With reference to the Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (Saubhagya Scheme) consider the following statements.
1. The scheme is one of the largest household electrification drives in the world.
2. The implementing authority and nodal agency are the Ministry of Science and Technology and Rural Electrification Corporation Limited(REC) respectively.
3. It was launched on 25th September 2017 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Choose the correct statement/s.
A. 1 Only
B. 1 & 2 Only
C. 1 & 3 Only
D. 1,2 & 3
Answer: 1 & 3 Only
Explanation:
The Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana(Saubhagya Scheme) is one of the largest household electrification drives in the world. The power ministry said that as many as 2.82 crore families got electricity connection under the flagship Saubhagya scheme.
Ministry of Power would be the implementing authority of the scheme. The Rural Electrification Corporation Limited (REC) will remain the nodal agency for the operationalisation of the scheme throughout the country. It was launched on 25th September, 2017 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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