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rogram/Scheme

Year of

Launch

Aim/Objective

Agriculture & Rural Debt Relief Scheme (ARDRS)

1990

to exempt Bank loans up to Rs. 10,000 for ruralartisans and weavers

Scheme of Urban wage Employment (SUWE)

1990

for urban poor

National Housing Bank Voluntary Deposit Scheme

1991

to use black money by constructing low costhousing for the poor

National Renewal Fund

1992

for the employees of the public sector

Employment Assurance Scheme (EAS)

1993

to provide employment of at least 100 days in a

year in villages

Members of parliament Local Area DevelopmentScheme (MPLADS)

1993

for development works

Scheme for Infrastructural Development in Mega

Cities (SIDMC)

1994

for water supply, sewage, drainage, urban

transportation, land development and

improvement slums projects in metro cities

District Rural Development Agency (DRDA)

1993

for financial assistance to rural people by district

level authority

Mahila Samridhi Yojna

1993

to encourage rural women to deposit in Post office

schemes


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Child labour Eradication Scheme

1994

to shift child labor from hazardous industries toschools

Prime Minister Integrated Urban Poverty Eradication

Program (PMIUPEP)

1995

to eradicate urban poverty

Mid day Meal Scheme

1995

for providing nutrition to students in primary

schools to improve enrolment, retention and

attendance

Group Life Insurance Scheme

1996

for rural areas to provide insurance cover in rural

area at low premium

Swaran Jayanti Shahari Rojgar Yojna

1997

for urban employment

Bhagya Shree Bal Kalyan Policy

1998

for upliftment of female children

Annapurna Yojna

1999

for 10 kg food grains to elderly people

Swaran Jayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojna

1999

for self employment in rural areas

Jawahar Gram Samriddhi Yojna

1999

for village infrastructure

Jan Shree Bima Yojna 2000 to provide insurance cover to BPL people


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Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojna

2000

to fulfill the basic needs of rural people

Antyodaya Anna Yojna

2000

to provide food security to poor

Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna

2000

to connect all villages with nearest pukka road

Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojna

2001

for employment and food security of rural people

Universal Health Insurance Scheme

2003

to provide health insurance to rural people

National Food for Work Program

2004

for giving supplementary wage as foodgrains for

work

Janani Suraksha Yojna

2005

to provide care to pregnant women

Bharat Nirman

2005

for development of India through irrigation, watersupply, housing, road, telephone and electricity

National Rural Health Mission

2005

for providing accessible, affordable, accountable,

quality health services to the poorest of the poor in

remotest areas of the country

Rajeev Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojna

2005

for extending electrification of all villages and

habitations and ensuring electricity to every

household


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Jawahar Lal Nehru national Urban Renewal Mission(JNNURM)

2005

to development the infrastructure in urban areas

National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (late

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment

Guarantee Scheme)

2006

to provide100 days wage employment for

development works in rural areas

Rastriya Swasthya Bima Yojna

2007

to provide health insurance to all workers in

unorganized area living below poverty line

Aam Aadmi Bima Yojna

2007

to provide insurance cover to the head of the

family of rural landless households in the country

Rajiv Awas Yojna

2009

to make India slum free in 5 years

Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of

Adolescent Girls (RGSEAG) or SABLA Scheme

2010

for empowering adolescent girls in the age group11- 18 years by bringing improvement in their

nutritional and health status

Major Indian Rivers

S.No.

Name of the River

Origin

Length (km)


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1.

Indus

Mansarovar (Tibet)

2880

2.

Ganga

Gangotri (UttaraKhand)

2525

3.

Yamuna

Yamunotri (UttaraKhand)

1375

4.

Brahmaputra

Chemayungdung Glacier (Tibet)

2900

5. Sabarmati

Aravalli Hills (Rajasthan)

416

6.

Luni

Aravalli Hills (Rajasthan)

450

7. Mahi

Dhar (Madhya Pradesh)

560

8.

Narmada

Amarkantak (Madhya Pradesh)

1057

9. Tapi

Betul (Madhya Pradesh)

724

10.

Brahmani

Ranchi (Jharkhand)

705

11. Mahanadi

Raipur (Chhattisgarh)

858

12.

Godavari

Nasik (Maharashtra)

1465

13.

Krishna

Mahabaleshwar (Maharashtra)

1327

14.

Pennar

Kolar (Karnataka)

597


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here to its confluence with the River Ganga at Allahabad. The main tributaries joining the

river include the Hindon, Chambal, Sind, Betwa and Ken. The annual flow of the river is

about 10,000 cumecs. The annual usage is 4400 cumecs, irrigation accounting for 96% ofthis.

Narmada River System

The Narmada or Nerbudda is a river in central India. It forms the traditional boundary

between North India and South India, and is a total of 1,289 km (801 mi) long. Of themajor rivers of peninsular India, only the Narmada, the Tapti and the Mahi run from east

to west. It rises on the summit of Amarkantak Hill in Madhya Pradesh state, and for the

first 320 kilometres (200 miles) of its course winds among the Mandla Hills, which formthe head of the Satpura Range; then at Jabalpur, passing through the 'Marble Rocks', it

enters the Narmada Valley between the Vindhya and Satpura ranges, and pursues a direct

westerly course to the Gulf of Cambay. Its total length through the states of MadhyaPradesh, Maharashtra, and Gujarat amounts to 1312 kilometres (815 miles), and it

empties into the Arabian Sea in the Bharuch district of Gujarat.

Tapti River System

The Tapi is a river of central India. It is one of the major rivers of peninsular India withthe length of around 724 km; it runs from east to west. It rises in the eastern Satpura

Range of southern Madhya Pradesh state, and flows westward, draining Madhya

Pradesh's historic Nimar region, Maharashtra's historic Khandesh and east Vidarbha re-gions in the northwest corner of the Deccan Plateau and South Gujarat before emptying

into the Gulf of Cambay of the Arabian Sea, in the State of Gujarat. The Western Ghats

or Sahyadri range starts south of the Tapti River near the border of Gujarat andMaharashtra. The Tapi River Basin lies mostly in northern and eastern districtsMaharashtra state viz, Amravati, Akola, Buldhana, Washim, Jalgaon, Dhule, Nandurbar,

Malegaon, Nashik districts but also covers Betul, Burhanpur districts of Madhya Pradesh

and Surat district in Gujarat as well. The principal tributaries of Tapi River are PurnaRiver, Girna River, Panzara River, Waghur River, Bori River and Aner River.

Godavari River System

The river with second longest course within India, Godavari is often referred to as the

Vriddh (Old) Ganga or the Dakshin (South) Ganga. The name may be apt in more ways

than one, as the river follows the course of Ganga's tragedy. The river is about 1,450 km(900 miles) long. It rises at Trimbakeshwar, near Nasik and Mumbai (formerly Bombay)

in Maharashtra around 380 km distance from the Arabian Sea, but flows southeast acrosssouth-central India through the states of Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa and Andhra

Pradesh, and empties into the Bay of Bengal. At Rajahmundry, 80 km from the coast, the

river splits into two streams thus forming a very fertile delta. Some of its tributariesinclude Indravati River, Manjira, Bindusara and Sabari. Some important urban centers on

its banks include Nasik, Bhadrachalam, Rajahmundry and Narsapur. The Asia's largest


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rail-cum-road bridge on the river Godavari linking Kovvur and Rajahmundry is

considered to be an engineering feat.

Krishna River System

The Krishna is one of the longest rivers of India (about 1300 km in length). It originatesat Mahabaleswar in Maharashtra, passes through Sangli and meets the sea in the Bay of

Bengal at Hamasaladeevi in Andhra Pradesh. The Krishna River flows through the states

of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. The traditional source of the river is aspout from the mouth of a statue of a cow in the ancient temple of Mahadev in

Mahabaleshwar. Its most important tributary is the Tungabhadra River, which itself is

formed by the Tunga and Bhadra rivers that originate in the Western Ghats. Othertributaries include the Koyna, Bhima, Mallaprabha, Ghataprabha, Yerla, Warna, Dindi,

Musi and Dudhganga rivers.

Cauveri River SystemThe Cauveri (also spelled Kavery) is one of the great rivers of India and is consideredsacred by the Hindus. This river is also called Dakshin Ganga. The headwaters are in the

Western Ghats range of Karnataka state, and flows from Karnataka through Tamil Nadu.

It empties into the Bay of Bengal. Its waters have supported irrigated agriculture forcenturies, and the Cauveri has been the lifeblood of the ancient kingdoms and modern

cities of South India. The source of the river is Talakaveri located in the Western Ghats

about 5,000 feet (1,500 m) above sea level. It flows generally south and east for around765 km, emptying into the Bay of Bengal through two principal mouths. Its basin is

estimated to be 27,700 square miles (71,700 km), and it has many tributaries including

Shimsha, Hemavati, Arkavathy, Kapila, Honnuhole, Lakshmana Tirtha, Kabini,Lokapavani, Bhavani, Noyyal and Famous Amaravati.

Mahanadi River System

The Mahanadi River system is the third largest in the peninsula of India and the largest

river of Orissa state. The basin (80308650 E and 19202335 N) extends over an

area approximately 141,600 km2, has a total length of 851 km and an annual runoff of50X109 m3 with a peak discharge of 44740 m3 s-1. The basin is characterized by a tropical

climate with average annual rainfall of 142 cm (NWDA, 1981) with 90% occurring

during the SW-monsoon. The river begins in the Baster hills of Madhya Pradesh flows

over different geological formations of Eastern Ghats and adjacent areas and joins theBay of Bengal after divided into different branches in the deltaic area. The main branches

of River Mahanadi meet Bay of Bengal at Paradip and Nuagarh (Devi estuary). The tidalestuarine part of the river covers a length of 40 km and has a basin area of 9 km2. Based

on physical characteristics, the estuary has been characterized as a partially mixed coastal

plain estuary.


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Andhra Pradesh

Nagarjunasagar Dam

Sriamasagar Dam

Srisailam H.E.Project

Somasila Kandleru[U/C]

Pulichintala Project[U/C]

Assam

Subansiri Lower HE Project(NHPC[U/C]

Chhattisgarh

Manimata (Hasdeo) Bango

Gujarat

Ukai

Kadana

Karjan

Sardar Sarovar[U/C]

Himachal Pradesh

Bhakra Dam

Pong Dam

Chamera

Kol (NTPC)[U/C]

Jammu & Kashmir

Salal

Baglihar

Jharkhand

Maithon Dam

Panchet Hill

Tenughat

Icha at Kuju[U/C]
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Chandil

North Koel[U/C]

Karnataka

Krishnarajasagar Tungabhadra

Bhadra Dam

Linganamakki Dam

Malaprabha

Hidkal

Hemavathy Project

Supa

Lakhya

Almatti

Kerala

Kakki Dam (KSEB)

Idukki Dam (KSEB)

Cheruthoni (KSEB)

Kulamavu Dam (KSEB)

Idamalayar (KSEB)

Madhya Pradesh

Gandhisagar

Tawa

Bargi (R.A.B.S.Project)

Indira Sagar

Maharashtra

Koyna

Paithan (Jayakwadi)

Ujjani

Isapur Totladoh (Pench Hydel)

Bham[U/C]

Odisha

Hirakud
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Rengali

Upper Kolab

Indravati (Upper Indavati project)

Kapur (Upper Indravati project)

Muran (Upper Indravati project)

Podgada(Upper Indravati project)

Punjab

Thein (Ranjit Sagar)

Rajasthan

Ranapratapsagar

Mahi Bajaj Sagar

Bisalpur

Tamil Nadu

Mettur Dam

Sholayar Dam

Tripura

Gumtihydro Dam

Uttaranchal / Uttarakhand

Ramganga

Tehri (THDC)

Uttar Pradesh

Rihand Dam

Matatila Dam

Rajghat Dam

West Bengal

Kangsabati

Economic development
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Different from Economic Growth.

Though, closely related to economic growth as development and growth often go

together.

Related to human development

The increase in the standard of living of the people of a country along with

sustained growth. Improvement in economic, political, and social well-being of people.

Development from a simple, low-income economy to a modern, high-income

economy.

Process and Policies of government are main factors.

Typically involves improvements in a variety of indicators such as literacy rates,

life expectancy, and poverty rates.

Economic growth

Differs from Economic Development as it does not take into account other aspectssuch as living standard, environmental quality, freedom, or social justice.

Long term growth or increase of per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP) or

other measures of aggregate income.

Primarily driven by improvements in productivity.

Productivity involves producing more goods and services with the same inputs of

labor, capital, energy and materials.

An increase in GDP of a country greater than population growth is generally

taken as an indicator of sustained growth and improvement in the standard ofliving of the population.

Economic indicators

Statistics about the economy.

Allow analysis of economic performance.

Sources of predictions of future performance.

Include various indices, earnings reports, and economic summaries.

Most important are:

Human Development Index (HDI) Used by United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in its annual Human

Development Report (HDR).

The best known indicator of well-being of the population of a country.

A composite statistic used to rank countries by level of human development.

Collected at the national level.

Separates developed (high development), developing (middle development), and

underdeveloped (low development) countries.


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HDI for states, cities and villages also calculated by different

organizations/institutions/bodies.

Composed from data on life expectancy, education and per-capita GNI.

Combines three dimensions or indices: Life Expec-

tancy Index (LEI), Education Index (EI) and Income

Index (II).

Physical Quality of Life Index (PQLI)

Developed by Morris David Morris in the mid-1970s for the Overseas

Development Council.

An attempt to measure the quality of life or well-being of a country.

The value is the average of three statistics: basic literacy rate, infant mortality,

and life expectancy at age one. All equally weighted on a 0 to 100 scale.

Gender-related Development

Index (GDI)

Indication of the standard of living in a country

Developed by the United Nations Organization (UNO).

One of the five indicators used by the United Nations Development Program

(UNDP) in its annual Human Development Report.

Presents the inequalities between men and women in long and healthy life,

knowledge and a decent standard of living.

Measure of Economic Welfare (MEW) Also known as Net Economic Welfare (NEW).

Adjusted measure of total national output.

Includes only the consumption and investment items that contribute directly to

economic well-being.

Calculated as additions to Gross National Product (GNP).

Life expectancy

Expected number of years of life remaining at a given age.

Index of population health and longevity. Denoted by x.

Technically means the average number of complete years of life remaining,

excluding fractions of a year.

Has a symbol with a small circle over the e.

Education Index


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Measured by the Adult Literacy Rate (ALR) and the combined primary,

secondary, and tertiary Gross Enrollment Ratio (GER).

ALR has two-thirds weightage and combined GER has one-third.

ALR is an indication of the ability to read and write.

GER is an indication of the level of education from beginning to PG.

Green Accounting

Concerned with a businesss environmental impact.

Popular term used for environmental and natural resource accounting.

First brought into common use by Pro. Peter Wood in the 80s.

A type of accounting that attempts to factor environmental costs into the financial

results of operations.

Incorporates environmental assets and their source and sink functions into

national and corporate accounts.

Gender Empowerment Measure (GEM)

One of the five indicators used by the United Nations Development Program in its

annual Human Development Report.

Measure of inequalities between mens and womens opportunities in a country.

Combines inequalities in three areas: political participation and decision making,

economic participation and decision making, and power over economic resources.

Green Index (GI)

Launched by the private sector arm of the World Bank on 10 December, 2009.

Allows investors to track the carbon efficiency of companies doing business inemerging economies.

Meant to encourage carbon-based competition among emerging-market

businesses.

Gives carbon-efficient companies access to long-term investors.

Aims at reducing the carbon footprint of investors portfolios.

Index of Sustainable Economic Welfare (ISEW)

Created by Herman Daly, John Cobb, and Clifford Cobb in 1989.

Created to replace the flawed GNP. Called for ecological and economic sustainability to coincide.

Takes into account costs that are naturally unsustainable.

Kuznets curve

Graphical representation of Simon Kuznetss hypothesis.


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Kuznets said that economic inequality increases over time while a country is

developing, and then after a certain average income is attained, inequality begins

to decrease. Also apply on environment.

Environmental health indicators, such as water and air pollution, show the

inverted U-shaped curve.

Happy Planet Index

Introduced by the New Economics Foundation (NEF) in July 2006.

Index of human well-being and environmental impact.

Designed to challenge well-established indices like GDP and HDI.

Aims to measure the happiness of the people of a country.

Prosperity Index

Also known as the Legatum Prosperity Index.

Developed by the Legatum Institute.

An annual ranking of 110 countries.

Ranking depends upon factors like wealth, economic growth, personal wellbeing

and quality of life.

Norway was first in the list of the 2010 report.

National

HighwayRoute Distance

NH-1 Jalandhar Uri 663

NH-1A New Delhi-Ambala-Jalandhar-Amritsar 456

NH-2Delhi-Mathura-Agra-Kanpur-Allahabad-Varanasi-

Kolkata1465

NH-3 Agra-Gwalior-Nasik-Mumbai 1161

NH-4 Thane and Chennai via Pune and Belgaun 1235

NH-5 Kolkata - Chennai 1533

NH-6 Kolkata Dhule 1949

NH-7 Varanasi Kanyakumari 2369

NH-8 Delhi-Mumbai-(vai Jaipur, Baroda and Ahmedabad) 1428


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NH-9 Mumbai-Vijaywada 841

NH-10 Delhi-Fazilka 403

NH-11 Agra- Bikaner 582

NH-12 Jabalpur-Jaipur 890

NH-13 Sholapur-Mangalore 691

NH-15 Pathankot-Samakhiali 1526

NH-17 Panvel-Edapally 1269

NH-22 Ambala-Shipkitr 459

NH-28 Lucknow-Barauni 570

NH-31 Barhi-Guwahati 1125

NH-37 Panchratna (near Goalpara) Saiknoaghat 680

NH-44 Shillong-Sabroom 630

NH-49 Cochin-Dhanshkodi 440

NH-52 Baihata-Junction NH-47 (near Saikhoaghat) 850

NH-58 Delhi-Mana 538

NH-65 Ambala-Pali 690

NH-75 Gwalior-Ranchi 955

NH-76 Pindwara-Allahabad 1007

NH-78 Katni-Gumla 559

NH-86 Kanpur-Dewas 674

NH-91 Ghaziabad-Kanpur 405

NH-150 Aizawl-Kohima 700

NH-200 Raipur-Chandikhal 740

NH-205 Ananthapur-Chennai 442

NH-209 Dindigul-Bengaluru 456

NH-211 Solapur-Dhule 400


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NH-217 Raipur-Gopalpur 508

NH-220 Kollam (Quilon)-Teui 265

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