'Vetri Veedu Thittam': G.O. sanctions ₹3,500 crore for 70,000 rural houses in the first phase – Quiz (09.11.2026)

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'Vetri Veedu Thittam': G.O. sanctions ₹3,500 crore for 70,000 rural houses in the first phase – Quiz (09.11.2026) – 5 questions, subject: Current Affairs. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  
How much assistance per house is given under Tamil Nadu's 'Vetri Veedu Thittam'?

Correct Answer: B [₹5 lakh]

Explanation:

₹5 lakh – paid to the bank account in four instalments: foundation, window level, roof and completion. PMAY-G gives only ₹1.20 lakh in the plains.

2.  
Vetri Veedu's ₹900 crore comes from village-panchayat grants recommended by which body?

Correct Answer: A [State Finance Commission]

Explanation:

The State Finance Commission – constituted by the Governor every five years under Article 243-I; it reviews panchayat finances and makes recommendations.

3.  
PMAY-Gramin was created in 2016 by restructuring which earlier rural housing scheme?

Correct Answer: B [Indira Awaas Yojana]

Explanation:

Indira Awaas Yojana – begun in 1985-86 as an RLEGP sub-scheme and made independent in 1996. Rajiv Awas Yojana and VAMBAY were for urban slums.

4.  
Added by the 73rd Amendment, which Schedule lists 'rural housing' among the subjects for Panchayats?

Correct Answer: C [Eleventh Schedule]

Explanation:

Eleventh Schedule – 29 subjects; entry 10 is 'rural housing'. The Twelfth Schedule (74th Amendment) has 18 subjects for municipalities.

5.  
Under which central programme will toilet-less Vetri Veedu beneficiaries get ₹12,000?

Correct Answer: C [Swachh Bharat Mission (G)]

Explanation:

Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) – launched 2 Oct 2014; ₹12,000 per household toilet. Jal Jeevan Mission is for household tap water (2019).

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