded after
four years, without any
interest.
Solar Charkha Mission 2018 Ministry of It aims at Employment
Micro, Small and generation for nearly one
Medium lakh people through solar
Enterprises charkha clusters in rural
(MSME) areas
National Nutrition 2018 Ministry of to reduce the level of
Mission (NNM), Poshan Women and undernutrition and also
Abhiyan Child enhance the nutritional
Development status of children in the
country. Also, to improve the
nutritional outcomes of
adolescents, children,
pregnant women and
lactating mothers
Pradhan Mantri Shram 2019 Ministry of It is a central government
Yogi Maan-Dhan (PM- Labour and scheme that is introduced
SYM) Employment for old age protection and
social security of
Unorganised Workers (UW)
Prime Minister Street 2020 Ministry of It aims to provide micro-
Vendor’s Atma-Nirbhar Housing and credit facilities to street
Nidhi – PM SVanidhi Urban Affairs vendors affected by COVID-
(MoHUA) 19 pandemic
Pradhan Mantri SVANidhi Scheme Solar Charkha Mission Integrated Rural Development
Programme (IRDP)
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment National Food Security Act, 2013
Guarantee Act, (MGNREGA)
National Rural Livelihoods DAY-NULM| National Urban Livelihood Mission Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana
Mission (NRLM) (PMJDY)
PMKVY – Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana – SAGY Economic Empowerment of Weaker
Vikas Yojana Sections
Prime Minister Jeevan Jyoti Bima Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana Pradhan Mantri Matritva Vandana
Yojana Yojana (PMMVY
Prime Minister Ujjwala Plan PM Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) National Nutrition Mission – Poshan
Abhiyan
Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan- National Pension Scheme Nai Roshni Scheme
Dhan
Apart from eradicating poverty in India, the Poverty Alleviation
Programmes also took the initiative to provide employment opportunities
to the households of the BPL categories.
