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The Employment Assurance Scheme (EAS) primarily aims to:

AProvide health insurance to rural laborers

BEnsure employment opportunities in drought-prone areas

CBuild educational infrastructure in rural areas

DImprove rural road connectivity

Answer:

B. Ensure employment opportunities in drought-prone areas

Read Explanation:

The Employment Assurance Scheme (EAS) was introduced to provide wage employment opportunities during lean agricultural seasons, especially in drought-prone and other backward rural areas.


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