Question

On what date was the JGSY scheme launched?

• A. 1 April 1998
• B. 1 April 1999
• C. 1 April 2000
• D. 1 April 2001

Answer 1

Answer:

B. 1 April 1999

• The Jawahar Gram Samriddhi Yojana (JGSY) was launched on April 1, 1999.

• This scheme was a merger of two previous programs: the Jawahar Rozgar Yojana (JRY) and the Employment Assurance Scheme (EAS).

• The primary objective of JGSY was to create sustainable employment opportunities for the rural poor through the development of socio-economic infrastructure in villages.

• It focused on community asset creation, such as building roads, wells, sanitation facilities, and school buildings.

• The scheme aimed to decentralize planning and implementation by involving Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) at the village level.

• JGSY was later subsumed into the Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana (SGRY) in September 2001, which itself was later merged into the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).