List of Government Schemes, Web Portals and Mobile Apps Launched in 2018 (May-June)

June 2018

List of Monthly Launched Schemes June 2018

Name of the Scheme	Launched by	Aim at/facts
Benami Transactions Informants Reward Scheme	The Income Tax Department	Encouraging people to give information about benami transactions and properties and to unearth black money and to reduce tax evasion.
‘Seva Bhoj Yojna’	The Union Ministry of Culture	To compensate the CGST and IGST on food items offered free of cost by charitable religious institutions.
'Krishi Kalyan Abhiyaan' for farmers	The Government of India	To give assistance and advice on ways to improve farming techniques.
Solar power scheme - Suryashakti Kisan Yojana (SKY) for farmers	The Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani	To generate electricity for their captive consumption as well as sell the surplus power to the grid and earn an extra buck.
Raise the health cover from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 7 lakh under Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY)	The Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik	For women.
Electoral Bond Scheme	The Government of India	As per this bond, Electoral Bonds may be purchased by a person, who is a citizen of India or incorporated or established in India.
3rd year of Chandranna Bima Yojana	Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu
Gopabandhu Sambadika Swasthya Bima Yojana	The government of Odisha	Health insurance scheme for journalists.
Krishi kalyan Abhiyaan	The Government of India	To promote best farming practices and double farmers income launched.
‘JANAUSHADHI SUVIDHA’,	Union Minister of State for Chemicals & Fertilizers, Road Transport & Highways, Shipping, Mansukh L. Mandaviya	The Oxo-biodegradable Sanitary Napkin.
Bihar State Crop Assistance scheme	Bihar Chief Minister Mr.Nitish Kumar	Farmers would get a compensation of Rs7500 per hectare if less than 20% of the crop is damaged.
‘Bijli Bill Mafi Yojana 2018 (Power Bill Waiver Scheme)’	Government of Madhya Pradesh	The BPL families would be given power supply at a rate of Rs.200 per month.
‘Wind-Solar Hybrid Power Policy-2018’	the Gujarat government	To encourage setting up of wind and solar power projects at one location.
‘Muttathe Mulla’	Kerala govt	To offer microloans at low interest rates in the cooperative sector.

List of Monthly Launched Apps and Portals June 2018

Name of the portal or app launched	Launched by	Aim at/facts
A new portal with single window facility launched in Kerala	Developed by Kerala Academy for Skills Excellence (KASE). LinkedIn,	For job seekers and employers.
Online RTI Portal http://rti.eci.nic.in.	Chief Election Commissioner O.P. Rawat, Election Commissioners Sunil Arora and Ashok Lavasa	Help applicants looking for information under the Right to Information Act.
“Business First Portal”	Punjab Government	Help industrialists in Regulatory Clearances and Fiscal Approvals.
The Arunachal Rising Campaign.	Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu	To create awareness among people about the government initiatives, policies and programmes.
‘Rail MADAD’ and ‘Menu on Rails’	The Ministry of Railways	For helping travellers to register complaints and to offer the facility to order food.
‘Utsonmobile’	The Centre for Railway Information System (CRIS)	For cashless train ticketing.
COP CONNECT mobile App	The DGP, M Mahendar Reddy	For Telangana police launched.
‘i-Hariyali’	Punjab govt	To ensure clean, green, healthy and robust Punjab with the active participation of people.

May 2018

Name of the scheme	Launched by	Aim at
GOBAR (Galvanizing Organic Bio-Agro Resources) - DHAN scheme	Union Minister for Drinking Water and Sanitation, Uma Bharti	to positively impact village cleanliness and generate wealth and energy from cattle and organic waste also enhancing income for farmers, creating new rural livelihood opportunities and
Digital India Internship Scheme	Union Minister of Electronics and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad	It is an opportunity for a student to secure first hand and practical work experience under the guidance of qualified and experienced Supervisor and Mentor.
Rythu Bandhu	The Telangana government	to provide Rs4,000 per acre each to land-owning farmers for Rabi and Kharif seasons.
'Samagra Shiksha scheme' for school education.	Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar	focuses on improving quality of education, enhancing the Learning outcomes and using technology to empower children and teachers.
Go to Village' mission	Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh	identifying the eligible and deserving beneficiaries in every corner of the state and delivering government services at their doorstep
Vikas Yatra	Chhattisgarh CM	Spreading awareness about the development of the state
scheme for placement of JKPS officers	J-K govt approves	for placement of JKPS officersin higher scale
Green Skill Development Programme	Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change	to train over 5.5 lakh workers in environment and forest sectors in the country
Three public welfare schemes launched in Rajasthan	President Ram Nath Kovind	public welfare
employee welfare scheme	Tamil Nadu cm launches	Setting up a new pay revision commission for govt. employee
tree plantation drive	Uttarakhand CM	to restore Rispana river
a set of guidelines on ‘Safety and Quality Norms	Ministry of Tourism.	for Adventure Tourism in India’
policy to reuse treated waste water	Gujarat govt launches	to reduce the state's dependence on fresh water sources
life insurance scheme	Telangana govt	for farmers
Samagra Shiksha scheme	Government	to improve quality of school education
Chatra Parivahan Suraksha Yojana’	Haryana Government	to ensure safety of girl students,
mobile app for weavers	UPID to launch	to help artisans in general, and weavers in particular

Name of the portal or app launched	Launched by	Aim at
NCBN app	Andhra CM	to implement effective governance
web portal for promotion of Audio Visual Services	Ministry of Information & Broadcasting	for promotion of Audio Visual Services
e-ration card service	Delhi becomes first State to launch	for linking ration and Aadhaar cards, to get the cards online from the government’s web portal without hassles
New User Interface of its Next Generation e-Ticketing System	Ministry of Railways Launches	easy and fast way of booking rail tickets by automating the journey planning
Praapti App	Power Ministry	to Bring Transparency in Sector
WhatsApp Pay	Facebook	Payment service
Samagra — an educational resource portal	Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan	for Education (KITE) for schoolteachers
data visualization app	UNICEF launches	provides a user-friendly visual representation of complex analytics of the education scenario
new software Nidaan	Rajasthan Government has launched	for disease monitoring and strengthening tele-medicine services in the government hospital