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Describe in brief the importance poverty alleviation program undertaken by government of India?

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Answered by SelieVisa
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Pradhan Mantri Rozgar Yojana (PMRY)

(i) This programme was launched in 1993.

(ii) It is aimed at providing self-employment opportunity to educated unemployed youth in the rural and urban areas.

(iii) Under this programme, scheduled banks provide loans at a lower interest rate to start small business and set up industries.

Rural Employment Generation Programme (REGP)

(i) This programme was launched in 1995.

(ii) The aim of the programme is to create self-employment opportunity in rural areas and small towns.

(iii) A target for creating 25 lakh new jobs has been set for this programme under the Tenth Five Year Plan.

Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY)

(i) This scheme was launched in 1999.

(ii) This programme aims at bringing the rural poor families above the poverty line.

(iii) To achieve this goal, it organises them into Self Help Groups (SHGs) through a mix of bank credit and government subsidy.

Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojana (PMGY)

(i) This programme was launched in 2000.

(ii) Under the programme, the Central Government provides additional assistance to the State Government for improving basic services in the village.

(iii) The major basic services covered under this

programme are primary health, primary education, rural shelter, rural drinking water and rural electrification.

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