Multiple choice

Which of the following schemes are covered under the direct cash transfer scheme launched by the Government of India on 1st January, 2013?

(1) MNREGA (2) Midday Meal (3) Dhanlaxmi Scheme (4) Janani Suraksha Yojna (5) Post Matric Scholarship for SC

  1. Only (1), (3) and (4)

  2. Only (1) and (4)

  3. Only (1), (3), (4) and (5)

  4. All of the above
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The government rolled out its ambitious scheme of transferring cash to beneficiaries of select schemes in 20 districts on 1st January, 2013, but food, fertiliser and fuel subsidies will not be covered in the initial phase. Apart from the other schemes like MNREGA, Dhanlaxmi Scheme, etc. the beneficiaries of four more schemes - Post Matric Scholarship for SC, Post Matric Scholarship for OBC, Indira Gandhi Matritava Sahyog Yojna and Janani Suraksha Yojna - have been brought under the new cash transfer mode.

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