'Uttar Pradesh Swami Vivekanand Etihasik Paryatan Yatra Yojna 2021' was introduced by the U.P. Government for which of the following people for religious travel ?

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Correct — D, Labourers. Per the official UPPSC key, the Uttar Pradesh 'Swami Vivekanand Etihasik Paryatan Yatra Yojna 2021' is a state scheme that provides subsidised religious / historical pilgrimage travel to registered workers (labourers). It is a labour-welfare-linked tourism scheme, so the beneficiary class the question asks for is labourers — not the elderly, women or widows.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) Senior-citizen pilgrimage support is the theme of separate schemes; the beneficiary group named for this UP 2021 scheme is labourers, not the elderly.  (b) Women are the focus of other UP welfare schemes; this pilgrimage-travel scheme targets registered workers / labourers.  (c) Widow welfare is handled through pension and separate support schemes, not through this labour-focused pilgrimage scheme.

Concept: State governments run 'tirth / paryatan yatra' (pilgrimage-tourism) schemes that subsidise travel for a defined welfare group. Uttar Pradesh's Swami Vivekanand Etihasik Paryatan Yatra Yojna (2021) is one such scheme; per the official key its beneficiary group is labourers / workers, tying tourism support to labour welfare. ('Etihasik Paryatan Yatra' means historical-tourism travel.)

State PCS 2021 Q12 — Current Affairs PYQ with Answer

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