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Prelims 2016 · Current Affairs · Question 88

'SWAYAM', an initiative of the Government of India, aims at

  1. promoting the Self Help Groups in rural areas
  2. providing financial and technical assistance to young start-up entrepreneurs
  3. promoting the education and health of adolescent girls
  4. providing affordable and quality education to the citizens for free

Answer

providing affordable and quality education to the citizens for free

  • (a) Incorrect. SWAYAM is not a scheme for promoting Self Help Groups; that relates to rural livelihood and women empowerment programmes.
  • (b) Incorrect. Financial/technical support to start-ups is covered under schemes like Start-up India, not SWAYAM.
  • (c) Incorrect. Education and health of adolescent girls are targeted under schemes like SABLA, not SWAYAM.
  • (d) Correct. SWAYAM (Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds) is the Government of India’s online education platform to provide quality education free of cost to learners.
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