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With respect to Rajasthan Skill and Livelihood Development Corporation (RSLDC), which of the following is/are correct? 1. RSLDC is the nodal agency for skill development in Rajasthan. 2. It implements schemes under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) in the state. 3. RSLDC operates exclusively for rural youth and has no mandate for urban areas.

Correct answer: (B) 1 and 2 only.

Rajasthan Skill and Livelihood Development Corporation is Rajasthan's nodal skill-development agency and implements PMKVY in the state, while its mandate is not restricted to rural youth.

  1. (A)

    1 only

  2. (B)

    1 and 2 only

  3. (C)

    1, 2 and 3

  4. (D)

    2 and 3 only

Explanation

Statements 1 and 2 are correct because RSLDC is the state's nodal institution for skill development and the official PMKVY EOI identifies RSLDC as the executing agency for the Centrally Sponsored and State Managed component of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana in Rajasthan. The same official material places RSLDC's work in short-term skill development programmes and in collaboration with training partners, which fits its broader skill-development role. Statement 3 fails because the given mandate is not confined to rural youth: RSLDC covers rural and urban youth across demographic categories, and its programme stakeholders include both rural and urban livelihood missions. Therefore, the valid set is statements 1 and 2 only.

Why the other options are wrong

  • (A) It leaves out statement 2, although RSLDC is identified as the executing agency for PMKVY's state-managed component in Rajasthan.
  • (C) It wrongly accepts statement 3, even though RSLDC's mandate is not limited to rural youth and extends to urban youth as well.
  • (D) It excludes statement 1 and includes statement 3, reversing the position because RSLDC is the nodal skill-development agency while the rural-only claim is false.

Concept

This tests the Economy of Rajasthan theme of state institutions implementing employment and skill-development schemes. RAS often asks such questions because aspirants must separate the agency's mandate from the specific scheme it executes.

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