Jharkhand GK MCQ Question and Answer | State Gk MCQ

The implementation of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) scheme is led by the Ministry of Women and Child Development as the Nodal Ministry, with support from State Social Welfare/WCD departments in partnership with Departments of Health and Education.

Digital India is to be implemented by the entire Government with overall coordination being done by the Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY).

The Jharkhand government started the Saraswati scheme on 1^st April, 2014, on the pattern of the Ladli Laxmi scheme.

Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana is a rural development programme broadly focusing upon the development in the villages which includes social development, cultural development and spread motivation among the people on social mobilization of the village community. The programme was launched by the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi on the birth anniversary of Jayaprakash Narayan, on 11^th October 2014.

Jharkhand government is going to launch Mukhbir Yojana 2021 to curb child marriage. Under this scheme, people who gives information regarding the child marriage plan to the authorities and becomes spy of government will get a cash reward of Rs. 1,000. Moreover, all the village panchayats with no case of child marriage in a single year will get Rs. 50,000.

Under Mukhyamantri Kanyadaan Yojna, the state govt. will support poor people in their daughter's marriage who cannot afford the cost of marriage. Jharkhand government is going to provide assistance of Rs. 30,000 to each girl beneficiaries so that the condition of the girls in the state gets improved.

The NDA Government during its last term in office had introduced the Varishtha Pension BimaYojana (VPBY) as a pension scheme for senior citizens. Under the scheme a total number of 3.16 lakh annuitants are being benefited and the corpus amounts to Rs. 6,095 crore. For the benefit of citizens aged 60 years and above, the Honourable Finance Minister in his Budget Speech for the year 2014 - 15 proposed to revive the scheme for a limited period from 15^th August, 2014 to 14^th August, 2015. Accordingly, the revived Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana (VPBY) was formally launched by the Finance Minister on 14^th August 2014 and has been opened during the window stretching from 15^th August, 2014 to 14^th August, 2015.

The Mukhyamantri Dal Bhat Yojna (MDBY) was revived to provide a meal at the price of Rs. 5 to the poor people of the state.

The state government of Jharkhand has launched a new scheme for children in the poorest slums. The Pankh Yojana was launched by the education minister. The main goal of Pankh Yojana is to help children in Jharkhand get access to schools. Many children in poverty are unable to afford to go to school.