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Which department is responsible for implementing the Navajeevan scheme in Kerala?

AHealth Department

BSocial Welfare Department

CEmployment Department

DFinance Department

Answer:

C. Employment Department

Read Explanation:

  • The Navajeevan scheme is implemented through the Employment Department in Kerala.

  • The scheme aims to ensure the financial self-reliance of senior citizens in the age group of 50 to 65 years.

  • It targets those who have been unable to secure employment despite registration at Employment Exchanges in Kerala.


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Which of the following statements about the origin and foundational study of the Kerala Model are true?

  1. The concept of the 'Kerala model' emerged from a case study conducted by the Centre for Development Studies (CDS) at Thiruvananthapuram in the 1970s.
  2. The study that informed the Kerala Model was solely an initiative of the state government without external collaboration.
  3. Professor K. N. Raj, a renowned economist, was a central figure behind the study that led to the 'Kerala model' of equitable growth.
  4. The CDS study primarily focused on industrialization and infrastructure development in Kerala.