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Which of the following statements about Government programmes/schemes is/are correct?
1. Skill Training of Rural Youth (STRY) is a programme meant for improving skills of the rural youth in different thematic areas of agriculture.
2. Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY – NRLM) focuses on creating income generation opportunities for Self-Help Group (SHG) women.
3. Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP) is meant for creating an enabling rural business development ecosystem for supporting all women except for those engaged with Self-Help Groups (SHGs).
A.1, 2 and 3
B.1 and 2 only✓ Correct
C.2 and 3 only
D.3 only
Explanation
STRY (Skill Training of Rural Youth) under the Ministry of Agriculture aims to improve skills of rural youth in different thematic areas of agriculture and allied sectors, so statement 1 is correct. DAY-NRLM focuses on income generation opportunities for SHG women through mobilization and financial inclusion, so statement 2 is correct. SVEP (Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme) is actually a sub-scheme of DAY-NRLM and is meant for supporting rural entrepreneurs including those who are part of SHGs — not excluding them. Therefore statement 3 is incorrect because it wrongly excludes SHG members. Hence only statements 1 and 2 are correct.
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