State-by-state government scheme coverage rankings 2026

Which Indian state has the most government schemes available to its residents in 2026? We rank all 28 states and 8 UTs by the number of central + state-level schemes a resident there can apply to, using the live DeshSeva scheme catalogue.

At a glance

Data points
28
Period covered
2026
Source
DeshSeva scheme catalogue
Last refreshed

Top 10 states by scheme coverage

What the rankings show

Gujarat tops the rankings with 1,251 schemes available to residents — that includes 608 central / nationwide schemes plus 643 state-specific programmes. The median state has 691 schemes, and the lowest-ranked state has 631.

Full rankings

Rank State / UT Total schemes State-specific National
1 Gujarat 1,251 643 608
2 Uttarakhand 1,055 447 608
3 Madhya Pradesh 898 290 608
4 Goa 878 270 608
5 Haryana 855 247 608
6 Tamil Nadu 844 236 608
7 Rajasthan 766 158 608
8 Bihar 722 114 608
9 West Bengal 718 110 608
10 Chhattisgarh 716 108 608
11 Jharkhand 705 97 608
12 Meghalaya 696 88 608
13 Maharashtra 693 85 608
14 Odisha 693 85 608
15 Assam 691 83 608
16 Kerala 691 83 608
17 Himachal Pradesh 673 65 608
18 Karnataka 665 57 608
19 Andhra Pradesh 660 52 608
20 Uttar Pradesh 655 47 608
21 Arunachal Pradesh 652 44 608
22 Tripura 651 43 608
23 Punjab 649 41 608
24 Manipur 641 33 608
25 Sikkim 636 28 608
26 Nagaland 633 25 608
27 Mizoram 632 24 608
28 Telangana 631 23 608

FAQs

Which state has the most government schemes in 2026?▾

Based on the live DeshSeva catalogue, Gujarat has the highest scheme coverage with 1251 schemes accessible to residents (central + state-specific).

How is "scheme coverage" calculated?▾

For each state we count active schemes that either apply nationwide (608 national schemes) or are explicitly scoped to that state via scheme_states. Each state's tally is the union of those two sets.

Where can I see the full list of schemes for a state?▾

Open the state row in the rankings table — it links to the full scheme list for that state, with eligibility, benefits, and how-to-apply for each programme.

Cite this analysis

DeshSeva data team. State-by-state government scheme coverage rankings 2026. Computed from DeshSeva scheme catalogue. Last refreshed 13 Jun 2026. Licensed CC BY 4.0.