Consider the following statements about 'PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana' :
- I.It targets installation of one crore solar rooftop panels in the residential sector.
- II.The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy aims to impart training on installation, operation, maintenance and repairs of solar rooftop systems at grassroot levels.
- III.It aims to create more than three lakhs skilled manpower through fresh skilling, and up-skilling, under scheme component of capacity building.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
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Answer: D. Statement I is correct: the scheme (launched February 2024) aims at rooftop solar for one crore households. Statement II is correct: MNRE plans training at grassroot level on installation, operation, maintenance and repair of rooftop solar. Statement III is correct: under the capacity-building component it aims to create over three lakh skilled workers through fresh skilling and up-skilling. So all three are correct.
Watch for: Specific numbers (one crore, three lakh) look like traps, but both come from the official guidelines.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Statement III is also correct, so I and II only is wrong.
- B. Statement II is also correct, so I and III only is wrong.
- C. Statement I is also correct, so II and III only is wrong.
Source to check: PIB releases on PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana (2024); pmsuryaghar.gov.in; MNRE website
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