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Drug-Free Youth, PM SVANidhi & Mission ShaktiSAT [Prelims Bits]

13 Sep 2026

Tags: Prelims   Current events of national and international importance

Source: The Hindu

Context: In Mann Ki Baat, PM Modi highlighted drug-abuse prevention, women’s financial empowerment and girls’ participation in space technology.

  • PM SVANidhi: Central scheme providing collateral-free working-capital loans to urban street vendors/hawkers.
    • ~46% beneficiaries are women; ~35 lakh women have benefited.
  • Mission ShaktiSAT: Initiative providing satellite-technology learning opportunities to 12,000 girl students from 108 countries.
    • Phase II: Launched on 23 August (National Space Day) at Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida.
    • Aim includes developing a satellite through participation of female students for lunar orbit.
  • National Space Day: 23 August, commemorating the Chandrayaan-3 soft landing on the Moon (2023).
  • PM SVANidhi is implemented by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) and targets the livelihood needs of urban street vendors.

Prelims Question

Q1. Consider the following pairs:

InitiativePrimary focusNodal Ministry/Institution
1. PM SVANidhiWorking-capital support to urban street vendorsMinistry of Housing and Urban Affairs
2. Mission ShaktiSATSatellite-technology learning opportunities for girlsMinistry of Rural Development
3. National Space DayCommemoration of Chandrayaan-3’s lunar achievementSpace sector

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 1 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (a) 1 and 3 only

Explanation:

  • Pair 1 is correct: PM SVANidhi is implemented by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) and provides collateral-free working-capital loans to urban street vendors.
  • Pair 2 is incorrect: Mission ShaktiSAT is a space-technology education initiative; the article does not identify the Ministry of Rural Development as its nodal ministry.
  • Pair 3 is correct: 23 August is observed as National Space Day to commemorate India's Chandrayaan-3 soft landing on the Moon in 2023.

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