2024 · Q107
Consider the following statements:
- 1National Monetisation Pipeline estimates that for the period 2022-2025, the top three sectors in terms of monetization potential are roads, railways, and oil and gas pipelines
- 2Under the National Monetisation Pipeline, the instruments to be used for asset monetization include Public-Private Partnership concessions and Infrastructure Investment Trusts Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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- A1 only
- B2 only
- CBoth 1 and 2
- DNeither 1 nor 2
Explanation
The Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), launched in 2016, is the government's crop insurance scheme that provides financial support to farmers in the event of crop failure due to natural calamities, pests and diseases. It is not a health insurance, education, or housing scheme. Hence option B is correct.