Arrange the following schemes launched by the Government of India in chronological order and choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

1. Swachh Bharat Mission

2. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana

3. Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana

4. Pradhan Mantri Mahila Shakti Kendra Scheme

The Correct answer is Option 2

Key Points

• Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) – Launched on October 2, 2014
  • To achieve universal sanitation coverage and make India Open Defecation Free (ODF) by constructing toilets, promoting hygiene awareness, and improving waste management.​
• Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) – Launched on July 15, 2015
  • To provide skill training and enhance employability among youth.
• Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) – Originally introduced in 2016 as a scheme for income declaration, later expanded in 2020 as a COVID-19 relief package.
  •  Initially introduced as a tax amnesty scheme to allow people to declare undisclosed income with penalties. Later, during COVID-19 (2020), it was restructured into an economic relief package for the poor
• Pradhan Mantri Mahila Shakti Kendra Scheme (PMMSK) – Launched in November 2017
  • To empower rural women through skill development, digital literacy, and entrepreneurship.

Now, arranging them in order:

• Swachh Bharat Mission (2014)
• Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (2015)
• Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (2016)
• Pradhan Mantri Mahila Shakti Kendra Scheme (2017)

Thus, the correct order is: 1, 2, 3, 4