Under the revised disability pension, what benchmark of disability now decides eligibility?
- A.40 per cent, under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016
- B.80 per cent, under the National Trust Act 1999
- C.50 per cent, under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016
- D.60 per cent, under the National Trust Act 1999
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Explanation
The correct answer is 40 per cent, under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016. Section 2(r) of that Act defines a person with benchmark disability as one with not less than 40 per cent of a specified disability, as certified by the certifying authority, and the Cabinet decision of 14 October 2026 brings the pension on to that measure. Option B states the position that applied earlier: severe disability of 80 per cent or more under the National Trust Act 1999, which a claimant had to meet while also being at least 18 years old. Options C and D invent thresholds that appear in neither statute. The change, together with the removal of the age bar, lifts coverage under the renamed Pradhan Mantri Divyangjan Pension Yojana from 8.33 lakh to 27.48 lakh beneficiaries, and central assistance rises to Rs 375 and Rs 625 a month.
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Practice Questions
What is the outlay approved for the Pradhan Mantri Samajik Sahayata Yojana for 2026-27 to 2030-31?
- A.Rs 9,652 crore
- B.Rs 35,428 crore
- C.Rs 53,428 crore
- D.Rs 73,428 crore
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The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, approved this outlay on 14 October 2026 when it cleared the continuation of the National Social Assistance Programme for five years and renamed it the Pradhan Mantri Samajik Sahayata Yojana.
Read the full explanation →The renamed social assistance programme gives effect to which Article of the Constitution?
- A.Article 21
- B.Article 39
- C.Article 41
- D.Article 47
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The programme, launched on 15 August 1995 and now renamed the Pradhan Mantri Samajik Sahayata Yojana, gives effect to Article 41, which directs the State to provide public assistance in cases of unemployment, old age, sickness and disablement.
Read the full explanation →Why was PM-DAKSH subsumed under PMKVY from 2024-25?
- A.Its allotted funds had been exhausted
- B.Its job roles, drawn from the Skill India Digital Hub, duplicated those of PMKVY
- C.The three implementing corporations were wound up
- D.Its target groups were transferred to state governments
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PM-DAKSH was an additionality to PMKVY, and every job role used for skill training under it was taken from the Skill India Digital Hub portal, where PMKVY job roles are also listed.
Read the full explanation →Under PM-DAKSH, what minimum share of trained candidates had an institute to place, failing which its third instalment was forfeited?
- A.50 per cent
- B.60 per cent
- C.70 per cent
- D.80 per cent
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After a course finished, the training institute had to provide wage employment or self-employment to at least that share of the candidates it had trained.
Read the full explanation →How many candidates were trained under PM-DAKSH between 2020-21 and 2023-24?
- A.96,162
- B.1,87,305
- C.2,76,470
- D.3,09,500
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That many candidates were trained under PM-DAKSH in the years from 2020-21 to 2023-24.
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