RAS question
Rajasthan Urban Infrastructure Development Project (RUIDP) primarily targets:
Correct answer: (D) Urban water supply and sewerage.
Rajasthan Urban Infrastructure Development Project primarily targets urban water supply and sewerage, alongside related urban drainage and road infrastructure in Rajasthan.
Explanation
RUIDP is an urban infrastructure programme, not a general industrial, rural, or mining scheme. It focuses on improving urban water supply, sewerage, drainage, and roads in major cities of Rajasthan. The official RUIDP project-domain page describes the project as designed to address urban infrastructure development and lists water supply, waste water management, urban transport and roads, and urban drainage among its sectors. That is why the closest and most exam-relevant option is urban water supply and sewerage. Roads and drainage are also part of the broader project domain, but the option that captures the core urban services tested here is option D.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Industrial development is wrong because the stated RUIDP sectors concern urban services such as water supply, waste water management, roads, and drainage, not industry-specific development.
- (B) Rural development is wrong because RUIDP is explicitly framed around urban Rajasthan and major cities, with urban infrastructure and services as its domain.
- (C) Mining regulation is wrong because RUIDP's stated sectors and the official project-domain page do not identify mining as a RUIDP sector.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan urban infrastructure and government project identification, a recurring RAS area because schemes are often asked through their target sector rather than their full administrative detail. RUIDP is a good example where the key is to recognise the urban-services cluster: water supply, sewerage, drainage, and roads.