Which of the following cities of Uttar Pradesh is/are covered under the 'Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY)'?
1. Varanasi
2. Mathura
3. Prayagraj
4. Ayodhya
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Which of the following cities of Uttar Pradesh is/are covered under the 'Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY)'?
1. Varanasi
2. Mathura
3. Prayagraj
4. Ayodhya
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Correct — C, 1 and 2 (Varanasi and Mathura). HRIDAY (Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana) was launched on 21 January 2015 by the then Ministry of Urban Development to develop identified heritage cities in an integrated way. Of the cities selected, two are in Uttar Pradesh — Varanasi and Mathura. Prayagraj (Allahabad) and Ayodhya were NOT part of the HRIDAY list, so only statements 1 and 2 are correct — option (c).

Why the other options are wrong — (a) Varanasi is indeed a HRIDAY city, but Mathura is also one — so restricting the answer to Varanasi alone understates it.  (b) Prayagraj (Allahabad) was not among the HRIDAY cities, so '3 only' is wrong — and it omits Varanasi and Mathura, which are covered.  (d) Prayagraj and Ayodhya are not HRIDAY cities; only Varanasi and Mathura from Uttar Pradesh were selected, so 'all four' is incorrect.

Concept: HRIDAY (Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana), launched on 21 January 2015 by the Ministry of Urban Development (now the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs), aimed at holistic, heritage-sensitive development of a set of historic cities — improving infrastructure (water, sanitation, roads, lighting) around their heritage assets. It was a fully Centrally funded scheme with an outlay of about Rs 500 crore. Of the selected cities, Varanasi and Mathura lie in Uttar Pradesh.

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