Previous Year Question
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Scheme) | List-II (Launching Year) |
A. P.M. Jan Arogya Abhiyan | 1. 2015 |
B. P.M. Vaya Vandan Yojana | 2. 2018 |
C. P.M. Rojgar Protsahan Yojana | 3. 2017 |
D. Swachh Bharat Abhiyan | 4. 2014 |
Codes:
A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4
A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1
A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1
Correct Answer: A
Detailed Solution
A. Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Abhiyan — 2018 (2). Ayushman Bharat–Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) was launched on 23 September 2018 in Ranchi, Jharkhand. Its objective is to provide financial protection to economically vulnerable and disadvantaged families against hospitalisation expenses. The scheme provides eligible families with health coverage of up to ₹5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary hospitalisation.
B. Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana — 2017 (3). Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana (PMVVY) was introduced in 2017. It was a pension scheme for senior citizens aged 60 years or above, operated by the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC). The scheme aimed to provide senior citizens with an assured pension income on their investments for a specified period. Its initial provisions included predetermined pension benefits for a period of 10 years.
C. Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana — 2015 (1), Incorrectly Stated in the Question. Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana (PMRPY) was actually launched on 9 August 2016. Its objective was to encourage employers to generate new employment and extend organised-sector social security benefits to workers. Under the scheme, the government paid the employer's EPF and EPS contributions for eligible new employees. From April 2018, the government provided for payment of the employer's full 12% contribution for eligible employees.
D. Swachh Bharat Abhiyan — 2014 (4). Swachh Bharat Mission was launched on 2 October 2014, the 145th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. Its objectives included eliminating open defecation, improving access to toilets, promoting behavioural changes related to sanitation, and strengthening solid waste management. The initiative included Swachh Bharat Mission–Gramin and Swachh Bharat Mission–Urban. A major target of its first phase was achieving Open Defecation Free (ODF) status by 2 October 2019.