2021 · Q40
Which one of the following is the name of the scheme introduced as a well-targeted system of service delivery to LPG customers?
Current Events and Developmental IssuesNational current affairs
- ASAHAJ
- BPAHAL
- CUDAY
- DUDAN
Explanation
PAHAL (Pratyaksh Hanstantrit Labh), the Direct Benefit Transfer scheme for LPG launched in 2014–15, credits the LPG subsidy directly into consumers’ bank accounts. The government describes it precisely as “a well-targeted system of service delivery to LPG customers”, aimed at cutting diversion and bogus connections. SAHAJ, by contrast, is the online facility for releasing new LPG connections at the doorstep — not subsidy delivery. UDAY concerns power distribution companies and UDAN regional air connectivity. Hence (B) PAHAL is correct.