Puducherry-specific schemes
- SS-PY-HLT-001Chief Minister's Comprehensive Health Insurance SchemePuducherryHealth & Wellness₹5,00,000/year cashless cover
- SS-PY-SWE-001Puducherry Social Security PensionPuducherrySocial Welfare & Empowerment₹2,000/month (some reports cite up to ₹4,000 for old-age pension — confirm current rate)
- SS-PY-WMC-001Financial Assistance to Women Heads of BPL FamiliesPuducherryWomen & Child₹2,500/month (raised from ₹1,000)
- SS-PY-EDU-001Puducherry Post-Matric Scholarship (SC/ST)PuducherryEducation & LearningFull tuition fee reimbursement + ₹500–₹1,000/month maintenance
- SS-PY-SKL-001Chief Minister's Skill Development ProgrammePuducherrySkills & EmploymentFree skill training (target: 30,000 youth)
- SS-PY-SWE-002Puducherry Free Rice & Sugar Scheme (Ration Shops)PuducherrySocial Welfare & EmpowermentFree rice and sugar (10 kg rice + 2 kg sugar in October 2024)
- SS-PY-WMC-002Puducherry Marriage Allowance — Poor Brides & Destitute Widows' DaughtersPuducherryWomen & Child₹15,000 (poor bride) / ₹20,000 (destitute widow's daughter)
- SS-PY-WMC-003Puducherry Girl Child Schemes — ₹25,000 Deposit & Family-Planning IncentivePuducherryWomen & Child₹25,000 NSC (one girl, Classes 8–10); ₹20,000 / ₹10,000 each incentive
Popular central schemes that apply here
- CS-AGR-014PM-KISAN (Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi)CentralAgriculture, Rural & Environment₹6,000 / year
- CS-HLT-002Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY)CentralHealth & Wellness₹5,00,000 / family / year
- CS-HSG-021PM Awas Yojana (PMAY) – Urban 2.0 & GraminCentralHousing & ShelterVaries by vertical; up to 6.5% home loan interest subsidy under CLSS
- CS-BIZ-045PM Mudra Yojana (PMMY)CentralBusiness & EntrepreneurshipUp to ₹20,00,000 (collateral-free)
- CS-UTL-018PM Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY 2.0)CentralUtility & SanitationFree connection + ₹300/cylinder subsidy, up to 12 refills/year
- CS-WMC-011Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana (SSY)CentralWomen & Child8.2% p.a. interest (Q2 FY2026-27), tax-free (EEE)
- CS-FIN-052Atal Pension Yojana (APY)CentralBanking, Financial Services & Insurance₹1,000 – ₹5,000 / month pension
- CS-SKL-009PM Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY 4.0)CentralSkills & EmploymentFree training + ₹500 certification reward
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