Question

Programme introduced to alleviate poverty in urban areas

• A. DAY-NRLM
• B. SGRY
• C. SJSY
• D. SJSRY

Answer 1

Answer:

D. SJSRY

Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY)

• This program provides gainful employment to the urban unemployed or underemployed poor.

• It has two special schemes: The Urban Self-Employment Programme and The Urban Wage Employment Programme.

The Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana (SGRY)

• A centrally sponsored scheme that provides wage employment in rural areas. The scheme's objectives are to:

• Improve nutritional levels and food security in rural areas

• Create community assets and develop rural infrastructure

The Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY)

• A scheme by the Ministry of Rural Development to help poor families in rural areas become self-employed. The scheme was launched in 1999-2000.

• The main objective of the scheme is to provide a sustainable income to the rural poor by establishing micro-enterprises

Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana –National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM):

• A scheme that aims to bring women from rural poor households into Self Help Groups (SHGs) and support them in economic activities.