CURRENT AFFAIRS

2016

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who of the following headed the Task force that submitted its report on a road map for elimination of poverty to the Prime Minister’s Office
A
Arvind Panagariya
B
Bibek Debroy
C
Rahul Mukerjee
D
Amitabh Kant
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -NITI Aayog’s task force on the elimination of poverty has submitted its report to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Aayog’s Vice-Chairman Arvind Panagariya said on Friday.

Detailed explanation-2: -IAS Exam Latest Updates. Poverty estimation in India is now carried out by the NITI Aayog task force on poverty estimation through the calculation of poverty lines based on data collected by the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOSPI).

Detailed explanation-3: -To create housing units for everyone along with providing 13 lakhs housing units to the rural areas. To provide loans at subsidized rates to the people. To augment wage employment opportunities to the households by providing employment on-demand and through specific guaranteed wage employment every year.

Detailed explanation-4: -Pursuant to the decision taken at the first meeting of the Governing Council of NITI Aayog held under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 8, 2015, a task force on elimination of poverty in India was constituted by NITI Aayog on March 16, 2015 under the chairmanship of Panagariya.

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