Housing for All, Rajasthan - Current Affairs Questions and Answers

1)   Which state became the first in India to launch a free email address in Hindi for residents?

a. Uttar Pradesh
b. Madhya Pradesh
c. Rajasthan
d. Gujarat
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Rajasthan

Explanation:
Now access email IDs in Hindi in Rajasthan!

Rajasthan has become the first state in India to launch free email addresses in Hindi for its residents.

The facility will be available at name@rajasthan.bharat (in Devanagari script).

The initiative aims to ensure maximum participation of people towards e-governance and ensure that maximum government facilities are available in vernacular language.

The project is being implemented by state IT department with partnership in form of in-sourcing with private IT companies.

This initiative is small part of 'Rajasthan DigiKit' which has seen enrollment of more than one crore people from the state.

The first e-mail ID from this initiative was created by Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje with id casundhara@rajasthan.bharat (in Devnagari).

All government personnel in state will soon have an email id in Hindi too.

The Hindi email ID will be offered to all the Internet users.


2)   Name the mission set out by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on 17 June 2015 for an ambitious target to provide nearly 20 million houses over seven years?

a. Home for All
b. Housing for All by 2022
c. House for All by 2020
d. DreamHome 2020
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Housing for All by 2022

Explanation:
The mission comes out from a key promise in BJP’s manifesto for 2014 Lok Sabha elections to provide a “pucca” house for every family by the 75th year of Independence, i.e. by year 2022.