Top 1 Percent Notes - Government Schemes (Urban and Planning) 2005-2025 (DDA Focus)

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PMAY-U AMRUT Smart Cities SBM-U DAY-NULM Legacy: JNNURM, RAY, IHSDP, SJSRY

How DDA exams ask: (1) Full form (2) Launch year/date (3) Ministry (4) Components/verticals (5) Keywords/traps (6) Match the pair (scheme - objective - model).

A. Master Table (Most asked)

Scheme	Launch	Ministry	One-line objective	High-yield keywords
PMAY-U	25 Jun 2015	MoHUA	All-weather pucca houses for eligible urban beneficiaries.	ISSR, CLSS, AHP, BLC; in-situ slum redevelopment; interest subsidy
PMAY-U 2.0	From 1 Sept 2024 (5 years)	MoHUA	Continue urban housing support with stronger digital monitoring.	AHP, BLC; geo-tagging in stages; assistance up to 2.50 lakh per unit (as per guidelines)
AMRUT	25 Jun 2015	MoHUA	Improve core urban services with reforms.	water supply; sewerage; storm water; service level focus
AMRUT 2.0	1 Oct 2021	MoHUA	Make cities water secure; universalize water supply in statutory towns.	water secure cities; NRW reduction; city water balance plan; septage management
Smart Cities Mission	25 Jun 2015	MoHUA	Core infrastructure + quality of life via local area development and tech.	ABD: retrofitting, redevelopment, greenfield; Pan-city; SPV
SBM-U	2 Oct 2014	MoHUA	Urban sanitation and cleanliness.	ODF; toilets; solid waste management
SBM-U 2.0	1 Oct 2021 (till Oct 2026)	MoHUA	Garbage Free Cities and complete sanitation chain outcomes.	ODF+, ODF++; segregation; scientific processing; C and D waste
DAY-NULM	2013 onward (renamed DAY-NULM later)	MoHUA	Reduce urban poverty via skills and self-employment.	SHGs; skill training; self-employment; shelters
PM SVANidhi	2020	MoHUA	Working capital loans for street vendors.	collateral-free; 10k then 20k and 50k; interest subsidy
HRIDAY	21 Jan 2015	MoHUA	Heritage-sensitive infrastructure and services in historic cores.	heritage linked urban development; historic city core
PM-eBus Sewa	Cabinet approval Aug 2023	MoHUA	Augment city bus operations using e-buses.	10,000 e-buses; PPP; depots and charging
JNNURM	From Dec 2005	MoUD (now MoHUA)	Urban renewal with reforms and big infrastructure.	UIG; BSUP; UIDSSMT; IHSDP; reform agenda
RAY	2011	MoHUA/MoUD	Slum-free city approach with planning tools.	SFCPoA; slum-free strategy
IHSDP	JNNURM era	MoUD	Integrated housing and slum development (incl. merger ideas).	VAMBAY + NSDP linkage; housing plus basic services
SJSRY	1997	MoUD (earlier)	Urban employment and livelihoods (pre-NULM).	self-employment; wage employment; urban poor

B. High-yield mini-notes (ready for MCQs)

PMAY-U (2015)

Core: Urban housing for eligible beneficiaries.
4 verticals: ISSR, CLSS, AHP, BLC.
Trap: UIDSSMT is JNNURM related, not PMAY-U.
Best 1-liner: "Housing mission + slum redevelopment + interest subsidy."

PMAY-U 2.0 (from 1 Sept 2024)

Duration: 5 years.
Guidelines emphasize AHP and BLC support and strong digital monitoring.
Trap: Do not confuse with SBM-U 2.0 (both start 1 Oct 2021 for SBM-U 2.0).

AMRUT (2015) and AMRUT 2.0 (1 Oct 2021)

AMRUT 2.0 headline phrase: "Water secure cities".
Remember: sewerage/septage management is a big exam hook.
Trap: Smart Cities uses SPV; AMRUT is service delivery mission.

Smart Cities Mission (2015)

Approach: ABD + Pan-city.
ABD models: retrofitting, redevelopment, greenfield.
Institution: SPV (Special Purpose Vehicle).

SBM-U (2014) and SBM-U 2.0 (1 Oct 2021)

SBM-U 2.0 vision: "Garbage Free Cities".
ODF, ODF+, ODF++ are frequent MCQ terms.
Trap: SBM-U is urban; SBM-G is rural.

DAY-NULM and PM SVANidhi

DAY-NULM: urban poverty reduction through skills and self-employment.
PM SVANidhi: working capital loans for street vendors (10k, then 20k, then 50k in common descriptions).
Legacy link: SJSRY preceded NULM/DAY-NULM.

HRIDAY (21 Jan 2015)

Heritage linked urban development in historic cores.
Trap: It is not a sanitation or housing loan subsidy scheme.

Legacy (pre-2014): JNNURM, IHSDP, RAY, SJSRY

JNNURM: UIG and BSUP are the big two names. Non-mission: UIDSSMT and IHSDP.
RAY: Slum-Free City Plan of Action (SFCPoA).
IHSDP: housing plus slum development (VAMBAY and NSDP linkage).

C. 100 MCQs - Blogger CBT Mock (Schemes 2005-2025)

Instructions: One correct option. Use Mark for Review. Submit to see score, correct answers, and 1-line logic. No fancy dashes or curly quotes used.

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How to improve:

Revise launch dates (2014, 2015, 2021, 2023, 2024).
Revise components: PMAY-U verticals and Smart Cities ABD models.
Do 2 rounds: first speed, second accuracy.

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