Government Schemes & Programs MCQs

The Phase II expansion of the PM-eBus Sewa Scheme, announced in 2026, aims to deploy 30,000 electric buses to enhance public transportation in select cities.

The PM-eBus Sewa Scheme primarily focuses on augmenting public bus transport infrastructure, particularly in Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities, to promote sustainable urban mobility.

For Himalayan and North-Eastern States, the funding pattern is 90:10 between the Centre and the States.

The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation under the Ministry of Jal Shakti is responsible for the implementation of JJM.

The Jal Jeevan Mission aims to provide Functional Household Tap Connection (FHTC) to every rural household by 2024.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare is the nodal ministry for the implementation of the PM-KISAN scheme.

PM-KISAN is a Central Sector scheme with 100% funding from the Government of India.

The PM-KISAN scheme provides an annual income support of Rs 6,000 in three equal installments of Rs 2,000 each.

The PM-KISAN scheme has specific exclusion criteria. Institutional landholders, families with constitutional post holders, government employees, income tax payers, and professionals are among those not eligible. Small and marginal farmers and those owning cultivable land (who are not otherwise excluded) are generally eligible.

The PM-KISAN scheme was launched on February 24, 2019, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with retrospective effect from December 1, 2018.