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Prelims 2016 · Economy · Question 32

Which one of the following is a purpose of 'UDAY', a scheme of the Government?

  1. Providing technical and financial assistance to start-up entrepreneurs in the field of renewable sources of energy
  2. Providing electricity to every household in the country by 2018
  3. Replacing the coal-based power plants with natural gas, nuclear, solar, wind and tidal power plants over a period of time
  4. Providing for financial turnaround and revival of power distribution companies

Answer

Providing for financial turnaround and revival of power distribution companies

  • (a) Incorrect. UDAY is not a start-up support scheme for renewable energy entrepreneurs; that does not match its objective.
  • (b) Incorrect. Universal household electrification by 2018 was associated with schemes like Saubhagya/Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana, not UDAY.
  • (c) Incorrect. UDAY was not meant for replacing coal plants with alternative energy sources.
  • (d) Correct. UDAY (Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana) was launched for the financial turnaround and revival of power distribution companies (DISCOMs).

Answer: (d)

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