According to the passage what benefits did the Botigrani Yojana (JGY) bring to the rural population?
I. All households got single phase 24 x 7 electricity for domestic use
II. All farmers got 24x7 electricity at subsidized rate for agriculture
III. Farmers got three phase subsidized electricity continuously for 8 hours for agriculture
IV. For rural households load shedding became a thing of the past
I, III, and IV only
The passage explicitly states in the fourth paragraph that rural households got single- phase 24 x7 electricity supply for residential and industrials purpose. Therefore, statement (I) is true. For farmer’s agricultural use separate feeders were arranged. This supply as earlier would be subsidized but only for continuous eight hours. So for agriculture supply would be for continuous 8 hours and not 24 hours. Hence, statements (II) is false but statement (III) is true.
You have noted that the passage has stated that Gujarat became power surplus after the reforms. With 24x7 electricity supply for residential and industrials purpose. Therefore, statements (I) is true. For farmer’s agricultural use separate feeders were arranged. This supply as earlier would be subsidized but only for continuous eight hours. So for agriculture supply would be for continuous 8 hours and not 24 hours, statements (II) is false but statement (III) is true.
You have noted that the passage has stated that Gujarat became power surplus after the reforms. With 24x7 electricity supply for residential and industrials purpose. Therefore, statements (I) is true. For farmers’ agricultural use separate feeders were arranged. This supply as earlier would be subsidized but only for continuous eight hours. So for agriculture supply would be for continuous 8 hours and not 24 hours. Hence, statement (II) is false but statement (III) is true.
You have noted that the passage has stated that Gujarat became non – event in the rural households. Thus, statements (IV) are correct assertion. Hence (C)