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Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana

EconomyGovernment financial inclusion schemesFactual singleEasyStatic

Question

Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana is aimed at

Options

a

bringing the small entrepreneurs into formal financial system

Answer
b

providing loans to poor farmers for cultivating particular crops

c

providing pensions to old and destitute persons

d

funding the voluntary organizations involved in the promotion of skill development and employment generation

Explanation

Pradhan Mantri Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency (MUDRA) Yojana was launched in April 2015 with the objective of promoting entrepreneurship and providing financial support to small and micro-enterprises. The scheme aims to bring unorganized sector entrepreneurs and small business owners into the formal financial system by providing credit through banks and financial institutions. Option b is related to agricultural lending, not MUDRA. Option c refers to pension schemes, not MUDRA. Option d relates to skill development organizations, which is not the primary aim of MUDRA. > MUDRA Yojana focuses on formal financial inclusion of small entrepreneurs and micro-units. Answer: (a).

Question details

Year

2016

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q73

Subject

Economy

Sub-topic

Government financial inclusion schemes

Type

Factual single

Difficulty

Easy

Nature

Static

Source hint

Government schemes 2015

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