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9th Class Social Science Poverty as a Challenge / एक चुनौती के रूप में गरीबी Question Bank Long Answer Type - Poverty as a Challenge

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    State the various Poverty Alleviation Programmes introduced by the government to remove poverty.

    Answer:

    (i) Prime Minister Rozgar Yojana (PMRY): It is a scheme started in 1993. The aim of the programme is to create self-employment opportunities for educated unemployed youth in rural areas and small towns. They are helped in setting up small businesses and industries.
    (ii) Rural Employment Generation Programme (REGP): It was launched in 1995. The aim of the programme is to create self-employment   opportunities in rural areas and small towns. A target for creating 25 lakh new jobs has been set for the programme.
    (iii) Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY): It was launched in 1999. The programme aims at bringing the assisted poor families above the poverty line by organising them into self-help groups through a mix of bank credit and government subsidy.
    (iv) Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojana (PMGY): It was launched in 2001 Under this programme, additional central assistance is given to states for basic services such as primary health, primary education, rural shelter rural drinking water and rural electrification.


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