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Explain the schemes and programmes undertaken by the Government of India to reduce
unemployment.
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Explanation:
SCHEMES UNDER THE WAGE-BASED PROGRAMMES - DEFINITION
The schemes under the wage-based programmes are:
National Rural Employment Programme (NREP)
Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme (RLEGP)
Jawahar Rozgar Yojana (JRY)
Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana (SGRY)
Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA)
National Food for Work Programme (NFW)
SWARNA JAYANTI GRAM SWAROJGAR YOJANA - DEFINITION
Swarna Jayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana (SGSY)
It was launched on April 1,1999
Under this the government provides a part of financial assistance to SHGs and aims at providing self employment.
This has been restructured as National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM).
GOVERNMENT POLICY TO REDUCE UNEMPLOYMENT - DEFINITION
Rural Works Programme (RWP)- in the rural areas by creating infrastructural activities such as roads, water supply, electricity etc. the government is trying to create employment to rural employment.
Employment Guarantee Scheme (EGS)- this scheme was introduced by the Maharashtra government in 1972-73.
National Rural Employment Programme (NREP)
Jawahar Rojgar Yojana (JRY)
Training Rural Youth for Self Employment (TRYSEM)
Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme (RLEGP)
Answer: Factors responsible for unemployment Slow pace of growth Backward agriculture Explosive population Growth Defective Education System Decay of Cottage and Small-scale Industries Less means for Self-employment
4Steps to reduce unemployment Reconstruction of Agriculture Rapid Industrialization Population Control Reorientation of education system Encouragement of Small Enterprises Rural Development Schemes Guiding centers and More Employment Exchanges
5Government Policies to Reduce Unemployment ' National Rural Employment Program V Started as a part of Sixed Plan and remained continued under the Seventh Five-year Plan. V Creates employment opportunities of the order of 300 million to 400 million man-days every year. V Amis at providing employment in the lean agricultural season.
6' Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Program VRLEGP was started in 1983. V Launched to improve and expand employment opportunities for rural landless workers. VAIso aims to strengthen the rural infrastructure. v/ During the Seventh Five-year Plan, about 1,154 million man-days of employment were created under this program.
7' Integrated Rural Development Program Started as a part of Seventh Five-year Plan. Aims to raise the poor above the poverty line. It was expected to cover over 18 million families in all the blocks of the country. v/ About 3,000 families in a block were provided assistance through this program.
8' Food-for-work Program v/ This program was started in 1977. v/ Its objectives were to generate employment, have improvement in income, create durable community assets, and strengthen the rural infrastructure. v/ This scheme generates an additional employment of 40 Crore man-days a year.