“Mission Niryatak Bano” campaign to promote aspiring exporters is launched by –

Correct — option (2), Department of Industries, Government of Rajasthan and RIICO.

On 28 July 2021, ANI reported from Jaipur that "Rajasthan government's Industries Department and the apex industrial development body, the Rajasthan Industrial Development and Investment Corporation (RIICO), have launched a campaign" to help local traders expand their businesses abroad.

PTI's report of the same day also credits both: the industries department and RIICO launched the 'Mission Niryatak Bano' campaign to promote aspiring exporters in the state.

The launch was joint, so an option naming only one of the two bodies is incomplete.

The idea to remember: Mission Niryatak Bano (July 2021) = Industries Department + RIICO, to turn local traders into exporters.

Why the others are wrong

• (1)
  Department of Industries, Government of Rajasthan — Option (1) names only half of the launch. The Industries Department did launch the campaign, but ANI and PTI both report that it did so together with RIICO.

  The question asks who launched the campaign, and the reports name two bodies.

• (3)
  Rajasthani Foundation and RIICO — Option (3) keeps RIICO but replaces the Industries Department. The ANI and PTI reports of 28 July 2021 name the state Industries Department as RIICO's partner.

  Neither report names the Rajasthani Foundation, as the option calls it, in the launch.

• (4)
  RIICO — Option (4) names only RIICO. According to ANI and PTI, the campaign was launched jointly by the Industries Department and RIICO.

  An orientation video conference for the mission was also held by the Rajasthan Industries Department, chaired by Archana Singh, the Commissioner of Commerce and Industries and Investment, according to ANI.

Mission Niryatak Bano (Hindi for become an exporter) is a campaign to register and handhold local traders who want to expand their business to foreign countries.

ANI reports that it is planned in six steps. Citing a state government release, it says the campaign covers training, securing the necessary documents, registration in the Rajasthan Export Promotion Council, and support in exports and trade operations.

Industries Minister Parsadi Lal Meena said it would help increase total exports from Rajasthan and job opportunities in the state.

Key facts

• 28 July 2021: ANI and PTI reported the launch of Mission Niryatak Bano by Rajasthan's Industries Department and RIICO.
• The campaign is planned in six steps to register and handhold local traders who want to export.
• It covers training, documentation, registration in the Rajasthan Export Promotion Council, and support in export operations.
• Parsadi Lal Meena was the Industries Minister quoted at the launch.
• Archana Singh, described by ANI as Commissioner of Commerce and Industries and Investment, chaired the orientation video conference.

Common traps

• A joint launch: an option naming only the Industries Department or only RIICO leaves out the other partner.
• A swapped partner: option (3) keeps RIICO but replaces the Industries Department.
• RIICO's name appears in two forms in the news reports; both refer to the same corporation.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  The 'Mission Niryatak Bano' campaign launched in Rajasthan in July 2021 is planned in how many steps?

  • (a)Four
  • (b)Five
  • (c)Six
  • (d)Seven
  Answer(3) — ANI and PTI both report that the campaign registers and handholds local traders in six steps. Options (1), (2) and (4) give other numbers.
• practice — not a real PYQ

  Under 'Mission Niryatak Bano', local traders are assisted with registration in which body?

  • (a)Rajasthan Export Promotion Council
  • (b)Rajasthan Public Service Commission
  • (c)Rajasthan Housing Board
  • (d)Rajasthan State Election Commission
  Answer(1) — ANI, citing a state government release, lists registration in the Rajasthan Export Promotion Council among the forms of assistance. Options (2), (3) and (4) have no role in export registration.