Consider the following statements about the Sanchar Saathi Initiative: 1. It is being implemented by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. 2. It is a citizen centric initiative to empower mobile subscribers, strengthen their security and increase awareness about citizen centric initiatives of the Government. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? |ForumIAS

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Q. Consider the following statements about the Sanchar Saathi Initiative:
1.It is being implemented by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
2.It is a citizen centric initiative to empower mobile subscribers, strengthen their security and increase awareness about citizen centric initiatives of the Government.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

[A] 1 only

[B] 2 only

[C] Both 1 and 2

[D] Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: B

Notes:

Explanation: 2 only

Statement 1 is incorrect but Statement 2 is correct: Sanchar Saathi is a citizen centric initiative of Department of Telecommunications (DoT) (Ministry of Telecom) to empower mobile subscribers, strengthen their security and increase awareness about citizen centric initiatives of the Government.

Source: DD News

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