The Government of India launched a new scheme to separate agriculture and non-agricultural feeders for judicious restoring of supply to agriculture and non-agricultural consumers in rural areas. The scheme's name is:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojna
The Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) was launched by the Ministry of Power in December 2014 to improve the power supply in rural India. Its main parts were:
Separation of agricultural and non-agricultural feeders, so that farm pumps and homes could be given power separately and supply to each rationed sensibly
Strengthening the sub-transmission and distribution network in rural areas, with metering at every level
Rural electrification, taking over the earlier Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana