Question

Who is eligible for wage employment under the JGSY program?

• A. Below Poverty Line (BPL) families.
• B. All residents of rural areas.
• C. Only unemployed youth.
• D. Families with annual income above the poverty line.

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Below Poverty Line (BPL) families.

• The Jawahar Gram Samriddhi Yojana (JGSY) was a rural employment scheme in India.

• The primary objective of JGSY was to create sustainable employment opportunities for the rural poor.

• Eligibility for wage employment under JGSY was primarily focused on individuals belonging to Below Poverty Line (BPL) families.

• This ensured that the benefits of the scheme reached the most vulnerable sections of the rural population.

• The scheme aimed to provide at least 100 days of wage employment to one able-bodied person in each rural household.

• JGSY was merged with the Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana (SGRY) in 2001, which was later replaced by the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in 2006.