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Describe current government strategy of poverty alleviation.  

Answer:

The current anti-poverty strategy of the government is based broadly on two planks   I. Promotion of Economic Growth (a) India's economic growth gained momentum and since the 1980’s has been one of the fastest in the world.   (b) The growth rate jumped from the average of about 3.5% a year in 1970's to 6% during the 1980's and 1990's.   (c) The higher growth rates have helped significantly in the reduction of poverty.   (d) It is becoming clear that there is a strong link between economic growth and poverty reduction.   (e) Economic growth widens opportunities and provides resources to invest in human development.   (f) This also encourages people to send their children, including girls, to schools in the hope of getting better economic returns from investing in education. II. Targeted Anti-Poverty Programmes   Promotion of economic growth was a long term time solution to the problems, but a need was felt for short term target oriented anti-poverty programmes which the government ultimately undertook.   Some of the programmes to remove poverty are —   (a) National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) 2005    (b) National Food for Work Programme (NFWP) 2004    (c) Prime Minister Rozgar Yojana (PMRY) 1993 .   (d) Rural Employment Generation Programme (REGP) 1995   (e) Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY) 1999   (f) Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yozana (PMGY) 2000   (g) Antyodaya Anna Yozana (AAY)