निम्नलिखित में से कौन-सा, सरकार की योजना ‘UDAY’ का एक प्रयोजन है?
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Which one of the following is a purpose of 'UDAY', a scheme of the Government?
(a) Providing technical and financial assistance to start-up entrepreneurs in the field of renewable sources of energy · (b) Providing electricity to every household in the country by 2018 · (c) Replacing the coal-based power plants with natural gas, nuclear, solar, wind and tidal power plants over a period of time · (d) Providing for financial turnaround and revival of power distribution companies
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Answer: (d) विद्युत् वितरण कंपनियों के वित्तीय कायापलट और पुनरुत्थान का प्रबंध करना
UDAY (Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana), approved by the Union Cabinet on 5 November 2015, was a rescue-and-reform package for the loss-making State power distribution companies (DISCOMs). Its stated aim was their financial turnaround and revival.
- ✓ (d) States were to take over 75 per cent of DISCOM debt as on 30 September 2015 over two years, cutting the interest burden, while DISCOMs committed to reduce losses and costs.
- ✗ (b) Electrifying villages and households was the task of separate schemes such as the Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana, not UDAY, which dealt with the finances of distribution companies.
- ✗ (c) UDAY did not decide the fuel mix of power generation; it worked at the distribution end of the power sector.
Remember · UDAY (Nov 2015) = Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana: States take over 75% of DISCOM debt; DISCOMs cut losses. Target: financial turnaround of power distribution companies.
Sources
- PIB, Ministry of Power: UDAY for financial turnaround of Power Distribution Companies (5 November 2015) ↗ “UDAY provides for the financial turnaround and revival of Power Distribution companies (DISCOMs), and importantly also ensures a sustainable permanent solution to the problem. … States shall take over 75% of DISCOM debt as on 30 September 2015 over two years - 50% of DISCOM debt shall be taken over in 2015-16 and 25% in 2016-17.”
Question and answer: UPSC's official GS Paper I (2016, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 30 Sept 2026 (how we verify). ·