# GovtSchemesRegister > An independent, non-governmental directory of 617 Indian government schemes (129 central, 488 from all 28 states and 8 union territories), written in plain English and Hindi. Each scheme has its own page with eligibility, benefits, required documents, step-by-step application, the date the information was last verified, and a link to the official portal. This is not a government website. Notes for using this site accurately: - Every scheme page shows an "Information last verified" date (machine-readable in a `