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The three product categories under PMMY are Shishu (loans up to ₹50,000), Kishor (loans above ₹50,000 and up to ₹5 lakh), and Tarun (loans above ₹5 lakh and up to ₹10 lakh). Yuva is not a category.

Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 8, 2015, to provide loans to non-corporate, non-farm small/micro-enterprises.

The GSDP aims to develop skills in areas crucial for environmental protection and sustainable development, such as renewable energy, waste management, water conservation, and pollution control.

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) is the nodal ministry for the Green Skill Development Program, focusing on environmental sustainability and green job creation.

The GSDP aims to equip the youth with skills required for green jobs, thereby enabling them to contribute to the green economy and sustainable development.

The primary objective of PM-KISAN is to provide direct income support to small and marginal farmers to help them meet their financial needs and improve their livelihoods.

The PM-KISAN scheme was expanded to include tenant farmers, small farmers with less than 1 hectare of land, and farmers owning agricultural land in urban areas, thereby broadening its reach to more marginal farmers.

The PM-KISAN scheme provides an annual financial benefit of Rs. 6,000 to all eligible landholding farmer families, payable in three equal installments of Rs. 2,000 each.