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2016

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the first phase of SAUNI Yojana in which of the following state
A
Gujarat
B
Telangana
C
Odisha
D
Jharkhand
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Key Features The first phase of SAUNI scheme was launched in 2016 by PM Modi at Aji-3 dam.

Detailed explanation-2: -Saurashtra Narmada Avtaran Irrigation (SAUNI) is a project launched by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with objective of filling 115 major dams by diverting floodwaters overflowing from the Sardar Sarovar Dam across the Narmada river to the drought areas.

Detailed explanation-3: -Narendra Modi, parliamentary leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party, started the first tenure of his prime ministership, after his swearing-in as the 14th Prime Minister of India on 26 May 2014.

Detailed explanation-4: -Government releases Rs 22 crore per year for the upkeep of Rashtrapati Bhavan and other expenditures. He gets Rs 50, 000 as basic pay, Rs 3, 000 as expenditure-related allowance, Rs 2 thousand per day that amounts to Rs 60, 000 per month as other allowances and Rs 45, 000 per month as parliamentary constituency allowance.

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