Which institution had launched the project E-Shakti for the digitization of all members of self-help groups in India?
- A.SIDBI
- B.SEBI
- C.IFCI
- D.NABARD
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The correct answer is D, NABARD. E-Shakti was launched by NABARD in 2015 to put the accounts and records of self-help groups on a digital platform. Until then an SHG kept its savings, loans, attendance and repayments in handwritten registers, which a bank could not check quickly, so grading a group and sanctioning credit took a long time. E-Shakti holds the same records online, where the lending branch can see them, so an SHG that repays well can be identified and financed faster. The project began as a pilot in Ramgarh in Jharkhand and Dhule in Maharashtra and was then extended to many more districts. A is wrong because SIDBI is the apex bank for micro, small and medium industries. B is wrong because SEBI regulates the securities market. C is wrong because IFCI was India's first development finance institution, set up for industry. Exam tip: NABARD milestones are the SHG Bank Linkage Programme of 1992, the JLG pilot of 2004-05 and E-Shakti in 2015.
Practice Questions
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- A.improve
- B.diminish
- C.remain constant
- D.first diminish and then improve
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Each extra unit of a good gives a consumer less additional satisfaction than the unit before it, so marginal utility falls as consumption rises.
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- A.1 only
- B.2 only
- C.Both 1 and 2
- D.Neither 1 nor 2
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- A.Union Basic Income
- B.Undefined Basic Income
- C.Unconditional Basic Income
- D.Universal Basic Income
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Read the full explanation →Who among the following is the Chairman of the Fourteenth Finance Commission?
- A.C. Rangarajan
- B.Vijay Kelkar
- C.Y. V. Reddy
- D.Rakesh Mohan
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- A.States were not willing to agree with the Union for introduction of GST without amendment in the Constitution.
- B.GST was to be implemented on concurrent base and Article 246 was inadequate for such a case.
- C.The Empowered Committee of Finance Ministers had recommended for constitutional amendment.
- D.The GST Council had recommended for constitutional amendment so that its power enhances.
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