The span of ‘Pradhan MantriAwasYojana’ is

The correct answer is C) 2015-2022. The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana was launched in June 2015 as a mission to provide 'Housing for All'. Its urban component, PMAY-Urban, was designed to run from 2015 to March 2022, and that is the span the question is testing.

• A) 2014-2021: Wrong start year. The scheme was approved in 2015, not 2014, and the 2021 end date does not match the mission period.
• B) 2014-2024: Wrong on both counts. The 2024 end date reflects a later extension of PMAY-Urban, not the original span, and the start year is still 2015.
• D) 2015-2025: The start year is right, but the end year is not the original mission period. The scheme was extended later, and PMAY-Urban 2.0 was approved in 2024 for a fresh term.

The core concept is the difference between a scheme's original mission period and its later extensions. Timelines like this are important for Governance and Social Sector questions, and for Mains answers on housing deficits and urban poverty. Note that PMAY-G (rural) had a different timeline, starting in 2016.

Trap: Candidates mix up the rural and urban components, or pick the most recent extended end date because it sounds current.