‘Mukhya Mantri Saur Swarojgar Yojana’--Uttarakhand

Current Context: Government of Uttarakhand launched ‘Mukhya Mantri Saur Swarojgar Yojana’.

• The Yojana was launched at Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali Auditorium, Dehradun Uttarakhand. 
• The yojana is launched with an aim to boost self-employment capability in youth and promote the production of Green Energy. 
• The scheme is specially launched for the youths and migrants who have returned to the state and have lost their jobs due to pandemic COVID-19.
• The scheme will offer employment opportunities in Green Energy Sector to around 10,000 youths and migrants.
• The beneficiaries will be allotted with solar plants of 25KW each.
• To set up these plants, 1.5-2 nails of land and Rs 10 lakhs at Rs 40,000 per unit is required. 
• These solar plants will generate 38,000 units of electricity per annum which will be brought by Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited for 25 years. 
• The loan for this scheme will be granted by Cooperative Banks and Private Banks at an interest of 8% per year for the tenure of 15 years.
• Static Part: 
• CM of Uttarakhand: Trivendra Singh Rawat
• Governor of Uttarakhand: Baby Rani Maurya

Question: 

Q.1 Which state launched ‘Mukhya Mantri Saur Swarojgar Yojana’?
a. Uttar Pradesh
b. Uttarakhand
c. Haryana
d. Himachal Pradesh