Consider the following schemes launched by the Union Government: I. Antyodaya Anna II. Gram Sadak Yojana III. Sarvapriya IV. Jawahar Gram Samriddhi Yojana. Which of these were announced in the year 2000?
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Explanation
The correct answer is A because both the Antyodaya Anna Yojana and the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana were launched in the year 2000.
Antyodaya Anna Yojana was launched in December 2000 to provide highly subsidized food grains to the poorest of the poor families.
Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana was launched in December 2000 to provide all weather road connectivity to unconnected habitations.
In contrast, the Jawahar Gram Samriddhi Yojana was launched in 1999 as a restructured version of the Jawahar Rozgar Yojana. The Sarvapriya scheme was also introduced in 1999 to distribute essential commodities through fair price shops. Therefore, only schemes I and II fit the criteria of being announced in 2000.
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