The correct answer is (a). Rural housing is not a component of the Bharat Nirman scheme. The Bharat Nirman scheme is a national rural development program launched by the Government of India in 2005. The scheme aims to improve the quality of life in rural areas by providing basic infrastructure and services such as rural roads, rural housing, rural electrification, rural drinking water, rural sanitation, and rural irrigation.
(a) Rural housing is not a component of the Bharat Nirman scheme. However, the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) is a government of India scheme launched in 2015 to provide housing for the poor. The scheme aims to construct 20 million houses by 2022.
(b) Rural sanitation is a component of the Bharat Nirman scheme. The scheme aims to provide toilets to all rural households by 2022.
(c) Drinking water is a component of the Bharat Nirman scheme. The scheme aims to provide safe drinking water to all rural households by 2022.
(d) Rural roads is a component of the Bharat Nirman scheme. The scheme aims to construct 100,000 km of rural roads by 2022.