CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Funding: With a total provision of Rs. 16.06 Crore of which the Government of India share would be Rs. 10.16 Crore.

Detailed explanation-2: -Aajeevika Gramin Express Yojana (AGEY) was launched by the Ministry of Rural Development in 2017. This Yojana is funded by the Central Road Fund (CRF). Interest-free loans are provided to the members of Self Help Groups (SHGs) for the purchase of personal vehicles.

Detailed explanation-3: -Aajeevika-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) was launched by the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD), Government of India in June 2011. | Aajeevika-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) was launched by the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD), Government of India in June 2011.

Detailed explanation-4: -Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) The DAY-NRLM is essentially a poverty relief programme of the Central government. It was launched as ‘Aajeevika – National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM)’ by the GOI’s Ministry of Rural Development in the year 2011.

Detailed explanation-5: -This will help to provide safe, affordable and community monitored rural transport services to connect remote villages with key services and amenities (such as access to markets, education and health) for the overall economic development of backward rural areas.