Babu Jagjivan Ram Chhatrawas Yojana scheme must increase pace: SC to GoI
Q. On 30th Jan’15, Supreme Court criticized the Centre on the slow pace in implementing the scheme that provides hostels to students belonging to Scheduled castes and Scheduled tribes. Name the scheme?- Published on 23 Jan 15a. Deen Dayal Chhatrawas Yojana
b. Kaashiram Chhatrawas Yojana
c. Dalit Chhatravas Yojana
d. Babu Jagjivan Ram Chhatrawas Yojana
ANSWER: Babu Jagjivan Ram Chhatrawas Yojana
The court directed the centre and State governments to carry out a survey and inform about the status of hostels being constructed under the scheme within four months. A social justice bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and U U Lalit also directed that construction of new hostels under the scheme should be expedited and posted the matter for further hearing on 20th July.