GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

GOVT SCHEMES POLICIES

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Which scheme aims at the urban slum dwellers living below the poverty line who do not possess adequate shelter
A
Indira Awas Yojana
B
Samagra Awas Yojana (SAY)
C
Valmiki Ambedkar Awas Yojana (VAMBAY)
D
Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojana (PMGY)
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Valmiki Ambedkar Awas Yojana (VAMBAY) was launched by the Prime Minister on December 2, 2001. With a view to ameliorating the conditions of the urban slum dwellers living below poverty line by providing them with dwelling units and the facility of community toilets.

Detailed explanation-2: -The scheme has the primary objective of facilitating the construction and up-gradation of dwelling units for slum dwellers and providing a healthy and enabling urban environment through community toilets under Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan, a component of the scheme.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Prime Minister of India has announced a new Centrally sponsoredscheme called Valmiki Ambedkar Awas Yojana (VAMBAY) on the 15th August, 2001 to ameliorate the conditions of the Urban Slum dwellers living below poverty line.

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