CURRENT AFFAIRS

2017

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which scheme was carried out in order to supply the 13, 872 villages to be electrified?
A
Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY)
B
Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana
C
National Food Security Mission
D
Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -“The erstwhile Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) scheme for village electrification and providing electricity distribution infrastructure in the rural areas has been subsumed in the DDUGJY scheme.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Saubhagya Scheme or Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana is an Indian government project to provide electricity to all households. The project was announced in September 2017 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who said that the aim was to complete the electrification process by December 2018.

Detailed explanation-3: -Grid-electrification coverage and adoption is high among rural households with the electric grid emerging as the primary source of electricity and lighting for many.

Detailed explanation-4: -The SAUBHAGYA scheme aims at providing: a) Last mile connectivity and electricity connection to all un-electrified households in rural areas; b) Last mile connectivity and electricity connection to all remaining economically poor un electrified households in urban areas.

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