Match the following economic policies with their launch years:
List-I
(a) PM-KISAN
(b) Ayushman Bharat
(c) Startup India
(d) Gati Shakti
List-II
(i) 2016
(ii) 2019
(iii) 2018
(iv) 2021
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(A) (a)-(ii), (b)-(iii), (c)-(i), (d)-(iv)
(B) (a)-(i), (b)-(iv), (c)-(iii), (d)-(ii)
(C) (a)-(iii), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(i)
(D) (a)-(iv), (b)-(i), (c)-(ii), (d)-(iii)
The correct answer is (A) (a)-(ii), (b)-(iii), (c)-(i), (d)-(iv).
Explanation
Here is the correct matching of each economic policy with its launch year:
- (a) PM-KISAN (Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi), a scheme providing income support to farmer families, was launched in (ii) 2019.
- (b) Ayushman Bharat (Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana), a national public health insurance scheme, was launched in (iii) 2018.
- (c) Startup India, an initiative to build a strong ecosystem for entrepreneurship and innovation, was launched in (i) 2016.
- (d) Gati Shakti, a National Master Plan for multi-modal connectivity and integrated infrastructure development, was launched in (iv) 2021.
Other Major Government Schemes and Their Launch Years
🏭 Make in India (2014)
- An initiative to encourage companies to manufacture their products in India and increase the share of manufacturing in the country’s GDP.
🏦 Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana – PMJDY (2014)
- A national mission on financial inclusion to ensure access to financial services, namely banking, credit, insurance, and pension, in an affordable manner.
💧 Swachh Bharat Mission (2014)
- A nationwide campaign to eliminate open defecation and improve solid waste management.
👧 Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao (2015)
- A social campaign aimed at addressing the declining Child Sex Ratio and promoting the education and empowerment of girls.
🔥 Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (2016)
- A scheme to provide clean cooking fuel (LPG connections) to women from below-poverty-line households.
🚰 Jal Jeevan Mission (2019)
- A mission to ensure piped water supply (Har Ghar Jal) to every rural household by 2024.