Question

Explain any five anti-poverty schemes of the government.
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Answer 1

$\textbf{Question:-}$

Explain any five anti-poverty schemes of the government.

✤$\textbf{To know:-}$

• One of the vital objective of Indian Developmental Strategy is the elimination of poverty.
• Two points on which the present-day anti-poverty strategy of the government is based on are as follows:-

1. Promotion of economic growth

2.Targeted anti-poverty programmes

✤$\textbf{Answer:-}$

Five anti-poverty schemes of the Indian Government are as follows:-

1.Prime Minister Rozgar Yojana (PMRY)-

• It was started by in the year 1993.
• The motive of the programme is to create self-employment opportunities for educated unemployed youth in rural areas and small towns.

2.Rural Employment Generation Programme (REGP) -

• It was started in 1995.
• The mission of the programme is to generate self-employment opportunities in small towns as well as rural areas.

3.Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana(SGSY) -

• It was launched in 1999.
• Its motive is to bring the assisted poor families above the poverty line by arranging them in self-help groups with the help of government subsidy and bank credit.

4.Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojana(PMGY) -

• It was launched in the year 2000.
• Under it, states are provided additional central assistance for basic services such as primary education,primary health, rural electrification etc.

5.Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act(MGNREGA)-

• It was launched in 2005.
• It aimed at sustainable development to address the cause of draught,soil erosion etc. Under it, one-third of the jobs were reserved for women. It provided employment to 4.78 crore of about 220 crores person days.
• The wage increased from Rs 65(2006-07) to Rs 132(2013-14).

Answer 2

Answer:

Question :-

☯ Explain any five anti-poverty schemes of the government.

Answer :-

☯ The five anti-poverty schemes of the government are :

❶ National Food for Work Programme (NFWP) :-

• It was launched in 2004 in 150 most backward districts of the country.
• It was started for the poor who were in need of wage employment and desire to do manual unskilled work.
• Food grains are provided free of cost to the states.

❷ Prime Minister Rozgar Yozana (PMRY) :-

• It was started in 1993.
• The aim of the programme was to create self-employment opportunities for educated unemployed youth in rural areas and small towns.
• It also helped in setting up small businesses and industries.

❸ Rural Employment Generation Programme (REGP) :-

• It was launched in 1995.
• The aim of the programme is to create self employment opportunities in rural areas and small towns.
• A target for creating 25 lakh new jobs has been set for the programme under the Tenth Five Year plan.

❹ Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY) :-

• It was launched in 1999.
• The programme aims at bringing the assisted poor families above the poverty line by organizing them into self-help groups through a mix of bank credit and government subsidy.

❺ Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yozana (PMGY) :-

• It was launched in 2000.
• It aims at providing basic services such as primary health, primary education, rural shelter, rural drinking water and rural electrification.

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• The main causes of poverty in India are low economic growth during the colonial rule, population explosion, lack of job opportunities, Irregular low-paying employment, inequitable distribution of resources and indebtedness.

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