SAUBHAGYA, a Central Government scheme, is related to
- A.providing cash money to women giving birth of single female child
- B.connecting kitchen of every household with piped cooking gas
- C.strengthening and augmenting infrastructure for piped water supply
- D.achieving universal household electrification in the country
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Explanation
The correct answer is D, achieving universal household electrification in the country. SAUBHAGYA, the Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana, aimed to give an electricity connection to every household.
The scheme was launched by the Ministry of Power in September 2017 and was carried out mainly through the Rural Electrification Corporation. It gave free connections to poor households identified in the Socio-Economic and Caste Census of 2011, while others paid a small sum in instalments through their bills. Remote homes that could not be reached by the grid received solar power packs with LED lights, a fan and a charging point. It built on the earlier Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana, which had taken power lines to villages.
A is wrong because SAUBHAGYA has nothing to do with cash for mothers of girl children. B is wrong because cooking gas for poor homes is the work of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, which gives LPG connections. C is wrong because piped water supply is the aim of schemes such as Jal Jeevan Mission and AMRUT.
Exam tip: SAUBHAGYA = Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar, 2017, household electricity; Ujjwala = LPG; Jal Jeevan = tap water.
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- A.1 and 2
- B.2 only
- C.2 and 4
- D.1, 3 and 4
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