‘SWAYAM’, an initiative of the Government of India, aims at

1. A. promoting the Self Help Groups in rural areas
2. B. providing financial and technical assistance to young start-up entrepreneurs
3. C. promoting the education and health of adolescent girls
4. D. providing affordable and quality education to the citizens for free

Answer: D

Explanation

Study Webs of Active-Learning for Young Aspiring Minds (SWAYAM), is a Web portal where Massive Open On-line Courses (MOOCs) will be available on all kinds of subjects. SWAYAM is the Indian electronic e-education platform which proposes to offer courses from the high school stage to Post- Graduate stage in an interactive electronic platform. The IT platform for SWAYAM is going to be built and is expected to be operationalized by 31st March 2016 with a capacity to host nearly 2,000 courses.