How to know government schemes?
Know how to use myscheme.gov.in to get all the government scheme related details.
A few years ago it would have been a little difficult to know the schemes that the government announced to the people. We can know about the schemes announced by the government through news papers and with the direct help of government employees. Indian government has come up with a great way to make this even easier and that is myspace.gov.in. Through this website you can find the government schemes for you according to your age and where you live under one roof.
This platform is helpful to the citizens in many ways. You don’t need to visit multiple websites to find the schemes you need. Now you can know all the government schemes through a single website. They have given clear details on how to use this website.
Categories of myscheme
There are plenty of categories given in the website which is easier for every common citizen to find it out. Down that categories, schemes are provided will all the details given. Let’s see the categories now.
- Agriculture, rural and environment
- Banking related, financial services and Insurance related schemes
- Business and entrepreneurship for self employed people
- Education and learning
- Health and wellness
- Housing and shelter
- Public safety, law and justice
- Science, IT and communications
- Skills and employment
- Social welfare and empowerment
- Sports and culture
- Transport and infrastructure
- Travel and tourism
- Utility and sanitation
Benefits of myscheme.gov.in
- It reduces the time searching through multiple web portals.
- It is easy to find out the applicable scheme under one roof.
- The user can select the eligible scheme and apply to it directly.
- You can directly find out the eligibility criteria, benefits and application under the concerned scheme.
How to find your eligible schemes?
Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to find the right schemes for you.
Step 1: Open myscheme.gov.in webpage on your browser. You will be directed to homepage of the portal.
Step 2: You need to click “Find schemes for you” to proceed further.
Step 3: You will be redirected to page asking you to select your gender and age to provide the best results. Now select “Male” if you are a male, select “Female” if you are a female or select “Transgender” if you are a transgender. Then you need to select your right age. Age should be mentioned correctly to find out the right and suitable schemes for the user.
Step 4: Once selected click “Next” to proceed to the next page.
Step 5: On the next page, you need to select the state where you reside and area of residence to be mentioned. If you are living in city you need to select “Urban” or if you are living in village, you have to select “Rural”. Click “Next” once selected.
Step 6: You will be redirected to a next page with the below mentioned details to be selected. The details are as follows
You belong to
- General
- Other Backward Class (OBC)
- Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG)
- Scheduled Caste (SC)
- Scheduled Tribe (ST)
- Select whichever applicable to you.
Step 7: On the next page you have to provide your details if you are differently abled. Then you have to select your minority details. Select “No” if you are not belonging to minority category. Then select “Next” to continue to the next page
Step 8: On the next page, select “yes” if you are a student or “No” if you are not a student. Then select your employment details (Salaried/Unemployed/Self employed, Entreprenuer). Then click “Next” to move forward.
Step 9: Then click “Yes” if you belong to BPL (Below Poverty Line) category and then you have to mention your annual income. Then click “next” to proceed further.
Step 10: On the next page, you can see the eligible schemes that you can apply for. User will be shown more categories with the eligible schemes that match the user profile. You have select and go into the scheme to look for the other details.
As we have read above you can use this myscheme.gov.in to know which scheme you are eligible for. It is user friendly to use. You can easily find out all the different government schemes under one roof and which one is suitable for you.
