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Economic Schemes & Reforms 📋
NCERT-aligned UPSC Core Geography topic from NCERT Class 11/12 + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar). Every item is anchored to a real location on India's map — built for boards (CBSE, ICSE, state) and UPSC aspirants.
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Class UPSC Geography — NCERT Class 11/12 + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar).
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Key locations covered (59)
- PM-KISAN — Pan-India
- PMFBY - Crop Insurance — Pan-India
- PLI - Production Linked Incentive Schemes — Pan-India
- Make in India and Atmanirbhar Bharat — Pan-India
- PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan — Pan-India
- Bharatmala and Sagarmala — Pan-India
- UDAN - Regional Connectivity — Pan-India
- MSME Schemes and Definitions — Pan-India
- Startup India and Unicorn Ecosystem — Pan-India
- Mudra Yojana and SVANidhi — Pan-India
- Stand-Up India and Mission for Women Entrepreneurs — Pan-India
- PMAY - Housing for All — Pan-India
- DAY-NRLM and DAY-NULM — Pan-India
- MGNREGA - Rural Employment Guarantee — Pan-India
- Agri-Reforms: APMC, e-NAM, Farmer Producer Organisations — Pan-India
- PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana — Pan-India
- Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Rural targets — Pan-India
- PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) — Pan-India
- Skill India and PMKVY — Pan-India
- Digital India and India Stack — Pan-India
- Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana - extended — Pan-India
- PM Annadata Aay SanraksHan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA) — Pan-India
- PMRPSY and Natural Farming — Pan-India
- Affordable Credit Schemes: Kisan Credit Card and SHG-Bank Linkage — Pan-India
- MSP Procurement and Buffer Stock Norms — Pan-India
- Insurance for Farmers and Livestock — Pan-India
- Jal Jeevan Mission — Pan-India
- Swachh Bharat Mission — Pan-India
- Smart Cities Mission and AMRUT — Pan-India
- PM Internship Scheme 2024-25 — Pan-India
- Employment Linked Incentive (ELI) Schemes — Pan-India
- Atal Innovation Mission and ATL — Pan-India
- Mission Karmayogi — Pan-India
- National Single Window System (NSWS) — Pan-India
- Vibrant Villages Programme — Pan-India
- PM-AJAY — Pan-India
- Aspirational Districts Programme — Pan-India
- Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) — Pan-India
- Stand Up India - Updated — Pan-India
- PM SHRI Schools — Pan-India
- PMKSY - Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana — Pan-India
- Soil Health Card — Pan-India
- Saagar Mala II — Pan-India
- Stand-Up India 2025 expansion — Pan-India
- Production Linked Incentive - Drones — Pan-India
- MISHTI - Mangrove Initiative — Pan-India
- PARIVESH Portal — Pan-India
- PMAY-G Phase 2 Census — Pan-India
- PM-WANI — Pan-India
- PRANAM - Promotion of Alternative Nutrients — Pan-India
- Green Credit Programme — Pan-India
- MOVCDNER — Pan-India
- Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana — Pan-India
- Mission Shakti — Pan-India
- Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana — Pan-India
- PM Kusum Yojana — Pan-India
- PMRPSY for Pulses and Oilseeds — Pan-India
- ULIP for Digital Logistics — Pan-India
- Krishi Sakhi Programme — Pan-India
Sample questions (12 of 326)
When was PM-KISAN launched?
February 24, 2019 (retrospectively from December 1, 2018).
What is the annual financial benefit under PM-KISAN?
₹6000 per year in three equal instalments of ₹2000.
Who is eligible for PM-KISAN?
Landholding farmer families (excluding institutional landholders, constitutional post-holders, income-tax payers, government employees, professionals).
Which 100% centrally sponsored scheme is PM-KISAN?
Yes - fully funded by the Government of India.
How many beneficiaries received the 17th PM-KISAN instalment (June 2024)?
9.26 crore farmers - ₹20,000 crore released by PM Modi from Varanasi.
What was the 18th instalment date and amount?
October 5, 2024 - ₹20,000 crore released for 9.4 crore farmers from Washim, Maharashtra.
What was the 19th instalment date?
February 24, 2025 - released by PM from Bhagalpur, Bihar.
Which ministry implements PM-KISAN?
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare).
Is PM-KISAN DBT-enabled?
Yes - all instalments are credited directly via Aadhaar-linked bank accounts.
Is land record digitisation mandatory under PM-KISAN?
Yes - Aadhaar-seeded land records and e-KYC are mandatory.
When was PMFBY launched?
February 18, 2016 (Kharif 2016 season onwards).
What is the farmer premium share under PMFBY for Kharif crops?
2% (maximum).
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This topic is part of the NCERT UPSC Core Geography syllabus, specifically the textbook NCERT Class 11/12 + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar). Content is cross-referenced against the latest NCERT textbook editions + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar, Satish Chandra for history; G.C. Leong, Savindra Singh for geography; the UPSC Civil Services prelims + mains syllabus).
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