The Centre has almost halved the number of centrally sponsored schemes (CSSs) from 130 to 70 beginning April 1, 2023, by terminating the ones that had outlived their relevance while merging those with a low outlay with more impactful ones.
“The schemes launched till April 1, 2020, have been pruned to 65 from 130. However, five new schemes have been added. The number of centrally sponsored schemes now stands at 70. The rationalisation exercise is now over,” a finance ministry official said.
The five new schemes are the Atmanirbhar Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission, Food Processing Enterprise Scheme, Matsaya Sampada Yojana, Strengthening Teaching