‘Livelihood, Inclusion, Financial Empowerment’ (LIFE)

WHY IN NEWS?

Kerala Finance Minister said that state government has achieved a milestone by completing two lakh houses under the Life Mission, a government scheme, to provide houses for the needy.

ABOUT LIFE MISSION

• The PMAY and LIFE projects converged in June 2018 in urban local bodies, keeping in mind that the amount from either one scheme would not be sufficient for construction of houses.
• Of the Rs.4 lakh that the converged scheme provides for construction of houses to people who already own land, Rs.1.5 lakh is provided by the Centre, Rs.50,000 by the State and the Rs.2 lakh by the corporation.

Prelims Question

Q. Life Mission which sometimes occurs in news is associated with which among the following states?
a)Kerala
b)Karnataka
c)Andhra Pradesh
d)West Bengal

Answer to the Prelims Question