Types of Government Schemes

1. Central Sector Schemes (CSS)
   • Funding & Implementation:
     • Fully funded and implemented by the Union Government.
   • Scope:
     • Typically cover subjects within the Union Government’s jurisdiction as per Schedule VII of the Constitution.
   • Examples:
     • BharatNet, Namami Gange, LPG connection to poor households, Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana.
2. Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS)
   • Funding:
     • Partially funded by both the Central and State Governments.
   • Implementation:
     • Implemented by State Governments and Union Territories.
   • Categories:
     • Core of the Core Schemes:
       • Focus on the most critical areas.
       • Examples: Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme (MGNREGA), National Social Assistance Programme.
     • Core Schemes:
       • Usually have a 60:40 funding pattern between the Centre and States.
       • Special category states may have a 90:10 funding ratio.
       • Examples: Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY).
     • Optional Schemes:
       • States may request the Centre to fund a portion of the total outlay.
       • Typically follow a 50:50 funding pattern, with more support in backward areas.
       • Examples: Border Area Development Programme, Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Rurban Mission.
3. State Schemes
   • Funding & Implementation:
     • Fully funded and implemented by State Governments.

NOTE

List of Core of the Core Schemes 

1. 1. National Social Assistance Programme
   2. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme
   3. Umbrella Scheme for Development of Scheduled Castes
   4. Umbrella Programme for Development of Scheduled Tribes
   5. Umbrella Programme for Development of Minorities
   6. Umbrella Programme for Development of Other Vulnerable Groups