PMGSY, LWE - GS questions based on daily current affairs

1)   Which of the following is/are true regarding Road Connectivity Project for Left Wing Extremism (LWE) Affected Areas?

1) The scheme comes under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana.
2) The fund sharing pattern will be 90:10 for LWE affected areas.

a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Only 1

Explanation:
The Government has approved a Centrally Sponsored Scheme namely "Road Connectivity Project for Left Wing Extremism (LWE) Affected Areas" to improve the rural road connectivity in the worst LWE affected districts from security angle.

The project will be implemented as a vertical under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY).

The fund sharing pattern of LWE road project will be same as that of PMGSY i.e. in the ratio of 60:40 between the Centre and States for all States except for eight North Eastern and three Himalayan States (Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh & Uttarakhand) for which it is 90:10.
2)   Which of the following statements is/are correct about PMGSY?

1. The target date is reduced by by three years from 2022 to 2019.
2. It is under authority of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Only 1

Explanation:
- Government has increased annual allocation to the states by Rs 5,000 crore.
- It is under the authority of the Ministry of Rural Development.
PMGSY was launched in year 2000 as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme with the objective to provide single all-weather road connectivity to all eligible unconnected rural habitations.
- Under PMGSY-I, 1,78,184 unconnected habitations were identified. In 15 years of implementation so far, 1,12,550 habitations, which is 63 per cent of the target have been connected with PMGSY roads. 
- The States are yet to complete the roads to provide connectivity to about 37 per cent of habitations as per the mandate of the scheme.

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