Government schemes

Financial help to build a pucca house with basic amenities for rural families who are homeless or live in kutcha houses.

From 1 July 2026 this Act replaces MGNREGA. Every rural household can get at least 125 days of paid unskilled work a…

Income support of ₹6,000 a year, paid in three instalments of ₹2,000 directly to the bank accounts of land-holding farmer families.

Cashless hospital treatment up to ₹5 lakh per family per year at empanelled government and private hospitals; all citizens aged 70+ are…

Free foodgrains every month through fair price shops: 5 kg per person for priority households and 35 kg per family for Antyodaya…

Monthly pension for elderly people from low-income families, paid quarterly into their bank account.

Monthly pension for widowed women aged 18 or above from low-income families.

Monthly maintenance grant for persons with 40% or more disability from low-income families.

Incentive to build an individual household toilet, plus solid and liquid waste management works in villages under ODF Plus.

Functional household tap connection providing safe drinking water to every rural home, managed with the village water and sanitation committee.

Deposit-free LPG connection with first refill and stove for women from poor households.

Staged cash support for girls from birth to graduation, paid in six instalments to encourage health and education of the girl child.

Maternity benefit for pregnant and lactating mothers to compensate wage loss and support nutrition.

Basic savings bank account with no minimum balance, RuPay debit card with accident insurance and overdraft facility.

Short-term crop loans at a subsidised interest rate for farmers, livestock and fisheries, with interest subvention for prompt repayment.

Cash assistance for institutional delivery in government hospitals, with free transport and care arranged through the ASHA.

Financial assistance and gifts for marriages of daughters from poor families solemnised at mass-marriage events organised by the block or district.

Crop insurance against natural calamities, pests and diseases at a low farmer premium (2% Kharif, 1.5% Rabi).

Low-cost life cover (₹2 lakh for ₹436 a year) and accident cover (₹2 lakh for ₹20 a year) through your bank account.

Organises rural women into self-help groups with revolving funds, bank credit and livelihood training; members can become BC Sakhi, Lakhpati Didi and…

Recognition, skill training, toolkit incentive and collateral-free credit for traditional artisans and craftspeople in 18 trades.

Scholarship and fee reimbursement for SC, ST, OBC, minority and general-category students from low-income families in classes 9 and above.

Guaranteed monthly pension of ₹1,000 to ₹5,000 after age 60 for unorganised-sector workers who contribute through their bank account.

Subsidy for installing rooftop solar panels on homes, providing up to 300 units of free electricity a month.