Question: Which state government has recently introduced Deendayal Upadhyaya Kisan Kalyan Yojana?
(a) Chhattisgarh
(b) Uttarakhand
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Jharkhand
Answer: (b)
Related Facts:
- On November 1st, 2017, Chief Minister Shri Trivandrum Singh Rawat inaugurated Deen Dayal Upadhyay Kisan Kalyan Yojna in Dehradun on the occasion of State Foundation Day.
- On this occasion, he also provided loans sanctioned to 30 farmers.
- This ambitious scheme has been started to fulfill the target of doubling the income of the farmers till 2022.
- Under this scheme, loans of upto Rs one lakh to the small and marginal farmers of the state are being given only 02 percent interests.
- UJVNL also provided a check of Rs 22.66 crore to the state government in the form of a dividend.
Reference:
http://www.uttarainformation.gov.in/news.php?id=22719
http://www.uttarakhandbulletin.com/2017/11/10/deen-dayal-upadhyaya-kisan-kalyan-yojana-inaugurated/