2000's

  1. National Food for Work Programme, 2004 - To generate supplementary wage employment and provide food security
  2. Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya, 2004 - To set up residential upper primary schools for girls belonging predominantly to SC, ST, OBC and minority communities
  3. National Rural Health Mission, 2005 - To provide equitable, affordable and quality healthcare to rural population
  4. Janani Suraksha Yojana, 2005 - To reduce neonatal and maternal deaths by promoting institutional delivery amongst poor women
  5. Bharat Nirman, 2005 - A plan for rural infrastructure in the areas of irrigation, housing, water supply, electrification and telecommunication connectivity
  6. Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana, 2005 - To electrify rural households and provide connections free of charge to BPL households
  7. Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission, 2005 - To improve quality of life and infrastructure in cities
  8. Right to Information Act, 2005 - To promote transparency and accountability in the working of every public authority
  9. The Protection Of Women From Domestic Violence Act, 2005 - To provide protection for women from domestic violence
  10. Special Economic Zones (SEZ) Act , 2005 - To provide for the establishment, development and management of SEZs for the promotion of exports
  11. Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship (RGNF), 2005-06 - To give those candidates from the deprived sections an opportunity to undertake advanced studies and research
  12. National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, 2005 - To provide 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in a year to adult members of every household
  13. National Environment Policy, 2006 - A statement of India's commitment to a clean environment
  14. Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006- To overcome constraints of the former acts in dealing with the problem of child marriage
  15. Rastriya Swasthya Bima Yojana, 2007 - To provide financial protection against catastrophic health costs for vulnerable sections
  16. Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana, 2007 - To reorient agricultural development strategies to meet the needs of farmers
  17. National Investigation Agency (NIA) established, 2008 - To combat terrorism
  18. Indo-US Nuclear Deal, 2008 - India and the US agreed to cooperate in the area of civilian nuclear energy
  19. Dhan Laxmi Scheme, 2008 - To check decline in sex ratio by providing every girl child an insurance cover of Rs 1,00,000 at her birth
  20. Right to Education Act, 2009 - To make education a fundamental right of every child between the age of 6 and 14
  21. Aadhaar, the unique ID program, 2009 - To give a unique identification number that would obtain demographic and biometric details of every citizen
  22. Integrated Child Protection Scheme, 2009 - To give a safe environment to all children to develop and flourish
  23. The Central Universities Act, 2009 - To set up one Central University each in states which did not have any till then
  24. Maulana Azad National Fellowship for Minority Students Scheme, 2009-10 - To provide integrated five year fellowships to students from minority communities to pursue higher studies