Nov 1st+2nd Week Govt Schemes

Question 1

1. Which state government has recently (in Nov ‘23) launched Dr. Puneeth Rajkumar Hrudaya
   Jyoti Yojana to provide treatment to people experiencing sudden heart attacks and cardiac
   issues?
   1) Kerala
   2) Andhra Pradesh
   3) Karnataka
   4) Telangana
   5) Maharashtra

Answer 1

Answer- 3) Karnataka
Explanation:
Dinesh Gundu Rao, Health Minister in Karnataka launched Dr. Puneeth Rajkumar Hrudaya Jyoti Yojana to provide treatment to people experiencing sudden heart attacks and cardiac issues.
• Karnataka’s Health Department launched the scheme in memory of Late Kannada Actor Puneeth Rajkumar, who died in 2021 at the age of 46 due to cardiac arrest.
i. Under this scheme, emergency devices will be installed in public places to cater to those suffering from heart attacks within the crucial response time.
ii. The government has decided to provide Tenecteplase injections( used to treat myocardial infarctions (heart attacks)) at free of charge in government hospitals.

Question 2

2. Which state government has recently (in Nov ‘23) approved the ‘Abua Awas Yojna’ (AAY), a
   housing scheme?
   1) Maharashtra
   2) Madhya Pradesh
   3) Odisha
   4) West Bengal
   5) Jharkhand

Answer 2

Answer- 5) Jharkhand
Explanation:
The Jharkhand Cabinet led by Chief Minister (CM) Hemant Soren approved the ‘Abua Awas Yojna’
(AAY), a state-supported housing scheme for the poor to build 8 lakhs pucca houses for the homeless
in Jharkhand in 3 phases at a total budget of Rs 16,320 crore.
i. Objective: To provide three-room and 1 kitchen houses with a total area of 31 square meters to
underprivileged individuals within the next two-year timeline.
ii. Phases:
• 2 lakh houses will be constructed in the 1st phase (FY 2023-24);
• 3.5 lakh houses in the 2nd phase (FY 2024-25); and
• 2.5 lakh houses in the 3rd phase (FY 2025-26).

Question 3

3. In November 2023, Prime Minister(PM) Narendra Modi announced the extension of the
   Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) till ___________ (year).
   1) 2030
   2) 2026
   3) 2027
   4) 2029
   5) 2028

Answer 3

Answer- 5) 2028
Explanation:
Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi announced the extension of the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan
Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) for another five years while addressing an election rally at Durg in
Chhattisgarh.The scheme which was supposed to be ended by December 2023 will be ending in 2028.
• The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution had declared that the central
government would allocate over ₹2 lakh crore in 2023 for food subsidies under NFSA and
various other welfare programs.
• The scheme was initially rolled out in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• PMGKAY is operated by the Department of Food and Public Distribution under the Ministry of
Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.This program is a part of the existing Pradhan
Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana welfare initiative.