Government Schemes [India & States] Current Affairs MCQs

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Delhi launched a new Aftercare Scheme for young adults leaving child care institutions after attaining 18 years of age. The scheme was introduced under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015. It aims to support orphaned and vulnerable youth through education, vocational training, employment assistance, counselling, and financial aid. The Delhi Government allocated ₹3.5 crore for the scheme in 2026–27. Beneficiaries will receive monthly stipends, career guidance, internships, and emotional support to help them become self-reliant.

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Punjab launched the “Meri Rasoi Yojna” to provide free kitchen kits to around 40 lakh economically weaker families under the National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013. The scheme aims to reduce kitchen expenses, improve nutrition, and strengthen food security for poor households. Each kit includes moong-chana dal, sugar, iodised salt, turmeric, and mustard oil, and will be distributed once every three months. Special priority is given to families with differently abled members, senior citizens, and single-parent households. The kitchen kits will be prepared by Punjab State Cooperative Supply and Marketing Federation Limited and distributed through the Department of Food and Civil Supplies, Punjab.

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The Maharashtra Cabinet has launched the Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar Shetkari Karjmafi Yojna to provide farm loan relief to farmers. The scheme will benefit about 56 lakh farmers across the state. It waives outstanding crop loans up to ₹2 lakh per farmer. Farmers who have regularly repaid their loans will receive an incentive of ₹50,000.
There is no landholding criterion for eligibility under the scheme. The loan waiver is applicable to short-term crop loans taken between April 1, 2019 and March 31, 2025.

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The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship organized an Industry Interaction on the PM-SETU Scheme for the Rajasthan cluster on 3 June 2026. The event focused on effective implementation of Pradhan Mantri Skilling and Employability Transformation through Upgraded ITIs (PM-SETU) in the Bhiwadi industrial hub of Rajasthan. PM-SETU is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme launched to strengthen India’s vocational training ecosystem. It aims to modernize 1,000 Government Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) into industry-aligned and future-ready training institutions. The scheme follows a hub-and-spoke model, comprising 200 Hub ITIs and 800 Spoke ITIs.

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The Yuva Shakti Bharosa Card Scheme has been launched by the West Bengal Government. The scheme aims to provide financial assistance and employment-linked support to unemployed youth. A dedicated Bharosa Card will be issued to eligible beneficiaries for easier access to benefits and government services.

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The Delhi government, led by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, has approved the launch of the Delhi Building and Construction Workers Health Scheme. The scheme aims to provide comprehensive health protection to around 2.7 lakh registered construction workers and nearly 10 lakh family members. It is designed to offer cashless healthcare services, ensuring no financial burden on workers and their families. The government plans to spend approximately ₹200 crore annually on the scheme.

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The government has distributed around 22 lakh agricultural machines worth ₹9,404 crore to farmers under the Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanisation (SMAM). The Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanisation (SMAM) was launched in 2014–15 by the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare. The mission supports mechanisation across the entire crop production cycle, including land preparation, sowing, irrigation, plant protection, harvesting, and post-harvest management. Around 41,000 drone demonstrations have been conducted with over ₹52 crore in financial support to promote precision agriculture.

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The PM Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme has crossed the milestone of sanctioning loans to over 2 lakh micro food processing enterprises. Implemented by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI), the scheme has leveraged over ₹20,300 crore in project investments and generated nearly 11 lakh direct and indirect jobs. The scheme has supported over 4.18 lakh SHG members with seed capital, approved 80 Common Incubation Centres across 27 States/UTs, and trained over 1.76 lakh beneficiaries.

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Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu launched the “Pillale Sampada” (Children are Wealth) initiative to encourage balanced population growth and address challenges of declining fertility rates and an ageing population. The initiative emphasises that human resources are the foundation of sustainable development and future economic growth. The Chief Minister highlighted the importance of women’s education, healthcare, economic empowerment, and maternal-child healthcare.

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The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment observed the 3rd NAMASTE Day on 14 July, marking three years of the National Action for Mechanized Sanitation Ecosystem (NAMASTE) Scheme, launched in 2023-24. The scheme promotes mechanised sanitation, dignity, safety, social security, and skill development for sanitation workers. Its key goals are zero sanitation-related fatalities, elimination of manual scavenging, establishment of Emergency Response Sanitation Units (ERSUs), and promotion of self-employment through Self-Help Groups (SHGs).