Consider the following statements regarding Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission 1 The Mission is...........

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Consider the following statements regarding Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission.

1. The Mission is one of the several initiatives that are part of National Action Plan on Climate Change.

2. The objective of the National Solar Mission is to establish India as a global leader in solar energy.

Select the correct statement/s using codes given below.

1 Only

2 Only

Both 1 and 2

None of the Above

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Explanation:

Both the statements are correct.

It was launched on the 11th January, 2010.
It works under Ministry of New and Renewable energy.
The Mission has set the ambitious target of deploying 20,000 MW of grid connected solar power by 2022 is aimed at reducing the cost of solar power generation in the country through
(i) long term policy;
(ii) large scale deployment goals;
(iii) aggressive R&D; and
(iv) domestic production of critical raw materials, components and products, as a result to achieve grid tariff parity by 2022.
Mission will create an enabling policy framework to achieve this objective and make India a global leader in solar energy.