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Vidyanjali Yojana education improvement scheme

Curr. AffairsEducation schemes and public-private partnershipStatement-basedMediumCurrent-affairs-linked

Question

What is the purpose of 'Vidyanjali Yojana'?

1To enable the famous foreign educational institutions to open their campuses in India.
2To increase the quality of education provided in government schools by taking help from the private sector and the community.
3To encourage voluntary monetary contributions from private individuals and organizations so as to improve the infrastructure facilities for primary and secondary schools.
  1. 1.

    To enable famous foreign educational institutions to open campuses in India

  2. 2.

    To increase quality of education in government schools via private sector and community help

  3. 3.

    To encourage voluntary monetary contributions for school infrastructure improvement

Options

a

2 only

b

3 only

c

1 and 2 only

d

2 and 3 only

Answer

Explanation

Vidyanjali Yojana, launched by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), is designed to improve the quality of government schools through community and private sector participation and resource mobilization. Statement 1 is incorrect: Vidyanjali is not about facilitating foreign educational institutions opening campuses in India; that is addressed through different policy frameworks like the Liberalized FDI in Multi-Brand Retail and other regulations. Statement 2 is correct: A core purpose is to enhance education quality in government schools by engaging the private sector and community. Statement 3 is correct: The scheme encourages voluntary contributions from individuals and organizations to improve school infrastructure, focusing on transparency and accountability. Both statements 2 and 3 accurately capture the yojana's objectives. > Vidyanjali Focus: Government school enhancement through community donations + private sector support — not foreign campus enablement. Answer: (d).

Question details

Year

2017

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q88

Subject

Current Affairs

Sub-topic

Education schemes and public-private partnership

Type

Statement-based

Difficulty

Medium

Nature

Current-affairs-linked

Source hint

Current Affairs 2017 - Education Schemes

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