PM VGSY is approved for a period that is co-terminus with the award period of which body?
- A.The 8th Central Pay Commission
- B.The Sixteenth Finance Commission
- C.The Fifteenth Finance Commission
- D.NITI Aayog's governing council
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Explanation
The correct answer is the Sixteenth Finance Commission. The scheme has been sanctioned for the years from 2026-27 to 2030-31, and the Cabinet decision states plainly that this term is co-terminus with that commission's period. The logic is practical: the commission has recommended a very large sum in grants for rural local bodies over the same years, and panchayats need the planning and audit capacity to absorb it, so the scheme and the grants move in step. Option C names the previous commission, whose award period has ended, and option A names a pay commission, which deals with the salaries of government employees rather than transfers to local bodies. Option D names a policy think tank that neither recommends grants nor fixes award periods. Distinguishing a Finance Commission from a Pay Commission, and one Finance Commission from the next, is a routine examination test.
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Practice Questions
What is the total outlay of the Pradhan Mantri Viksit Gram Swaraj Yojana approved by the Union Cabinet?
- A.4,869.48 crore rupees
- B.7,395.55 crore rupees
- C.2,526.07 crore rupees
- D.10,000 crore rupees
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The sum is shared between the two tiers of government, and that is exactly why the other options are placed here as traps.
Read the full explanation →In how many Indian languages is the PANCHAM communication platform available?
- A.11
- B.13
- C.17
- D.22
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PANCHAM is described in the Cabinet decision as an artificial-intelligence enabled, multilingual, two-way communication platform working in seventeen Indian languages, and the scheme will use it to explain central programmes to villagers in language they actually speak.
Read the full explanation →On which portal does PM VGSY support the annual preparation of holistic Gram Panchayat Development Plans?
- A.eGramSwaraj
- B.AuditOnline
- C.PANCHAM
- D.PRAGATI
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The scheme supports the preparation of about 2.55 lakh holistic Gram Panchayat Development Plans every year on that portal, bringing village priorities, departmental interventions and available resources onto one platform for participatory planning.
Read the full explanation →Which Krishi Vigyan Kendra is running the Khet Bachao Abhiyan programmes in rural Delhi?
- A.KVK Ujwa
- B.KVK Narela
- C.KVK Najafgarh
- D.KVK Palam
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The Krishi Vigyan Kendra at Ujwa in Delhi is conducting the special awareness programmes in villages of rural Delhi as part of Khet Bachao Abhiyan - Rabi 2026, from 22 October to 30 November 2026.
Read the full explanation →Which concept is being put into practice through Khet Bachao Abhiyan?
- A.Land to Lab
- B.Lab to Land
- C.Farm to Fork
- D.Seed to Shelf
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Under the campaign agricultural scientists travel to farmers' fields to share the newest scientific techniques, research-based knowledge and practical information that can improve farming practice and productivity, which is exactly what the expression describes.
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