Question: Recently Cricket icon and Rajya Sabha MP Sachin Tendulkar has selected Donja village for development under the Sansad Adarsh Gram, the village is located in which of the following district of Maharashtra?
(a) Pune
(b) Osmanabad
(c) Nashik
(d)Nagpur
Ans:(b)
Related facts:
- On 14 February 2017; Cricket icon and Rajya Sabha MP Sachin Tendulkar has selected Donja village in Osmanabad district for development under the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojna.
- This is second village he adopted.
- Tendulkar has sanctioned over Rs 4 crore from his MPLAD fund for development of Donja.
- The amount will be spent on development of a new school building, a water supply scheme that would provide potable water to each household, concrete roads and a sewage line attached to the same.
- Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana, launched in October 2014, is a rural development programme focusing on development of villages which include social and cultural development, and spread motivation among the people on social mobilisation of the village community.
Reference:
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/Tendulkar-adopts-village-in-Osmanabad-under-Sansad-Adarsh-Gram-Yojna/article14576130.ece
http://rajasthanpatrika.patrika.com/story/sports/tendulkar-adopts-village-in-maharashtra-2482057.html
http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sachin-tendulkar-adopts-village-in-maharashtra-for-development/story-0gXn5saaKSCLpyLpnHQuoI.html