'Mukhya Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana' in Madhya Pradesh was implemented from which year?

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Correct — C, 2010-11. Madhya Pradesh implemented its Mukhya Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (the Chief Minister's Rural Road Scheme) from 2010-11. It was created to give all-weather road connectivity to villages left out of the central Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) — typically general-category villages below 500 population and tribal-area villages below 250 population.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) Too early — MP's MMGSY was rolled out in 2010-11, not 2008-09.  (b) One year short — the scheme's implementation year is 2010-11.  (d) One year late — MMGSY had already been launched in 2010-11.

Concept: Rural road connectivity in India runs on two tracks — the central Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY, launched 2000) and state schemes for the habitations PMGSY does not cover. Madhya Pradesh's Mukhya Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (from 2010-11) fills that gap, building all-weather roads to smaller and uncovered villages: general-category villages below 500 population and tribal-area villages below 250.

State PCS 2018 Q69 — Madhya Pradesh GK PYQ with Answer

State PCS 2018 Q69 — Madhya Pradesh GK PYQ with Answer