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2016

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following state has introduced PEHAL programme recently
A
Odisha
B
Madhya Pradesh
C
Himachal Pradesh
D
Mizoram
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It is a flagship scheme of the Telangana government.

Detailed explanation-2: -PAHAL (Pratyaksh Hanstantrit Labh) With an objective to ensure better targeting of cash incentives, Government introduced subsidy delivery to LPG consumers through PAHAL. This initiative was aimed at right targeting of LPG subsidies to arrest leakages which were hitherto happening because of many loopholes.

Detailed explanation-3: -PAHAL, an initiative to transfer the subsidy to the direct bank account of the beneficiaries, is related to LPG consumers. PAHAl stands Pratyaksh Hanstantrit Labh Scheme. The PAHAL (DBTL) scheme was earlier launched on 1st June 2013 and finally covered 291 districts.

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