Context:
NITI Aayog initiated process for revamping of Centrally Sponsored Schemes.
Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS):
- Schemes that are funded partially by both the Central and State Governments.
- Amount of state participation varies from state to state.
- Implementation of such schemes rests on the Union territories and the States.
- Divided into 3 categories based on their funding patterns – Core of the core, Core and Optional Schemes.
- Core of Core schemes or Umbrella schemes – Flagship schemes of the central government.
- Example – Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme (MGNREGA)
- Core schemes – Funding pattern is usually 60:40.
- However, states like North Eastern states, Jammu & Kashmir, and some special category states gets a 90:10 ratio of funding.
- Examples – Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) etc.
- Optional schemes – Usually planned by state governments and then request the central government to fund some portion.
- The general funding pattern of the optional schemes is 50:50 (State: Center).
- Example – Border Area Development Programme
Source: The Financial Express
Previous Year Question
Regarding ‘Atal Pension Yojana’, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. It is a minimum guaranteed pension scheme mainly targeted at unorganized sector workers
2. Only one member of a family can join the scheme.
3. Same amount of pension is guaranteed for the spouse for life after subscriber’s death.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
[UPSC Civil services Exam – 2016 Prelims]
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (c)
Explanation:
Statement 2 is not correct. The scheme is open to all adults of a family.
