{"id":71316,"date":"2024-04-20T11:10:46","date_gmt":"2024-04-20T11:10:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=71316"},"modified":"2024-04-20T11:10:46","modified_gmt":"2024-04-20T11:10:46","slug":"the-scheme-aimed-at-providing-lpg-connections-to-rural-households-in-mizoram-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-scheme-aimed-at-providing-lpg-connections-to-rural-households-in-mizoram-is\/","title":{"rendered":"The scheme aimed at providing LPG connections to rural households in Mizoram is:"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY)&#8221; option2=&#8221;Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY)&#8221; option3=&#8221;Saubhagya&#8221; option4=&#8221;Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin)&#8221; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;]<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is (a) Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY).<\/p>\n<p>Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) is a scheme launched by the Government of India in May 2016 to provide free LPG connections to poor women from below poverty line (BPL) households. The scheme aims to reduce the use of unclean cooking fuels such as firewood, cow dung, and kerosene, which cause indoor air pollution and are a major health hazard.<\/p>\n<p>Under PMUY, eligible households are provided with a free LPG connection, a gas stove, and a cylinder of cooking gas. The scheme is being implemented through the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.<\/p>\n<p>As of December 2018, over 5 crore LPG connections have been provided under PMUY. The scheme has been well-received by the beneficiaries and has been credited with improving the health and well-being of women and children in rural India.<\/p>\n<p>The other options are incorrect because:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) is a scheme launched by the Government of India in 2015 to provide electricity to all rural households in India.<\/li>\n<li>Saubhagya is a scheme launched by the Government of India in 2015 to provide electricity connections to all households in India, including those in rural areas.<\/li>\n<li>Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) is a scheme launched by the Government of India in 2014 to improve sanitation in rural areas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY)&#8221; option2=&#8221;Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY)&#8221; option3=&#8221;Saubhagya&#8221; option4=&#8221;Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin)&#8221; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[988],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-71316","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mizoram-gk-mcq","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The scheme aimed at providing LPG connections to rural households in Mizoram is:<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-scheme-aimed-at-providing-lpg-connections-to-rural-households-in-mizoram-is\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The scheme aimed at providing LPG connections to rural households in Mizoram is:\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY)&#8221; 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