Government Schemes & Programs MCQs - 2026-08-08

The three core pillars of the Digital India program are Digital Infrastructure as a Core Utility to Every Citizen, Governance & Services on Demand, and Digital Empowerment of Citizens. Promoting a cashless economy through cryptocurrency is not a stated core pillar of the Digital India Mission, although digital payments are promoted through other means.

DigiLocker is a flagship initiative under the Digital India program aimed at reducing the need for physical documents by providing a secure cloud-based platform for issuance, storage, and verification of documents and certificates.

The UMANG (Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance) app provides a single platform to access over 2,000 government services from various central and state departments, making e-governance services accessible on mobile devices.

PM-KISAN is a Central Sector Scheme, meaning it is fully funded by the Government of India. The entire financial liability for the scheme is borne by the Union Government.

Under the PM-KISAN scheme, eligible landholding farmer families receive an annual financial benefit of ₹6,000, disbursed in three equal installments of ₹2,000 each every four months.

The 17th installment of PM-KISAN was disbursed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 18, 2024, from Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.