Name any two poverty and unemployment alleviation programmes which had been initiated by the government to remove poverty and unemployment in rural areas.
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1. Integrated Rural Development Programme (IRDP):
The Integrated Rural Development Programme (IRDP) was started in 20 selected districts in the country in 1976-77. Later on in 1980, the programme was extended to all the districts of the country. The scheme was funded by centre. The funds for the scheme are shared by centre and State Govt. on equal basis.
The objective of the scheme is to create productive assets for the families in rural areas living below poverty line. Bank Loans are provided to create productive assets to take up self-employment activities. They include agriculture horticulture, animal husbandry, poultry and weaving etc.
This programme was being implemented by the District Rural Development Agencies (DRDA). This scheme was merged with one self-employment programme called Swarn Jayanti Gram Swarozgar Tagore in year 1999.
2. National Rural Employment Programme (NREP):
This programme was launched in 1980. The main aim of the programme was to create employment opportunities by building and maintaining community assets like village roads, ponds and wells etc. The scheme was expected to generate additional gainful employment to the extent of 30 to 40 crore man-days per annum and to develop community assets. In this programme, food grains are given for the work. NREP was merged with Jawahar Rozgar Yogana (JRY) in 1989.