'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 ?
- (a)Elderly
- (b)Women
- (c)Widows
- (d)Labourers
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.
- (a)Elderly — 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 — Women are the focus of other UP welfare schemes; this pilgrimage-travel scheme targets registered workers / labourers.
- (c)Widows — Widow welfare is handled through pension and separate support schemes, not through this labour-focused pilgrimage scheme.
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.)
For state-scheme questions the reliable anchor is the beneficiary group named in the official answer — here, labourers. Don't be lured by the more familiar 'senior-citizen / widow pilgrimage' schemes: the key specifies workers.
- A Uttar Pradesh government scheme (2021) providing religious / historical pilgrimage travel support.
- Per the official key, the beneficiary group is labourers (registered workers).
- Named after Swami Vivekananda; 'Etihasik Paryatan Yatra' = historical-tourism travel.
- Type: state labour-welfare-linked tourism scheme.
- Assuming any 'yatra / pilgrimage' scheme automatically targets the elderly
- Confusing this labour-focused scheme with senior-citizen tirth-yatra schemes
UPPSC frequently asks the target beneficiary group or launch year of UP-specific welfare schemes — memorise scheme to beneficiary pairs.
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
State 'tirth / paryatan yatra' welfare schemes typically provide beneficiaries with:
- (a)Subsidised pilgrimage / tourism travel for a defined group
- (b)Industrial term loans
- (c)Crop insurance cover
- (d)Free school fees
Answer(a) Subsidised pilgrimage / tourism travel for a defined welfare group.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Welfare schemes for registered construction and other workers in a State are usually delivered through the:
- (a)State Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board
- (b)Reserve Bank of India
- (c)Election Commission of India
- (d)NITI Aayog
Answer(a) State Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board (or a comparable labour welfare board).