5 anti poverty prigrames in india
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5 anti poverty programes in India are
1- ANTYODAYA ANNA YOJNA
2-SWARNA JAYANTI GRAM SWAROJGAR YOJNA
3-PRADHAN MATRI GRAMODAYA YOJNA
4-RURAL EMPLOYMENT GENERATION PROGRAM
5- MAHATMA GANDHI NATIONAL RURAL EMPLOYMENT GENERATION PROGRAM
The major anti poverty programs in India include Integrated Rural Development Program(IRDP),Jawahar Rojgar Yojana(JRY),India Awas Yojana(IAY),Food for Work Program,Sampoorna Grameen Rojgar Yojana(SGRY)
Explanation:
The IRDP was introduced during the fiscal year 1978-79 and officially implemented on 2nd October,1980.The program is mainly intended to provide financial assistance to the rural poor in the form of subsidy and bank credit.
The JRY was officially implemented in 1989 and is mainly aimed at generating employment opportunities to unemployed and underemployed section of the rural population.
IAY basically provides free and affordable housing and accommodation to the families and households living below the poverty line.
The Food for Work Program is anti poverty scheme which was promulgated during 2000-2001.The main objectives of this scheme are ensuring comprehensive supply of food to all the states across the country,providing food security through wage employment and supply of free food grains mainly in rural districts of various states.
SGRY was officially implemented on September 1,2001.The program is mainly aimed at ensuring proper food and nutritional endowments to the poor,providing food security through wage employment and building long term economic infrastructure in the backward areas.