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2017

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which union minister announces exclusive Rural Livelihood scheme for Northeast?
A
Shri Narendra Parsad
B
Shri Suresh Prabhu
C
Shri Jitendra Prasad
D
Shri Vijendra Singh
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Department of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) was created in 2001 and was accorded the status of a full-fledged ministry in May 2004. The ministry is mainly concerned with the creation of infrastructure for economic development of North-Eastern region.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Union Budget 2023 consists of the capital expenditure for the financial year 2022 and 2023. For this year the union budget has been increased by 35.4 percent to Rs 7.5 lakh crore.

Detailed explanation-3: -A new scheme, Prime Minister’s Development Initiative for North-East Region (PM-DevINE) was announced in the Union Budget 2022-23. An initial allocation of Rs 1, 500 crore was made along with an initial list of projects (Annexure-A).

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