Question

Which State Government has in March 2022 launched the "Dalit Bandhu welfare scheme for empowering Dalit families of the state and enabling entrepreneurship among them through a 10 lakh direct benefit transfer per family?

• A. Uttarakhand
• B. Odisha
• C. Telangana
• D. Punjab

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Telangana

• In March 2022, the Telangana State Government launched the "Dalit Bandhu" welfare scheme, providing a one-time capital assistance of Rs. 10 lakhs per Scheduled Caste (SC) family to promote economic development and entrepreneurship.

• The Dalit Bandhu Scheme (DBS) a flagship programme - financial assistance in the form of 'social investment' of the State Government for promotion of entrepreneurship of Dalits is innovative and exemplary.

• The DBS has been implemented as a pilot programme in Huzurabad Constituency on saturation mode in August 2021.