As per the Union Budget 2017-18, which of the following schemes of the Central Government of India got the largest amount of allocation?
A. PDS
B. MGNREGS
C. SSA
D. PMGSY
Answer:B
As per the Union Budget 2017-18, which of the following schemes of the Central Government of India got the largest amount of allocation?
A. PDS B. MGNREGS C. SSA D. PMGSY
Explanation: MGNREGA get the highest ever allocation of Rs 48,000 crore in Union Budget 2017-18. The largest 7 central welfare schemes in India are PDS – food & kerosene, MGNREGS, the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan (SSA), the Mid Day Meal (MDM) scheme, the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) and the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM). Using program administrative data (2015-16) and data available from household level surveys (National Sample Survey, NSS and India Human Development Survey, IHDS) for 2005-06 and 2011-12, estimates of the targeting efficiency of programmes are provided.