Question

Consider the given four statements and choose the correct answer from the given options. (Under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme)

1. Gives the Gram Sabha the right to Social Audit of all works and expenditures.
2. The Barefoot Technician (BFT) Project was launched in 2010-2011.
3. Project 'UNNATI', a skilling project intends to upgrade the skill base of the MGNREGA beneficiaries.
4. Cluster Facilitation Project was launched in 2014 with the objective to provide SC/ST people the livelihood under MGNREGA.

• A. iii wrong, iv correct
• B. i only correct
• C. ii, iv correct
• D. i, iii correct

Answer 1

Answer:

D. i, iii correct

• The Barefoot Technician (BFT) Project was not launched in 2010-2011. It was launched in 2015-16. The project aims to train local Mahatma Gandhi NREGA workers in basic civil engineering skills to support technical aspects of the program.

• The Cluster Facilitation Project (CFP) was launched in 2014. The primary goal of the CFP was to improve the effectiveness of MGNREGS in less developed areas, with a particular focus on benefiting SC/ST communities.