Which of the following schemes launched in February 2024 achieved a historic…

Government-scheme recall questions test whether a candidate can uniquely identify a scheme from its launch date, sector, and a specific outcome milestone, since multiple flagship schemes share overlapping keywords such as solar, housing, or irrigation but differ in their launch year and target sector.

Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana was launched by the Government of India on 13 February 2024 to provide free electricity, up to 300 units per month, to households by subsidising rooftop solar panel installation, with a target of 1 crore homes. As per the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and PIB releases, the scheme crossed the milestone of 10 lakh homes having rooftop solar installations on 10 March 2025, matching the exact date and figure given in the question.

Checking each option's launch date and sector against the February 2024 and 10-lakh-homes criteria:

• Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana was launched in June 2015 for housing construction; its launch year and housing focus do not match a February 2024 solar-power scheme.

• Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyaan (PM-KUSUM) was launched in March 2019 for solarising agricultural irrigation pumps and farmland, not residential rooftops; its launch year also predates February 2024.

• Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana was launched on 13 February 2024 for residential rooftop solar power, matching both the launch month and year and the target sector, homes, in the question.

• Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana was launched in 2015-16 for irrigation infrastructure; it has no connection to solar power installation and does not match the February 2024 launch date.

Since only Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana matches both the February 2024 launch date and the 10-lakh-homes solar milestone reported as of 10 March 2025, it is the scheme referred to in the question.