RBI GRADE B 2020

DISCUSSION ON
GOVERNMENT SCHEMES
THROUGH MCQs - VIII
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 RBI GRADE B 2020 – ECONOMICS AND SOCIAL ISSUE
PROGRAMS DISCUSSED IN PAST LECTURE
• MCQs Lecture - I  National Broadband Mission (NBM)
 PM - JAY, Ayushman Bharat – 2020 (Most Important) • MCQs Lecture – III
 Atal Bhujal Yojna  Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) Phase – II (***)
 Atal Jyoti Yojna (AJAY)  Swachh Survekshan 2020
 PM Kisan Sampada Yojna (PMKSY)  Swachhta Pakhwada Campaign
 PM Kaushal Vikas Yojna (PMKVY)  Shyama Prasad Mukharjee Rurban Mission
 Niryayat Bandhy
• MCQs Lecture – IV
 Pravasi Bhartiya Bima Yojna (PBBY)
 Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (***)
 PM-AASHA
 SAFE and SAFE Plus Scheme
• MCQs Lecture - II  Reskilling Revolution Scheme
 Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana – 2020 (Most Important)  PISA 2021
 Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY) -  Pradhan Mantri JI-VAN Yojana
District Mineral Foundations (DMFs).
 Integrated Child Development Service (ICDS)
 Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) and Restructured
Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS)  National Nutrition Mission (***)
 Formation and Promotion of Farmer Produce Organizations • MCQs Lecture – V
(FPOs) – 2020 (Most Important)  MNREGA
 Soil Health Card Scheme (***)  Atal Vimit Vyakti Yojna
 Vivad se Vishwas scheme  PMUY
 Sophisticated Analytical & Technical Help Institutes(SATHI)  SANKALP and STRIVE
 RBI GRADE B 2020 – ECONOMICS AND SOCIAL ISSUE
PROGRAMS BY STATE – JAN – MARCH 2020
 Nigah - Himachal Pradesh - The programme aims at educating family members that are coming from other parts
of the country. The Nigah Programme is to deploy ASHA, anganwadi and health workers to create awareness
about maintaining social distancing during home quarantine.

 Jharkhand State Rural Development Department has set target of generating 25 crore man days with an
allocated amount of Rs 20,000 crores. The completion of work period under the scheme is three years.
 Nilamber-Pitamber Jal Samridhi Yojana - The aim of the scheme is to increase ground water
 Birsa Harit Gram Yojana - Under the scheme, fruit bearing plantations are to be planted on either side of
the roads
 Veer Shahid Poto Ho Khel Vikas Yojana - Under the scheme, playgrounds at panchayat levels are to be
constructed to promote sports and reserve Jobs under sports quota

 The “Mo Jeeban Programme” was launched by the Odisha Government to contain the spread of COVID-19

 Operation Shield & 5T - Delhi Govt - Fight Against Covid-19

 Janasevaka scheme - Karnataka - The Government aims to provide doorstep government services under the
scheme
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PROGRAMS BY STATE – JAN – MARCH 2020
 Smart gram yojana - Maharashtra - renamed after former Deputy Chief Minister the late Raosaheb Ramrao Patil
 Mukhya Mantri Karmchari Swasthya Bima Yojana - Madhya Pradesh - for the welfare of all 12.55 lakh
employees of the state. Rs 10,000/year in OPD will be provided / free medicines will be distributed.

 Mukhyamantri Krishak Durghatna Kalyan Yojana - Uttar Pradesh - Financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh to farmer
family in case of a farmer’s death & Rs 2 lakh if a farmer becomes 60% handicapped or more, while working in
fields.

 Yashaswini scheme - Launched by MWCD for Women entrepreneurship in Goa. Interest free loans up to Rs. 5
lakhs with tenure of 5 years by Goa Govt.

 Mukyamantri Parivar Samridhi Yojana - Haryana - Rs.6000-to the families below the poverty line

 Jeevan Shakti Yojana : Under this scheme, urban unemployed women can make cotton cloth masks and sell
them to the state government at the rate of ₹ 11 per mask.

 Jeevan Amrit Yojana - Under this yojana, the state government will freely distribute an ayurvedic product called
‘Trikut Churna (means three peppers)’, prepared by the AYUSH
 RBI GRADE B 2020 – ECONOMICS AND SOCIAL ISSUE
PROGRAMS BY STATE – JAN – MARCH 2020
 Kaushal Satrang, CM Yuva Hub and CM Apprenticeship scheme - Uttar Pradesh - MoU with
IIT Kanpur to skill state youth’s for world level competitions - Rs 1,200 crore-to provide
employment of state youth’s -provide stipend of Rs 2500 to the youth of the state.

 Odisha - “Jalsathi” program to ensure clean drinking water through piped water systems &
‘SAMRIDHI’, the new Agriculture Policy for the year 2020

 Assam - Abhinandan scheme (Education Loan Subsidy scheme)

 Kerala - ‘Vijayamritham’ & ‘Sahachari’ to support differently-abled people.

 Maharashtra govt. launched “Mahatma Jyotirao Phule Farmer Loan Waiver Scheme” &
subsidized meal scheme named “Shiv Bhojan” programme for the poor.
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PROGRAMS IN NEWS THIS WEEK
 Government clears 'roadblock' to expedite PMEGP projects
 The MSME ministry said it has done away with the role of District Level Task Force Committee headed by
district collectors in recommending the proposals under the Prime Minister Employment Generation
Programme (PMEGP)
 As per the amended guidelines, Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), the nodal agency for
implementing the PMEGP scheme, after due diligence, will directly clear the proposals/ applications of the
prospective entrepreneurs and will forward it to the banks for taking credit decisions
 As of now, the proposals were scrutinized by the District Level Task Force Committee (DLTFC), that often led
to inordinate delays in sanctioning of the projects.

 Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP)

 Ministry of MSME is implementing PMEGP, which is a major credit-linked subsidy programme aimed at
generating self-employment opportunities through establishment of micro-enterprises in the non-farm
sector by helping traditional artisans and unemployed youth.

 The scheme is being implemented by Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), State Khadi and
Village Industries Board (KVIB) and District Industries centres (DIC).
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 Under the scheme, loan is being provided by all Public Sector Banks, selected Private Sector Banks and Co-
operative Banks with margin money subsidy being given by Ministry of MSME through KVIC.

 Any individual above 18 years of age is eligible for applying under the scheme.

 General category beneficiaries can avail margin money subsidy of 25 % of the project cost in rural areas and 15%
in urban areas.

 Beneficiaries belonging to Special Categories such as Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe/OBC

/Minorities/Women, Ex-serviceman, Physically handicapped, NER, Hill and Border areas etc. can avail margin
money subsidy of 35% in rural areas and 25% in urban areas

 The maximum cost of projects can be Rs. 25 lakh in the manufacturing sector and Rs. 10 lakh in the service
sector.

 Benefit can be availed under PMEGP for setting up of new units only.
 RBI GRADE B 2020 – ECONOMICS AND SOCIAL ISSUE
PRACTICE QUESTIONS – GOVT. SCHEMES
Paragraph - Govt has recently released the National draft policy on Rare Disease, 2020. The
draft policy provides for lowering the incidence of rare diseases based on an integrated
preventive strategy encompassing awareness generation and screening programmes and,
within the constraints on resources and competing health care priorities, enable access to
affordable health care to patients of rare diseases which are amenable to one-time treatment.

Q – 1. According to Draft Policy, What is the amount of financial support provided for one-
time treatment of rare diseases
A. Rs. 5 Lakh
B. Rs. 10 Lakh
C. Rs. 15 Lakh
D. Rs. 20 Lakh
E. Rs. 25 Lakh
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Q – 2. Which of the Following was established by the govt to provide financial assistance to
patients, living below poverty line and who are suffering from major life threatening diseases
A. NHA
B. RAN
C. PMJAY
D. NPTRD
E. AB-PMJAY

Q – 3. Govt will create National Registry for Rare Diseases under which of the Following
organization
A. AIIMS
B. CSIR
C. ICMR
D. AIMRI
E. DCGI
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 Govt has released the National draft policy on Rare Disease in which financial support of Rs.
15 lakh will be provided under the Rastriya Arogya Nidhi scheme for one-time treatment of
rare diseases.

 Beneficiaries: The scheme benefit is limited to people below Poverty Line (BPL) and also 40%
of the population eligible as per AB-PMJAY norms for treatment in government tertiary
hospitals only.
 Cost of treatment: The patients cost of treatment will be met out by these Centers of
Excellence by donations received through the online digital platform.

 Centers of Excellence Institutes: Certain medical institutes will also be notified by the Union
Ministry of Health (MoH) as Centers of Excellence for Rare Diseases.

 National Registry for Rare Diseases: Govt plans to set up National Registry for Rare Diseases
at Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to create a database of various rare diseases.
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 The Rastriya Arogya Nidhi (RAN) has been set up in 1997 and registered under the Societies Registration Act,
1860, as a Society.

 The RAN was set up to provide financial assistance to patients, living below poverty line and who are suffering
from major life threatening diseases, to receive medical treatment at any of the super specialty
Hospitals/Institutes or other Government hospitals.

 The financial assistance to such patients is released in the form of ‘one-time grant’, which is released to the
Medical Superintendent of the Hospital in which the treatment has been/is being received.

 In a bid to speed up the assistance to the needy patients, Revolving Funds are set up in Government
Hospitals/Institutes listed under the scheme.

 The most common rare diseases recorded in India are Haemophilia, Thalassemia, sickle-cell anaemia and primary immuno
deficiency in children, auto-immune diseases, Lysosomal storage disorders such as Pompe disease, Hirschsprung disease,
Gaucher’s disease, Cystic Fibrosis, Hemangiomas and certain forms of muscular dystrophies.
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Q – 3. What is the maximum amount of monthly pension provided under PMVVY

A. Rs. 1000
B. Rs. 3000
C. Rs. 5000
D. Rs. 10000
E. Rs. 15000

Q – 4. PMVVY is operated by LIC and It has a compulsory Lock-in Period of how much year
A. 3 Years
B. 5 Years
C. 7 Years
D. 8 Years
E. 10 Years
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 Government has launched the ‘Pradhan Mantri
Vaya Vandana Yojana (PMVVY)’ to provide social
security during old age and to protect elderly
persons aged 60 years

 The scheme provides an assured return of 8% per

annum for 10 years

 The differential return, i.e. the difference between

return generated by LIC and the assured return of
8% per annum would be borne by Government of
India as subsidy on an annual basis

 Minimum purchase price under the scheme is

Rs.1,50,000/- for a minimum pension of Rs.
1,000/- per month and the maximum purchase
price is Rs.15,00,000/- for a maximum pension of
Rs.12,000/- per month.
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PRACTICE QUESTIONS – GOVT. SCHEMES

Q – 5. Which of the Following Statement is/are correct about AMRUT Scheme

I. AMRUT is a Central sector Scheme launched on 25th June 2015
II. The scheme replaced the erstwhile JNNURM
III. A total of 100 cities has been taken under the AMRUT.

Select the correct code :

A. Only I
B. Only I &II
C. Only II & III
D. All I, II & III
E. None of the above
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Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme launched on
25th June 2015 to make urban areas more livable and inclusive besides driving the economic growth through a set
of Reforms.

The scheme replaced the erstwhile Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM).

AMRUT along with Smart Cities Mission was jointly planned to transform urban living conditions through
infrastructure upgradation.

AMRUT provides for basic civic amenities like water supply, sewerage, urban transport, parks as to improve the
quality of life for all, especially the poor and the disadvantaged.

AMRUT is aimed at transforming 500 cities and towns into efficient urban living spaces over a period of five
years.

The total outlay for the scheme is Rs. 50,000 crore for five years from FY 2015-16 to FY 2019-20

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) is the nodal ministry for the scheme.
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PRACTICE QUESTIONS – GOVT. SCHEMES
Q – 6. Operation Green Scheme was launched under which of the following ministry
A. MoFECC
B. MoFPI
C. MoA&FW
D. MoH&FW
E. MNRE

Q – 7. Recently govt has approved how much amount for Operation Green Scheme
A. Rs. 120 Crore
B. Rs. 132 Crore
C. Rs. 148 Crore
D. Rs. 162 Crore
E. Rs. 180 Crore
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PRACTICE QUESTIONS – GOVT. SCHEMES
In the budget speech of 2018-19, a new Scheme “Operation Greens” was announced on the line of “Operation
Flood”, with an outlay of Rs.500 crore

Operation Greens seeks to stabilize the supply of Tomato, Onion and Potato (TOP) crops and to ensure availability
of TOP crops throughout the country round the year without price volatility.

The Ministry of Food Processing Industries has launched the scheme. NAFED will be the Nodal Agency to
implement price stabilisation measures.

National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd is an apex organization of marketing
cooperatives for agricultural produce in India, under Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India.

Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal said five projects have been sanctioned in the country and more
were in line for approvals. “The total cost of the projects is Rs 426 crore and the grant we will give is Rs 162 crore,”

The pattern of assistance will comprise grants-in-aid at the rate of 50% of the eligible project cost in all areas,
subject to maximum Rs 50 crores per project.
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The ministry will provide 50% subsidy on transportation of the crops from production to
storage and hiring of appropriate storage facilities.

Minister of Food Processing Industry has recently launched Market Intelligence and Early
Warning System (MIEWS) Web Portal in New Delhi. The main function of MIEWS is to monitor
prices of onion, tomato and potato (TOP crops).