Key highlights of the recently launched Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana
Distilled Policy Brief
- From 2019 to 2024, each MP must develop five additional Adarsh Grams, one per year, targeting a cumulative total of 6,433 model villages out of 2,65,000 gram panchayats by 2024.
🎯 Prelims High-Yield Examination Points
Target of 6,433 Adarsh Grams by 2024 and MP‑wise village development timelines.
⚖️ Mains Analytical & Syllabus Linkages
Evaluate the effectiveness of MP‑led model‑village scheme, its financing through existing programmes, and the robustness of its monitoring and evaluation framework.
🎯 UPSC Prelims Practice Drill
According to the Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana, how many Adarsh Grams must each Member of Parliament develop by the year 2024?
- [A] Three
- [B] Five
- [C] Eight
- [D] Ten
▶ Reveal Official Answer & Analytical Explanation
The Yojana mandates that each MP develop three Adarsh Grams by 2019 and a total of eight by 2024, as stated in the scheme’s guidelines.
🏛️ Historical Twin PYQ Anchor (2021)
Consider the following statements regarding the "National Clean Air Programme (NCAP)": 1. It is implemented by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. 2. Central Pollution Control Board acts as the sole regulatory executive body.