Union Budget 2018-19 – Agriculture and Rural Economy related announcements For NABARD Grade A/B 2018 Examination
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Union Budget 2018-19 Agriculture and Rural Economy related announcements
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Union Budget 2018-19 Agriculture and Rural Economy related related announcements Q.11) Which of the following is the amount allocated for the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana in the Union Budget 2018-19 (Budget Estimates 2018-19)? [a] 1456 Crore [b] 2178 Crore [c] 1009 Crore [d] 1313 Crore [e] 2000 Crore C rore
Union Budget 2018-19 Agriculture and Rural Economy related related announcements Q.12) As announced in the Union Budget 2018-19, under Prime Minister Krishi Sinchai Yojna-Har Khet ko Pani, 96 deprived irrigation districts will be taken up with an allocation of how much amount? [a] Rs.2100 Crore [b] Rs.2300 Crore [c] Rs.1600 Crore [d] Rs.2900 Crore [e] Rs.2600 Crore
Union Budget 2018-19 Agriculture and Rural Economy related related announcements Salient features of the scheme: • Gov Governm ernme ent of Indi India a is commit mmittted to acc accord hig high prio priorrity ity to water conservation and its management. • To this effect Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) has been formulated with the vision of extending extending the coverage of irrigation ‘Har Khet ko pani’ and improving water use efficiency ‘More crop per drop' in a focused mann manner er with with end to end end solu soluti tion on on sour sourcce creati eatio on, dis distrib tribut utio ion, n, management, field application and extension activities. • The scheme was was accorded approval on 1st July, 2015. • PMKSY has been formulat amalg lgam amat atin ing g on ong going oing sche scheme mess viz. viz. lated ama Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP) of the Ministry of Water Resou esourrces, ces, Rive Riverr Deve Develo lopm pmen entt & Ga Gang nga a Rejuv ejuven enat atio ion n (MoW (MoWR, R,RD RD&G &GR) R),, Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP) of Department of Land Resources (DoLR) and the On Farm Water Management (OFWM) of Department of Agriculture and Cooperation (DAC).
Union Budget 2018-19 Agriculture and Rural Economy related related announcements Q.13) What has been the allocation for the scheme ‘Pradhan Mantri Krishi Krishi Sinchayee Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY)’ that has been made in the Union Budget 2018-19? [a] 9100 Crore [b] 8976 Crore [c] 8700 Crore [d] 9429 Crore [e] 9789 Crore C rore
Union Budget 2018-19 Agriculture and Rural Economy related related announcements Q.14) As announced in the Union Budget 2018-19, under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, the government has set a target to build how many houses in the rural areas in 2018-19? [a] 51 lakh [b] 53 lakh [c] 58 lakh [d] 45 lakh [e] 61 lakh
Union Budget 2018-19 Agriculture and Rural Economy related related announcements Q.15) In the Union Budget 2018-19, the beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala scheme has been increased from 5 crores to? [a] 7 crore [b] 6 crore [c] 10 crore [d] 8 crore [e] 9 crore
Union Budget 2018-19 Agriculture and Rural Economy related announcements • Pradh Pradhan an Mantri Mantri Ujjwa Ujjwala la Yojana ojana (PMUY (PMUY)) aims aims to safegu safeguar ard d the health health of women & children by providing them with a clean cooking fuel – LPG (it provides free LPG connections to women from BPL households), so that they don’t have to compromise their health in smoky kitchens or wander in unsafe areas collecting firewood. • Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana was launched by Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on May 1st, 2016 in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh. • This is a scheme of the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas. • Ujjwala scheme provides financial support of Rs.1,600 for each cooking gas connection to eligible households. • The connections are given in the name of the women heads of households. The government also provides an equated monthly instalment facility for meeting the cost of stove and refills.
Union Budget 2018-19 Agriculture and Rural Economy related related announcements Q.16) In the Union Budget 2018-19, the government has announced a scheme to convert cattle dung and solid waste in farms to compost, biogas and bio-CNG. What is the name of this scheme? [a] RENEWABLE PUSH [b] GOBAR-DHAN [c] GOBAR-GAS [d] BIO-FUEL [e] BIO-ENERGY
Union Budget 2018-19 Agriculture and Rural Economy related related announcements • In an effort to make the villages open defecation free and improving the lives of villagers, the government has announced the launch of Galvanizing Organic Bio-Agro Resources Dhan (GOBAR-DHAN). • This will manage and convert cattle dung and solid waste in farms to compost, bio-gas and bio-CNG.
Union Budget 2018-19 Agriculture and Rural Economy related related announcements Q.17) In the Union Budget 2018-19, the allocation of National Rural Livelihood Mission has been substantially increased to how much? [a] Rs.4380 Crore [b] Rs.4200 Crore [c] Rs.5750 Crore [d] Rs.6150 Crore [e] Rs.6370 Crore
Union Budget 2018-19 Agriculture and Rural Economy related related announcements Background:
was a flag flagsh ship ip Swarnjay ayan anti ti Gram Gram Swaro Swarozg zgar ar Yojana ojana (SGSY (SGSY)) was • The Swarnj programme programme of the Ministry of Rural Development. arted in 1999 and was was res estr truc uctu ture red d in FY 20 2010 10-1 -11 1 for • It was start impl implem emen enttatio ation n as Aaje Aajeev evik ika a - the the Nati Nation onal al Rur Rural Live Liveli liho hood odss Mission.
viding sus sustaina inable income ome to rural BPL • The SGSY aimed at provid households through income generating assets/economic activities in order to bring them out of poverty. November 2015, the program was renamed Deendayal • In Nov Antayodaya Yojana ((DA DAY-NRLM) Y-NRLM)..
Union Budget 2018-19 Agriculture and Rural Economy related related announcements Q.18) In January 2018, at the 'Transformation of Aspirational Districts' conference, NITI Aayog has announced that by April 2018, it will rank the aspi spirational dist istricts of the nation ion sel selected by the Union ion government earlier in November, November, 2017. How many backward districts were selected by the Union government for transformation? [a] 120 [b] 115 [c] 135 [d] 100 [e] 122
Union Budget 2018-19 Agriculture and Rural Economy related related announcements • In keeping with the Prime Minister’s vision of a New India by 2022, Government Government has embar embark ked upon upon a majo majorr po polic licy y init initia iati tive ve for the the rapid transformation of 115 backward districts across the country over the next five years.
• These 115 backward districts include 35 districts affected by Left Wing violen ence ce,, 55 dist distri rict ctss just just aff affecte ected d by LWE and and Extremist Extremistss (LWE) (LWE) viol another 15 including districts in Jammu and Kashmir and northeast affected by terrorism. • Prabhari Officers : Senior Government officials in the rank of the rank of Additional Secretary and Joint Secretary have been designated as Prabhari Officers or the in-charge to coordinate the efforts of the Centre and the states in addressing the specific developmental needs of the districts.
Union Budget 2018-19 Agriculture and Rural Economy related related announcements Q.19)) In whic Q.19 which h of the the follo ollowi wing ng year ears was was the the Saub Saubha hagy gya a sche scheme me launched by the government? [a] 2016 [b] 2015 [c] 2014 [d] 2013 [e] 2017
Union Budget 2018-19 Agriculture and Rural Economy related announcements
• Saubhagya scheme: Saubhagya scheme was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Narendra Modi on September 25, 2017 with an outlay of Rs. 16,320 crores in order to provide all willing households in rural areas and poor families in urban areas free electricity connections. connections. • The beneficiaries would be identified under Socio-Economic and Caste Census
(SECC) data 2011. • Rur Rural Elec Electr trif ific ica ation tion Corp Corpor ora ation tion Limi Limite ted d (RE (REC) is nod nodal agency for operationalization of the scheme throughout the country. • There are around four crore un-electrified households in the country and they are targeted targeted for providing electricity connections by December 2018. • Till recently, the focus of electrification has been on village electrification through creation of village electricity infrastructure for all households and providing free electricity connections to poor household families in rural areas . • Now, Saub Saubha hagy gya a has has come come int into exist xisten ence ce for prov provid idin ing g free free elec electr tric icit ity y households ( both APL and poor families ) in rural areas and poor connections to all households families in urban areas .
Union Budget 2018-19 Agriculture and Rural Economy related related announcements Q.20) Which of the following programs helps to empower women in agri agricu cult ltur ure e by maki makin ng systema temati ticc inv investm estmen ents ts to enha enhanc nce e thei theirr partic participa ipatio tion n and produ producti ctivity vity,, as also creat create e and susta sustain in agricu agricultu lture re based livelihoods of rural women? [a] MKSP [b] PMKSY [c] DAY-NRLM [d] SAUBHAGYA SAUBHAGYA [e] PMUY
Union Budget 2018-19 Agriculture and Rural Economy related related announcements progrramme amme to Mahila Mahila Kisan Kisan Sashakt Sashaktika ikara ran n Pariy Pariyoja ojana na (MKSP) (MKSP) is a prog empower women in agriculture by making systematic investments to enhance their participation and productivity, as also create and sustain agriculture based livelihoods of rural women.
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