Government Schemes & Programs MCQs - 2026-08-17

Solid waste management, including collection, segregation, and disposal, is a crucial pillar of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, alongside promoting toilet construction and behavioural change.

The original target year for achieving a Clean India under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan was October 2, 2019, the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

Swachh Bharat Abhiyan has led to a significant increase in household toilet coverage and a drastic reduction in the practice of open defecation across India, transforming sanitation landscape.

The National Health Mission (NHM) was launched in 2013 by merging the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) and the National Urban Health Mission (NUHM).

A key focus of NHM is strengthening the rural health infrastructure, particularly Primary Health Centres (PHCs) and Sub-Centres, to improve access to primary healthcare services.

The National Health Mission (NHM) encompasses its vision of achieving universal access to equitable, affordable and quality health care that is accountable and responsive to the needs of the people, with a special focus on rural and underserved areas.

The primary objective of the PM-KISAN scheme is to supplement the financial needs of landholding farmer families to enable them to obtain agricultural inputs and other necessary expenses.

The financial assistance under PM-KISAN is disbursed in three equal installments of ₹2,000 each, typically every four months.

The PM-KISAN scheme provides an annual financial assistance of ₹6,000 to eligible farmer families, disbursed in three equal installments of ₹2,000 each.