Government Schemes Ministry of Finance (2019-2020), PMVVY, PMMY, NPS Details

Government Schemes Ministry of Finance:

Indian Government introduce several schemes for citizens to improve their financial situations. In this article, we gave complete details of Government Schemes under ministry of Finance in 2019 and 2020.

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Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana (PMVVY):

• Launched on April 2016 by Cabinet
• It is a Pension Scheme exclusively for the senior citizens aged 60 years and above.
• The Scheme can be purchased offline as well as online through Life Insurance Corporation of India.

Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY):

• Launched in 2015 April.
• The scheme’s objective is to refinance collateral free loans given by the lenders to small
  borrowers.
• The scheme, which has a corpus of Rs 20,000 crore, can lend between Rs 50,000 and Rs 10 lakh
  to small entrepreneurs.
• The three types of loan under this is;
  1. Shishu (up to Rs.50,000)
  2. Kishore (from Rs.50,001 to Rs.5 lakh)
  3. Tarun (from Rs.500,001 to Rs.10,00,000)
• Objectives of the scheme: i)Fund the unfunded, ii)Micro finance institutions (MFI) monitoring
  and regulation, iii)Promote financial inclusion, iv)Reduce jobless economic growth and
  v)Integration of Informal economy into Formal sector.

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National Pension Scheme (NPS):

• Launched in January 2004 for government employees & in 2009, it was opened to all sections.
• Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has now permitted Overseas
  Citizen of India (OCI) to enrol in National Pension Scheme (NPS) at par with Non-Resident
  Indians.
• It is a government-sponsored pension scheme managed by PFRDA and the scheme allows
  subscribers to contribute regularly in a pension account during their working life.

Public Finance Management System (PFMS):

• Launched in 2008-2009
• It is an end-to- end solution for processing payments, tracking, monitoring, accounting,
  reconciliation and reporting.
• Administered by the Department of Expenditure and implemented by the Controller General
  of Accounts
• It provides scheme managers a unified platform for tracking releases and monitoring their last
  mile utilisation.
• PFMS is also used for DBT payments under MGNREGA and other notified schemes of the
  Government of India.

National e-Assessment Scheme (NeAC):

• NeAC will be an independent office that will look after the work of e-Assessment scheme which is recently notified for faceless e-assessment for income tax payers.
• There are 8 Regional e-Assessment Centres (ReAC) set up at Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Pune, Bengaluru and Hyderabad which would comprise Assessment unit, Review unit, Technical unit and Verification units.
• There would be a NeAC in Delhi to be headed by Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (Pr.CCIT) and Each ReAC will be headed by Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (CCIT).

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Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana:

• Launched in August 28, 2014.
• It is a National Mission on Financial Inclusion that provides an integrated approach to bring
  about a robust financial inclusion and ultimately provide banking services to all households in
  the country.
• With the outbreak of Covid-19 in India, the Finance Minister of India, Nirmala Sitharaman
  made an announcement to provide Rs. 500 per month to every Women Jan-Dhan Account
  Holders for the next three months.

Atal Pension Yojana:

• Launched on May 9, 2015. Eligible for people under the age of 18-60 years (inclusive).
• It is a pension scheme mainly aimed at providing a universal pension scheme for those who are
  a part of the unorganized sector such as maids, gardeners, delivery boys, etc.
• This scheme replaced the previous Swavalamban Yojana which wasn’t well-received by the
  people.
• It provides a minimum guaranteed pension ranging from Rs 1000 to Rs 5000 on attaining 60
  years of age.
• Contributions to the Atal Pension Yojana (APY) are eligible for tax benefits similar to the
  National Pension System (NPS).

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Gold Monetisation Scheme:

• Launched on November 4th, 2015.
• In this scheme one can deposit their gold in any form in a GMS account to earn interest as the
  price of the gold metal goes up.
• Aims to mobilise gold and facilitate its use for productive purposes, which further will also help
  in reducing India’s dependability on gold imports.
• Under the scheme, a depositor gets 2.25% interest annually for a short-term deposit of one
  year to three years and for Medium- and long-term deposits get 2.5% interest rate.

Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana & Suraksha Bima Yojana:

• Launched on May 9, 2015.
• It is a pension scheme mainly aimed at providing a universal pension scheme for those who are a part of the unorganized sector such as maids, gardeners, delivery boys, etc.
• This scheme replaced the previous Swavalamban Yojana which wasn’t well-received by the people.

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