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.
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Answer: A. Statement 1 is wrong: Vidyanjali has nothing to do with foreign universities opening campuses. Statement 2 is correct: launched by the Ministry of Human Resource Development in 2016, Vidyanjali invites volunteers from the community, the diaspora and the private sector to help in government schools, for example by teaching or mentoring. Statement 3 is wrong: in its 2016 form the scheme sought contributions of time and services, not money. So 2 only (as of 2017; Vidyanjali 2.0 in 2021 also accepts donations of assets and materials).
Watch for: Watch for statement 3 sounding like the scheme; Vidyanjali was about volunteering, not donating money.
Why the other options are wrong
- B. Wrong because Vidyanjali did not seek monetary contributions in 2017.
- C. Wrong because it has nothing to do with foreign institutions.
- D. Wrong because statement 3 is false.
Source to check: Ministry of Education (formerly MHRD) press release on Vidyanjali, PIB, June 2016; Vidyanjali portal (vidyanjali.education.gov.in)
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