Question

Which of the following Schemes are amalgamated in Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana ?

• A. IRDP + TRYSEM
• B. SGSY + SJSRY
• C. EAS + JGSY
• D. None of these

Answer 1

Answer:

C. EAS + JGSY

• The Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana (SGRY) was launched on September 25, 2001 by merging the Employment Assurance Scheme (EAS) and the Jawahar Gram Samridhi Yojana (JGSY): 

  • Employment Assurance Scheme (EAS): The only additional wage employment scheme for rural areas

  • Jawahar Gram Samridhi Yojana (JGSY): A rural infrastructure development scheme

  The SGRY's objectives are to: 

  • Provide wage employment and food security for people in rural areas living below the poverty line

  • Create community, social, and economic assets

  • Develop rural infrastructure