Top Social welfare schemes of Uttar Pradesh for 2025

In this article, we would like to discuss an important Social welfare schemes of Uttar Pradesh. The Article may benefit the students preparing for various competitive exams organized by UPPSC and UPSSSC. Our focus is to provide maximum information in Minimum words. Let’s begin

List of Social welfare schemes of Uttar Pradesh

1. National family benefit scheme

Also known as rastriya parivarik labh yojna
Launched by ministry of rural development.
It was started by UP Government in November 2016.
Below poverty line family
Lead earner lost his life
Next head will get financial assistance
Applicant age must be between 18 to 60 years
Rs30,000 compensation.(20,000 before 2013 after that amount revised)
Family income of rural area must be less than Rs46080 and of urban area should be Rs56,450.
Application form downloaded from samajkalyan website and need to be submit to district magistrate.

2. Indira Gandhi old age pension scheme

Launched in 1995.
It is one of the five scheme of National social assistance program.
BPL family
60 or above age
Monthly pension Rs200 upto 79years and after that Rs500/month
NSAP was launched on 15^th August,1995.It is fully funded central sponsored scheme.
NSAP is implemented by Ministry of rural development.

3. Indira Gandhi National widow Pension scheme

Implemented by ministry of rural development.
Minimum age should be 40 years to get benefit. Application upto 79years. (40-79years)
Rs 300/month pension upto 79 years and after that Rs500/months.
BPL Family
In case of remarriage or once the widow move to above poverty line , pension will be discontinued.
It is one of the five scheme of National social assistance program.

4. Indira Gandhi National disability pension scheme

It is one of the five scheme of National social assistance program.
Launched in February 2009.
Implemented by ministry of rural development.
BPL family.
Minimum age should be 18 years to get benefit.
Rs300/months pension upto 79 years and Rs500/months after that.
Applicant disability should be more than 80%.

5. National Family benefit scheme

BPL
In case of bread earner death
Ministry of rural development
One of the five scheme under NSAP.
Rs20,000 given to surviving member of the family.
18 to 60 years age.
Primary bread earner can be either male or female.
Spouse, minor child, unmarried daughter and dependent parent is only consider for financial assistance.

6. Annapurna Scheme

Launched on 1^st april,2000.
Only for those senior citizer who is not cover under Indira Gandhi National old age pension scheme.
10kg foodgrain free of cost to beneficiary.
Implemented by ministry of rural development.

7. PMJJY ( Jeevan Jyoti Bima yojna)

Implemented by ministry of finance.
Launched on 9^th may,2015.
One year cover, renewable year to year.
Age-18-50years
Premium Payable-Rs436 per year
Insurance cover- Rs 2 lakhs
Applicant must have individual Bank/Post office account.

8. Atal Beemit vyakti kalian yojna

Implemented by ministry of Ministry of labor and employment
It was launched in 2018 for two years on pilot basis by Employee state insurance corporation(ESIC).
It objective was to provide financial assistance to a person when he became unemployed.
Insured person will get 50% of his average daily income.
Relief will be provided for maximum 90 Days.
To get benefit, applicant must complete at least two year of insurable employment.
In the ESI system, each year is divided into two contribution period(1.April to Semptember ,2. October to March).
To get benefit, person must contributed at least 78 days in each of the three consecutive contribution period.

9. PMEGY( employment generation scheme)

It was launched in August,2008.
Implemented by Ministry of MSME.
Nodal implementing agency is khadi and village industry commission(KVIC)
It is a credit linked subsidy scheme.
This scheme was approved by 15^th finance commission for the period of 2021-22 to 2025-26.

10. Leprosy pension scheme

It is operated by department of empowerment of persons with disabilities, Uttar Pradesh.
Permanent resident of Uttar Pradesh is eligible for this scheme.
Beneficiary will get Rs3000/months
Applicant must be disabled due to Leprosy.
BPL family
Should not be taking benefit of other pension scheme.
No Age restriction for this scheme.

Rastriya aarogya nidhi

Samarth respite care scheme

11. Beti bachao beti padhao

It was introduced in 2015.
By the ministry of women and child development.
Improve child sex ratio
Gender equality.
Encourage education and participation of girls child.
It was launched with initial funding of 100cr.

12. PMGKAY(Gareeb kalyan Ann yojna)

Supply free food grains to migrants and Poor.
5kg food grain to each family member per months.
It was launched in 2020.
Implemented by Ministry of finance.
Family from Antyodaya Ann yojna(AAY) and priority household(PHH) category will be eligible for this.
PHH is identified by state/UT government as per their norms while AAY is identified by state and UT as per central government norms.
Extended till December 2028.

13. CM samuhik vivah yojna

Open for all community of Uttar Pradesh
Rs51000 per marriage
Family income should be less than 2 lakhs
At least 10 couple is required for mass wedding.
Launched in October 2017.
Out of 51,000, 35,000 deposite in bank account of bride, 10,000 for required material for marriage and Rs 6000 for expenses on marriage.

14. Vikaas day care scheme for person with disability children

Launched by ministry of social justice and empowerment.
It was launched in 2015-16.
It is run by national trust, a statutory body established in 1999.
This scheme is available across India.
For enhancing interpersonal and vocational skill for person with disability.
Minimum age of applicant should be 10 years.
Registered organization(RO) should provide training at least 6 hrs in a day along with age specific activities.

15. Divyang pension scheme

Age of the applicant should be 18 years.
Minimum 40% disability.
BPL family.(Rs 46080 in rural and Rs56460 in Urban area.)
Rs 1000 per month pension.
Department of empowerment of person with disability is responsible to provide loan.

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16. PM- Surya Ghar muft Bijli yojna

It was launched on 15^th feb,2024 by Narendra Modi.
Subsidy will be provided on installation of rooftop solar plant.
For consumption up to 150 unit, 1 to 2 kw plant is installed and minimum 30,000 and maximum 60,000 subsidy is provided.
For consumption above 150 unit but below 300 unit, 2 to 3 kw plant is installed and minimum 60,000 and maximum Rs78000 subsidy is provided.
For more than 3kw consumption, maximum Rs78,000 subsidy is provided.

17. Niramaya health insurance scheme

Launched by ministry of social justice and empowerment.
By department of empowerment of person with disabilities.
Provide insurance cover of Rs 1 lakhs.
Any disable person of India is eligible.
Enrollment fee for BPL family and family with income upto 15,000 per month is Rs250.Renewal fee is same.i.e Rs 250
Enrollment fee If family income is greater than Rs15,000 per months is Rs550. Renewal fee is Rs500.

18. Shravan Kumar shramik parivar tirth yatra yojna(SKSPTYY)

It was launched by Uttar Pradesh government in 2022.
Maximum Rs 12000 is provided for the travel expenses.
It is for construction worker registered under company Act,1948.
Cumumlative monthly salary should not be more than Rs15000.

19. Raja Harishchandra shramik mritak antyeshti sahayata yojana

It was launched by Government of Uttar Pradesh.
For the worker who dies on duty.
Worker should be registered under company act,1948.
Cumulative salary should not exceed more than Rs15,000.
Financial assistance is Rs 10,000.
It is mandatory to apply within one year of death.

20. Samarth respite care centre

Launched by ministry of social justice and empowerment.
By the department of empowerment of person with disabilities.
Disabled person.
For all BPL and LIG family.
Applicant should not registered Disha,Vikaas or Gharaunda scheme simultaneously.
Registered organization will provide group home,vocational activities,staffing and infrastructure and all for disable person.

Divyang pension yojna

Niramaya health insurance scheme

21. Dattopant Thengadi Mratak Shramik aarthik sahayata yojna

Financial assistance to the family of registered worker die while in service.
1 lakhs financial assistance.
Cumulative servive should not be more than 15,000.
Worker should be registered under factory Act,1948.

One stop centre

22. PM Ujjwala yojana 2.O

Launched by PM from mahoba district of Uttar Pradesh
Extended for three years from 2023-24 to 2025-26.
75lakhs additional connection will be provided through this scheme.
In 2016, Ministry of petroleum and natural gas launched this scheme.
Free LPG connection to women of BPL family.
Any adult women from sc,st family, prime minister awas yojna beneficiary, antyodaya ann yojna beneficiary, forest dwellers,tea and ex tea garden tribes,poor household as per 14 point declaration,people residing in island and river island, most backward class family.
Applicant should not have any LPG connection.
Rs 1600 is provided for 14.2 kg connection and Rs1150 for 5 kg gas connection.

Pahal Inetiative

Pratyaksh hastantarit labh, direct cash transfer to benefiaciary account.
It was launched by government of india in 2014 to eliminate dublicate connection.
Purchase LPG at market price and if eligible, subsidy will be provided to the beneficiary account.

Self Employment scheme for Rehabilitation of manual scavenger

23. Kanya Sumangala yojna

It was launched on 25^th October ,2019.
Its benefits are application in six catergory.
Phase 1 – on the birth of girl child,phase-2 on the complete Vaccination of girl child after 1 years.
Phase-3 Admission of girl child in 1^st standard, phase-4-Admission of girl child in 6^th standard
Phase 5- admission of girl child in 9^th standard.Phase 6- girl child pass the 12^th exam and taken admission in graduation or diploma courses.
(2000+1000+2000+2000+3000+5000)
Total 15,000 benefit is transferred in six stages.
In financial year 2024-25, Uttar Pradesh Government increase the amount from 15,000 to 25,000.(5000+2000+3000+3000+5000+7000)
Family income should be less than 3 lakh per annum.
Family should not have more than 2 child.
Maximum two daughters are eligible.
Girl child born after 1^st april 2019 will get full amount and the girl child who born before this date will get the amount for stages at which she is eligible.

Computer training scheme

24. Kabir puraskar scheme

Launched by ministry of home affairs.
Awarded for act performed during communal riots
There is three grade name grade 1,grade 2 and grade 3 this award was instituted.
Grade 1 –Rs20,000
Grade 2 –Rs10,000
Grade 3-Rs5,000

National Beekeeping and Honey Mission

Stand Up India

Women scientist scheme

25. Panchayat Kalyan Kosh

It was introduced by panchayati raj department,Uttar Pradesh.
Finacial assistance to the family or dependent of Gram Pradhan, Kshetra Panchayat pramukh,zila panchayat president ,and all member of panchayati raj elected representative.
In case of death while in office
10 lakhs to pradhan, block pramukh and zila president.
5 lakhs-Member of zila panchayat
3 lakhs-Member of kshetra panchayat
2 lakhs- Member of gram panchayat

26. Berojgari Bhatta yojna

Minimu age 21 years maximum age 35 years.
Financial assistance- Rs1000 to 1500
Unemployed youth
Minimum 10^th pass
Family income less than 3 lakhs.

Artificial Limbs/Assistant equipment scheme

Surgical Grant for the prevention of disability

Womem Scientist scheme-B

27. PM Street vendor Aatmanirbhar Nidhi (PM Svanidhi)

Launched on 1^st june,2020.
Micro credit central sector scheme.
By ministry of housing and urban affairs.
Financial assistance to street vendor.
10,000 financial assistance.
Interest rate-7%
No collateral or bonding is required.
Promote digital transaction.
On adopting digital transaction Rs100 per month cash back is provided.

PM Svanidhi's performing state- Madhya Pradesh in 2024. (providing loans up to 50,000 to street vendors)

Assam secured second positon.

Award for urban local bodied(ULB)

MCD( Municipal corporation of Delhi top the list.

DAY-NULM ( Deen Dayal Antyodaya Ann yojna- National urban livelihood Mission) and Spark ranking

Spark- systematic progressive analytical real time ranking

Kerala topped the list
Uttar Pradesh at second position.

Green Business scheme

New Swarnima scheme for women

Swadhar Grih ( a scheme for women for different circumstances

Garima Grih Shelter home for transgender person

28. PM Kissan Samman Nidhi

By ministry of agriculture and farmers welfare.
Launched in February, 2019.

Rs6000 per annum DBT in three installment to farmers of India.(Landholding farmers)

Women scientist scheme-A

AICTE-Lilavati Award

One nation one ration card

National award for senior citizen(Vayoshreshtha samman)

29. Mahila samridhi Yojna

30. PM Matru Vandana Yojna

Central sponsored scheme.
By ministry of women and child development.
Support pragnent women and lactating mother.
Applicant should be 19 years old.
Applicant should be employed and loss wages due to pregnancy.
Scheme is applicable only for first live birth. And if second one is girl child.
If sc/st family
If women is at least 40% disable.
Women holding e-Shram card
PM-Jay beneficiary.
Kissan samman nidhi beneficiary women.
Women holding mnrega card.
Women whose net family income is less than 8 lakhs.
Rs 3000 during pregnancy and Rs2000 when childbirth is registered.
In case of second delivery(only girld child),Rs6000.

Indira Gandhi National widow Pension scheme

31. Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana

Launched by ministry of health and family welfare.
September 2018.
If sc/st family
If disable person
If Kuchha wall makan family
No adult member age between 16 to 59 years.
Landless labour.
Rs 5 lakhs cover to all family member.( Not for each but for all members ,maximum 5 lakhs cover is provided).

Kanya vivah sahayata yojna

Matritva,Shishu Evam Baalika madad yojna

Khadi karigar janashree Bima yojna

32. PM-POSHAN ( Prime Minister overarching scheme for holistic nourishment)

By ministry of education.
By department of school education and literacy.
Launched in September,2021.
If citizen of India
Studying in primary or upper primary school
450 gram calorie for primary and 700 gram calorie for upper primary students
12 gram and 20 gram protein for primary and upper primary student respectively.
It replaced mid day meal scheme for the period of 2021-22 to 2025-26.
Mid day meal scheme was launched in august 1995 and it is a central sponsored scheme.
Balvatika is a preschool for the children below 6 year age.
60:40 funding pattern.
Nutrition is provided to Balvatika to upto 8^th standard students.

Poshan Abhiyan ( also known as National Nutrition Mission)

It was launched on march 8,2018 by ministry of womens and child development.
To reduce stunting(low height)
Reduce underweight among newborn
Reduce anemia
Reduce under nutrition

Rastriya Poshan Maah

Observed annually by ministry of women and child development.
Addressing malnutrition.
Promoting better nutrition.
Celebrated in the month of September.
In 2024, Nationwise plantation drive happen on the occasion of rastriya poshan maah.”Ek ped Maa ke naam.

Poshan Tracker

It is a mobile app.
Monitor health and nutrition of children and pregnant women of India.

National award for e-governance

Presented annually since 2003.
By department of administrative reform and public grievances.(DARPG)
For poshan tracker initiative, ministry of women and child development won national award for e governance.

33. Uttar pradesh Old Age pension scheme

Only senior citizen of BPL family.
Age should be between 60 to 150 years.
Rs 1000 Pension would be given.
If income of rural family is 46080.
If income of urban family is Rs56460.

34. Widow pension-Uttar Pradesh

If the age of the widow not less than 18 years.
If BPL family.
Rs1000 per month pension.
Administered by Uttar Pradesh women welfare department.

35. Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana- National Rural Livelihood Mission

It is the flagship program of ministry of rural development.
To become self employed and access financial services.
Allow state to create their own poverty reduction plan.
It was launched in 2011.
Self help group(SHG) created.
Community driven approach and linked with panchayati raj institution.
Enhanced income generation through micro interprises and skill based job.

Major sub scheme under DAY_NRLM

a. Mahila kissan sashaktikaran pariyojna (MKSP)

b. Aajeevika grameen express Yojna(AGEP)

c. start up village entrepreneurship program(SVEP)

d. Rural self employment training institute(RSETI)

36. UP mukhyamantri Bal seva yojna

If children below 18 , any one parents or both parents die due to non covid reason.
Studedents between 18 to 23 years pursuing higher education, if any one or both parents die due to covid or non covid reason
If children of divorced mother
If children parents is imprisoned.
If children family is begger or involve in prostitution.
Children rescued from child labou, begging or prostitution.
Family income should be less than 3 lakhs.
Monthly financial assistance is Rs25,00.

37. PM Bhartiya janushadhi pariyojna

Launched in November,2016.
By department of pharmaceutical.

38. UP Shauchalaya sahayata yojna

Launched in 2017 by Uttar Pradesh Government.
For the registered building &construction worker of uttar Pradesh.
Rs6000 before toilet built and Rs6000 after toilet built.
Total benefit would be Rs12000.

National Youth award

39. Jyotibha phule shramik kanyadan yojna

Launched by Uttar Pradesg Government .
For the registered worker under factory act,1948.
Financial assistance of Rs51000 for daughter marriage.