Ayushman Bharat Scheme: If you have a BPL ration card. Or you have just made a new BPL ration card, then let us tell you that you can get the benefit of five major schemes. The central government runs many schemes from time to time for the poor families of the country. And the benefit of many schemes is mainly linked to the BPL ration card. If you also want to get the benefit of these schemes, then in this post we have mentioned 5 major schemes of the central government, which you must know about.
Ayushman Bharat Scheme
This is a scheme of the central government under which all BPL families are provided free treatment of Rs 5 lakh per year through Ayushman card. If you have a BPL ration card then you can definitely get the benefit of this scheme. If you have recently made a BPL ration card, then you can apply for Ayushman Bharat Yojana and get your name added to the Ayushman Bharat beneficiary list.
PM Housing Scheme
One of the biggest schemes of the central government is Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. Under this scheme, eligible families are given financial assistance of 1 lakh 20 thousand rupees for house construction. Recently, the Modi government has announced to provide 3 crore new houses to poor families through this scheme. If you also have a BPL ration card and you do not have a permanent house, then you can take advantage of this scheme.
PM Ujjwala Scheme
Under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, free gas cylinders are provided to BPL families. Under the PM Ujjwala Yojana, beneficiary women are also given subsidy assistance on gas refill. Currently, new applications have been started under this scheme under PM Ujjwala 3.0. If you are a BPL family and you have not yet taken a gas connection under this scheme, then you can apply.
PM Vishwakarma Yojana
Recently, the Modi government launched the PM Vishwakarma Yojana for people belonging to the Vishwakarma community. Under this scheme, assistance will be provided to workers who do handmade work. Under the PM Vishwakarma Yojana, workers are given skill training to improve their skills and loan assistance up to ₹ 300000 is also given to set up their own business. Along with this, assistance of up to 15000 rupees is given in the form of a tool kit under this scheme.
Antyodaya Anna Yojana
BPL ration card families are also being given the facility of free ration under the Antyodaya Anna Yojana. The facility of free ration under the Antyodaya Anna Yojana has been extended for the next five years by the Modi government. This scheme was started by the Modi government during the Corona period. Under this scheme, 5 kg of free food grains per person are provided. BPL ration card holders can avail free ration at fair price ration shops.