Under Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0, what does Jal Arpan Diwas mark?
- A.The sanction of a new rural water supply project
- B.The formal handover of drinking water infrastructure to the Gram Panchayat
- C.The annual testing of groundwater levels in a district
- D.The release of the yearly drinking water quality report
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Explanation
The correct answer is the formal handover of drinking water infrastructure to the Gram Panchayat. At the conference the Secretary of the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation made a point of saying that Jal Arpan should not be treated as a ceremonial event but as the start of a sustained partnership between the state government, the implementing department and the Panchayat that will run the system. Option A is wrong because sanctioning a project comes at the beginning of the work, not at the handover. Options C and D describe monitoring and reporting exercises, which are separate from the transfer of assets, although water quality monitoring is indeed one of the reforms under the mission. To underline confidence in quality, officials were encouraged to drink water directly from a village tap during such visits, and the Mission Director did so.
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Practice Questions
Where was the first Regional Conference on Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 held?
- A.Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
- B.Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu
- C.Guwahati, Assam
- D.Jaipur, Rajasthan
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The conference was the first of five Regional Conferences planned under the structured review process of Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0, and it was hosted by the Government of Tamil Nadu, which the Secretary of the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation thanked at the concluding session.
Read the full explanation →Which river carries the historic Grand Anicut, also called Kallanai, visited during the Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 conference?
- A.Godavari
- B.Krishna
- C.Cauvery
- D.Vaigai
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The Secretary of the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation began his field visit at the historic Grand Anicut, known locally as Kallanai, which stands on the Cauvery, and then went on to the riverbed collector wells and headworks at Vadugakudi before reaching Palamaneri village for Jal Arpan Diwas.
Read the full explanation →How much will Odisha receive this year under the Viksit Bharat-G Ram Ji scheme?
- A.About Rs 1,500 crore
- B.About Rs 2,800 crore
- C.About Rs 4,000 crore
- D.About Rs 6,500 crore
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That is the amount the Union Minister said Odisha would receive this year under the Viksit Bharat-G Ram Ji scheme, from which every panchayat in the state is to get between Rs 25 lakh and Rs 50 lakh a year.
Read the full explanation →How many women has Odisha made Lakhpati Didi, as stated at the Balangir programme?
- A.21 lakh
- B.27 lakh
- C.29 lakh
- D.35 lakh
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The Union Minister said Odisha had made 29 lakh women Lakhpati Didi, crossing its target a full year before the deadline.
Read the full explanation →How many pucca houses were announced for Odisha under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin at the Balangir programme?
- A.2 lakh
- B.5 lakh
- C.8 lakh
- D.11 lakh
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At the state-level programme of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin held at Balangir in Odisha, the Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and Rural Development announced that poor families in the state would immediately be given 5 lakh pucca houses, and assured that every eligible family would receive one…
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