{"id":30642,"date":"2017-08-30T01:49:02","date_gmt":"2017-08-30T01:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/?p=30642"},"modified":"2017-08-30T01:49:02","modified_gmt":"2017-08-30T01:49:02","slug":"sanchar-kranti-yojna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/sanchar-kranti-yojna\/","title":{"rendered":"Sanchar Kranti Yojna"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Question: Which State government has recently decided to launch the \u201cSanchar Kranti Yojana (Sky)\u201d? <\/strong><br \/>\n(a) Jharkhand<br \/>\n(b) Assam<br \/>\n(c) Chhattisgarh<br \/>\n(d) Rajasthan<br \/>\n<strong>Answer: (c)<br \/>\nRelated Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>On August 23rd, 2017, in a cabinet meeting headed by CM Raman Singh, the government of Chhattisgarh has decided to start the \u201cSanchar Kranti Yojana (Sky)\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>Yojna aims to reduce the digital divide between Rural and Urban Chhattisgarh.<\/li>\n<li>Around 55 lakh Smartphone for free will be distributed under the Sanchar Kranti Yojna.<\/li>\n<li>In the first phase in 2017-18 and 2018-19, 50.8 lakh phones would be distributed to families living in villages having full or partial mobile network coverage with a population of over 1,000 and besides urban poor families and youth enrolled in colleges.<\/li>\n<li>Rest 4.8 lakh Smartphone will be distributed in villages which have a population of less than 1,000, and lack mobile network coverage.<\/li>\n<li>If there is a female member of the family, the Smartphone would be issued in her name.<\/li>\n<li>Phone numbers allotted to beneficiaries with handsets will come pre-linked to Aadhaar number and bank accounts of beneficiaries.<\/li>\n<li>The Department of Panchayat and Rural Development would select the beneficiaries in rural areas while the urban development department would list out the eligible people in the urban areas.<\/li>\n<li>The Department of Higher Education would prepare the list of beneficiaries in colleges.<\/li>\n<li>The government will provide the roof of Government buildings free of cost for installing mobile network tower under the scheme.<\/li>\n<li>A committee under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary will be constituted for effective implementation of this scheme.<\/li>\n<li>According to the Social Economic Census 2011, the density of mobile phones in Chhattisgarh is the lowest.<\/li>\n<li>Only 29 percent of households (national average 72 percent) in rural areas of this State have phones.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Reference:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChhattisgarhCMO\/status\/900391423731580928\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChhattisgarhCMO\/status\/900391423731580928<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/hindi.business-standard.com\/storypage.php?autono=137829\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/hindi.business-standard.com\/storypage.php?autono=137829<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/asiannewsservice.in\/en\/chhattisgarh\/12848\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/asiannewsservice.in\/en\/chhattisgarh\/12848\/<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/indiatoday.intoday.in\/story\/chhattisgarh-govt-to-distribute-over-55-lakh-smartphones\/1\/1032622.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/indiatoday.intoday.in\/story\/chhattisgarh-govt-to-distribute-over-55-lakh-smartphones\/1\/1032622.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: Which State government has recently decided to launch the \u201cSanchar Kranti Yojana (Sky)\u201d? (a) Jharkhand (b) Assam (c) Chhattisgarh (d) Rajasthan Answer: (c) Related Facts: On August 23rd, 2017, in a cabinet meeting headed by CM Raman Singh, the government of Chhattisgarh has decided to start the \u201cSanchar Kranti Yojana (Sky)\u201d. 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