Question

Explain any two poverty alleviation programmes launched by the government

Answer 1

Answer:

Two major poverty alleviation programmes initiated or implemented by the Government of India

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.

Answer 2

Explanation:

1. (1) Swaranajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY) : It was launched in 1999. The programme aims at bringing the assisted poor families above the poverty line by organising them into self-help groups through a mix of bank credit and government subsidy.

1. (2) Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojana (PMGY) : It was launched in 2000, additional central assistance is given to states for basic services such as primary health, primary education, rural shelter, rural drinking water and rural electrifucation