Progress panchayat

Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi addressing at the Progress Panchayat at village Bichor, in Punhana, Haryana

Question: Recently Union minister of state for minority affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has launched nationwide social welfare outreach programme ‘progress panchayat’ from which of the following place?
(a) Karnal
(b) Bhiwani
(c) Mewat
(d) Jind
Ans: (c)
Related facts:

  • On 29 September 2016 Union minister of state for minority affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi launched nationwide social welfare outreach programme ‘progress panchayat’ from village Bichor in Mewat.
  • The programme will be organised in 100 places across the country in the coming days where union ministers will interact with people about the several schemes.
  • Progress Panchayat was launched to reach out to the minority community and publicise the various welfare measures taken by the NDA government for their betterment.

Reference:
http://www.hindustantimes.com/gurgaon/naqvi-invokes-pakistan-at-progress-panchayat-launch-in-mewat/story-MdFpM0L6cGCQMRWL1D0ByI.html
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/minority-affairs-minister-mukhtar-abbas-naqvi-holds-interactive-session-with-muslim-community-in-haryana-3056768/
http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/progress-panchayat-for-minorities-to-be-launched-today-116092900125_1.html