Question

Which Prime Minister launched the JGSY scheme?

• A. Indira Gandhi
• B. Rajiv Gandhi
• C. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
• D. Manmohan Singh

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Atal Bihari Vajpayee

• The Jawahar Gram Samruddhi Yojana (JGSY) was launched by the Indian government to provide employment opportunities in rural areas and to create durable community assets.

• The scheme was introduced during the tenure of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

• JGSY was a successor to the Jawahar Rozgar Yojana (JRY) and was aimed at decentralizing the planning and implementation of rural employment schemes.

• A key objective of JGSY was to ensure that at least 30% of the employment generated under the scheme was provided to women.

• The scheme also emphasized the creation of assets that would benefit the rural community as a whole, such as roads, school buildings, and irrigation facilities.

• JGSY was later subsumed into the Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY) in 1999, which was subsequently restructured and renamed as National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM).