Gadia Lohar Scheme MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers

Both statements are correct. The scheme combines house-construction aid with settlement land: 150 square yards may be allotted in rural areas and 50 square yards in urban areas, free or at a concessional rate as applicable. The different plot sizes reflect the separate rural and urban provisions.

The release follows construction progress in a fixed order. The first ₹40,000 follows sanction and verification of land ownership; the second ₹40,000 follows construction of walls up to door height; and the third ₹40,000 is released when the roof is cast. Therefore the correct match is 1-b, 2-c, 3-a.

Option A is incorrect because the ₹10,000 raw-material assistance is a once-in-a-lifetime grant, not an annual payment. It helps an eligible Gadia Lohar artisan buy inputs for the traditional blacksmith trade. Options B, C and D correctly state its purpose, current amount and one-time character.

The Social Justice and Empowerment Department, Government of Rajasthan, is the nodal department. District social-justice or social-welfare offices implement the grant and verify beneficiaries; the scheme is a state welfare and rehabilitation programme, not an industrial-credit programme.

From financial year 2022-23, the housing assistance is ₹1,20,000. It is released in three construction-linked instalments of ₹40,000 each: after sanction and land verification, at door-height construction, and when the roof is cast. Thus both the amount and the three-part release in option B are correct.