Name any two poverty and unemployment alleviation programmes which have been initiated by the government to remove poverty and unemployment in rural areas.
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1. Integrated Rural Development Programme (IRDP):
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. 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.
2. Jawahar Rozgar Yojana (JRY):
This scheme came into existence in April 1989. The previous schemes NREP and RLEGP were merged into this scheme. The main objective of JRY was to create additional employment for rural under-employed and unemployed.
The basic feature of this programme was that the funds would be released directly to the village panchayats which would launch the employment programme according to the local needs of the people. It was a Central Govt. sponsored programme and expenditure was shared between the centre and states in the ratio of 80:20.
3. Training of Rural Youth for Self-Employment (TRYSEM):
This scheme was started in 1979. The objective of the scheme was to help unemployed rural youth between the age of 18 and 35 years to acquire skills for self-employment. Priority was given to SC/ST Youth and Women. After the completion of training, credit was provided to the trained youth to set up their own business and trade 3.6 lakh youth were trained under TRYSEM in 1996-97.
4. Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme (RLEGP):
This programme was started in 1983. Its main objective was to provide 100 days of assured employment in a year to rural landless labour families. They were to be employed in -j creating community assets. This scheme was sponsored by Union Govt. In 1989, this J scheme was merged in JRY.
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Integrated Rural Development Programme (IRDP):
1. 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. Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme (RLEGP):
This programme was started in 1983. Its main objective was to provide 100 days of assured employment in a year to rural landless labour families. They were to be employed in -j creating community assets. This scheme was sponsored by Union Govt. In 1989, this J scheme was merged in JRY.