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In the question below, are given a statement followed by three courses of actions numbered I, II and III. On the basis of the information given, you have to assume everything in the statement to be true, and then decide which of the suggested course of action logically follow (s) for pursuing. Statement: The Centre on Wednesday approved construction of nearly 6.28 lakh more affordable houses for urban poor in eleven states under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna, with Uttar Pradesh getting the largest share of over 2.34 lakh housing units. In a statement, the Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry said that considering the extraordinary situation due to the recent heavy floods in Kerala, it has decided to release Rs 486.87 crore for first and second instalments together to the state by relaxing norm in the sanctioned projects under PMAY(U). Courses of action: I. The government is targeting one crore houses to be constructed in urban areas across the country under under PMAY (U) over a period of seven years from 2015 to 2022.  II. Last month, the committee also sanctioned construction of 1.12 lakh affordable houses for the poor in eight states.  III. With the sanction for the construction of 6,28,488 housing units, the total number of houses being funded under the PMAY (Urban) stands at 60,28,628 across the country so far.

In the question below, are given a statement followed by three courses of actions numbered I, II and III. On the basis of the information given, you have to assume everything in the statement to be true, and then decide which of the suggested course of action logically follow (s) for pursuing. Statement: The Centre on Wednesday approved construction of nearly 6.28 lakh more affordable houses for urban poor in eleven states under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna, with Uttar Pradesh getting the largest share of over 2.34 lakh housing units. In a statement, the Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry said that considering the extraordinary situation due to the recent heavy floods in Kerala, it has decided to release Rs 486.87 crore for first and second instalments together to the state by relaxing norm in the sanctioned projects under PMAY(U). Courses of action: I. The government is targeting one crore houses to be constructed in urban areas across the country under under PMAY (U) over a period of seven years from 2015 to 2022.  II. Last month, the committee also sanctioned construction of 1.12 lakh affordable houses for the poor in eight states.  III. With the sanction for the construction of 6,28,488 housing units, the total number of houses being funded under the PMAY (Urban) stands at 60,28,628 across the country so far. Correct Answer Neither II nor III follows

A course of action is something that needs to be done considering the present scenario in mind. The statement is about the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna which approved construction of nearly 6.28 lakh more affordable houses for urban poor in eleven states and the order to release Rs 486.87 crore for first and second instalments together to the state by relaxing norm in the sanctioned projects under PMAY(U) to help Kerala’s condition.

Course of action (I) is an apt course of action targeted to achieve the said task. Thus, it is an appropriate answer choice.

Course of action (II) talks about a past event, thus, it is not something that needs to be done, because it is already done. Hence, it is rejected.

Similarly, Course of action (III) talks about an event that has already happened and thus, it is also not a suitable answer choice.

Thus, the correct answer is option 2.

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