UPSC Prelims 2017 Question:

What is the purpose of ‘Vidyanjali Yojana’?

1. To enable the famous foreign educational institutions to open their campuses in India. 
2. To increase the quality of education provided in government schools by taking help from the private sector and the community. 
3. To encourage voluntary monetary contributions from private individuals and organizations so as to improve the infrastructure facilities for primary and secondary schools.
   
   

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Explanation: 

• Vidyanjali Yojana was launched by the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development in 2016. It is designed to involve volunteers from different walks of life to strengthen the co-scholastic activities in government schools. Vidyanjali, which is being implemented under the overall aegis of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, will enhance the community involvement in Government run elementary schools and effectively engage children in reading, creative writing, public speaking, play-acting, preparing story books etc. The programme will be open for participation by all Indian citizens including retired Professionals, retired government officials, working professionals and homemakers; and also persons from the Indian Diaspora. So, statement 2 is correct.
  
  
• The scheme does not intend to incentivise foreign educational institutions to open their campuses in India and also it does not intend to improve infrastructure facilities for primary and secondary schools. So, statements 1 and 3 are not correct.
  
  

Therefore, option (1) is the correct answer.

Subject: Polity | Government Schemes and Policies(pol)