Kutir Jyoti Scheme is associated with
(A) Promoting cottage industry in villages
(B) Promoting employment among rural unemployed youth
(C) Providing electricity to rural families living below poverty line
(D) All of these
Correct Answer : Providing electricity to rural families living below poverty line
Question Asked : SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE) Exam 2016
Explanation : The Government launched Kutir Jyoti Programme on occasion of Nehru Centenary Year (1988-89) for extending single point light connection to the households of rural poor families below poverty line. These were to include Harijan and tribal families. The programme had come under criticism for rampant increase in transmission & distribution (T&D) losses.
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