Answer-Atal Jyoti Yojana (AJAY)’s main objective to provide Solar Street Lighting Systems for public...

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy launched Atal Jyoti Yojana AJAY on 20.09.2016 with the main objective to provide Solar Street Lighting Systems for public use at different locations for improvement in quality of life, safety and security. Under AJAY Phase-I, the Parliament Constituencies of the states of Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh were covered. Subsequently, Phase -II of AJAY was launched in December, 2018. Coverage of AJAY Phase -II included Parliament Constituencies of the states covered in AJAY Phase-I, Hill StatesUTs, North-Eastern States, Island UTs and aspirational district not covered in above mentioned StatesUTs. The AJAY Phase-II was closed in April 2020.

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Atal Jyoti Yojana (AJA

Y ’s main objective to provide Solar Street Lighting Systems for public use at different locations for improvement in quality of life, safety and security. It was launched in _________.

A 2016

B 2018

C 2019

D 2020

E None of the above

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