Name the plan launched by the Government for providing un-interrupted power supply to rural areas of the country.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana.
NCERT (2025-26): “4.4 Transformations in Rural Society after Independence … However, the pace and spread of change rapidly increased after Independence, as the government promoted modern methods of cultivation and attempted to modernise the rural economy through other strategies. The state invested in the development of rural infrastructure, such as irrigation facilities, roads and electricity, and on the provision of agricultural inputs, including credit through banks and cooperatives. For regular agricultural growth, uninterupted power supply to rural India is one of the necessities. The ‘Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojna’ launched in 2014 is a laudable effort of the government of India in this direction.…” |