Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is 2nd October 2011.

• Mukhya Mantri Nishulk Dava Yojana:
  • The scheme was launched by the then Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on October 2, 2011.
  • The Rajasthan government's budget announcement 2011-2012 mentions the formation of Rajasthan Medical Services Corporation.
  • Through this corporation, a centralized system will be implemented for the purchase of generic drugs, surgical and diagnostic equipment for all medical institutions in the state.
  • The most used medicines are being provided free of cost to all the patients coming to the state hospital from 02 October 2011.
  • In addition, medical facilities are also being provided free of cost to the patients of Thalassemia and Haemophilia in state hospitals.

Key Points

• The scheme has mainly two components
  • Free Medicines - Making available the commonly used medicines free of cost to patients visiting government health institutions.
  • Free Tests - Ensuring free trial of patients coming to government health institutions.
• Rajasthan Medical Services Corporation Limited (RMSCL) was incorporated/incorporated as a Public Limited Company for successful implementation of the scheme.

Additional Information

• Rajasthan Annapurna Rasoi Yojana:
  • The scheme was launched by Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje on 15 December 2016.
  • The rickshaw pullers, the elderly, and the needy have benefited a lot from the introduction of this scheme.
  • Food will be made available to the people through mobile vans.
  • Breakfast for just ₹ 5 and lunch and dinner for ₹ 8 will be provided.
  • Keeping food hygiene in mind, maximum food will be made by machines.

The correct answer is 9%.

Key Points

• 12th Five Year Plan (2012 - 2017)
  • 12th Five Year Plan 2012-17 as per the draft document released by the Planning Commission aims at a growth rate of 9%.
  • 12th Five Year Plan of the Government of India (2012–17) was India's last Five Year Plan.
  • With the deteriorating global situation, the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission Mr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia has said that achieving an average growth rate of 8 percent in the next five years is not possible.
  • The final growth target has been set at 8% by the endorsement of the plan at the National Development Council (NDC) meeting held in New Delhi.
  • The government intends to reduce poverty by 10 percent during the 12th Five-Year Plan.

Additional Information

• NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India)
  • Planning Commission was replaced by a new institution – NITI AAYYOG on January 1, 2015, with emphasis on the ‘Bottom –Up’ approach to envisage the vision of Maximum Governance, Minimum Government, echoing the spirit of ‘Cooperative Federalism.
  • Chairperson: Prime Minister
  • Vice-Chairperson: To be appointed by Prime-Minister
  • Governing Council: Chief Ministers of all states and Lt. Governors of Union Territories.
  • Regional Council: To address specific regional issues, Comprising Chief Ministers and Lt. Governors Chaired by Prime Minister or his nominee.
  • Adhoc Membership: 2 members in ex-officio capacity from leading Research institutions on a rotational basis.
  • Ex-Officio membership: Maximum four from Union council of ministers to be nominated by Prime minister.
  • Chief Executive Officer: Appointed by Prime-minister for a fixed tenure, in the rank of Secretary to Government of India.
  • Special Invitees: Experts, Specialists with domain knowledge nominated by Prime-minister.

The correct answer is Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade.

Key Points

• Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade is the nodal department for the formulation of the policy on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI).
  • It is a central government department under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
  • It controls the maintenance and management of data on inward FDI into India.
  • The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade plays a vital role in the liberalization and rationalization of the FDI policy.

 Additional Information

The correct answer is 2011-12.

Key Points

• The Index of Industrial Production (IIP)
  • It is a short-term macroeconomic indicator widely used in measuring the industrial growth of the State.
  • The index indicates the relative change over time in the volume of production in the industrial sector and it is an effective tool to measure the trend of current industrial production.
  • Presently IIP is constructed based on the base year 2011-12. Hence, Option 3 is correct.
  • The Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Department of Planning, Rajasthan has been compiling/releasing an index of industrial production for the Rajasthan State since 1971 as per the guidelines of the Central Statistical Office (CSO), Govt. of India.
  • New base year IIP series based on 156 items/product groups for the manufacturing sector.
  • Shifting of the base year 2011-12 are in process to get monthly Production data from April 2011 onwards for a selected item for selected units in the prescribed format given by C.S.O.
  • Three major sectors in IIP 
    • Manufacturing:- For Manufacturing Sector the Production data is collecting for selected items from selected industrial units through district statistical officer’s and Now IIP web Portal has been developed for the collection of regular data from districts through an online system.
    • Mining:- Mining sector production data is supplied by the Indian Bureau of Mines, (IBM) Nagpur.
    • Electricity:- Electricity sector generation figures furnished by the Central Electricity Authority New Delhi.

The correct answer is 2005-06.

• Magra Regional Development Programme was started in 2005-06.

Key Points

• ​Objective-
  • Social and economic development of the Magra region.
  • Infrastructure development in this region like- enhance health and education facilities in this region.
  • Employment generation in this region.
• Covered districts- Ajmer, Bhilwara, Chittorgarh, Pali, Rajasamand
• Total Panchayat Samiti covered- 16
• Total village covered- 1715
• Financed by - State Government