RAS question
The 'Rajasthan Minimum Guaranteed Income Bill' was passed in which year?
Correct answer: (B) 2023.
The Rajasthan Minimum Guaranteed Income Bill was passed in 2023.
Explanation
The year is 2023 because the official Rajasthan Legislative Assembly bill is listed as Bill No. 26 of 2023 and is titled The Rajasthan Minimum Guaranteed Income Bill, 2023. Its authorised English text says the proposed law would provide entitlement-based social security to support individuals or households in Rajasthan with an additional minimum guaranteed income, either through a guaranteed wage or through social security pension. This matches the core idea in the question: the bill was not merely a welfare announcement, but a legislative measure linked to minimum income, pension, and employment for eligible residents of the state.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) 2021 is wrong because the cited Assembly bill is explicitly numbered and titled as a 2023 bill, not a 2021 measure.
- (C) 2019 is wrong because the official bill text identifies the Rajasthan Minimum Guaranteed Income Bill as Bill No. 26 of 2023.
- (D) 2020 is wrong because the official title itself gives the year as 2023 and the explanation links the measure to guaranteed income, employment, and pension in that year.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan economy and welfare legislation, especially state-level social security schemes. It recurs in RAS because such laws combine current policy, budget-linked welfare, and state-specific governance.