Question

government policies for poverty ​

Answer 1

Following are the two polices-

National Rural Employment Guarantee Act

Also known as NREGA, this is the flagship programme of Government directly touching lives of the poor and promoting inclusive growth. It aims at enhancing the general livelihood of the rural people by guaranteeing at least a 100 days of employment in a financial year to adults of the household who are willing to do unskilled labour. It was enforced on 2nd February 2006 and implemented in phases. Today it is indeed one of the largest employment generating scheme of the government.

Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojna

SGRY was launched in the year 2001 by way of merging two ongoing schemes- EAS and JGSY. The objective was to provide additional food security and wage employment to the rural sector. It also helped in creating durable community assets for the rural people. The program targeted poor with special emphasis on women, SCs, STs and parents of children withdrawn from hazardous industries.