In Madhya Pradesh the amount of financial help given to the marriageable girls of poor families under "Mukhya Mantri Kanyadan Yojna" was increased in the year 2019 to

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Correct — C, Rs 51,000. In 2019 the Madhya Pradesh government raised the financial assistance under the Mukhyamantri Kanyadan (Kanya Vivah) Yojana for daughters of poor families to Rs 51,000, up from the earlier Rs 28,000. The scheme helps meet the marriage expenses of eligible poor girls who are residents of the state.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) Not the 2019 figure; the assistance was raised to Rs 51,000, not Rs 30,000.  (b) Not the 2019 figure; an intermediate value used as a distractor.  (d) A tempting higher figure, but the 2019 revision set the amount at Rs 51,000, not Rs 61,000.

Concept: The Mukhyamantri Kanya Vivah / Kanyadan Yojana is a Madhya Pradesh social-welfare scheme that gives financial aid for the marriage of daughters of poor and eligible resident families. The assistance amount has been revised by successive state governments; the 2019 revision fixed it at Rs 51,000.

State PCS 2019 Q89 — Madhya Pradesh GK PYQ with Answer

State PCS 2019 Q89 — Madhya Pradesh GK PYQ with Answer