Employment & Welfare Schemes (Part – III)

41. Which one of the following organizations administers finances of Rural Infrastructure Development Fund? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2013]

(a) RBI
(b) NABARD
(c) Ministry of Finance
(d) Ministry of Rural Development

Correct Answer: (b) NABARD

Solution:The Government of India created the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) in NABARD in 1995-96, with an initial corpus of Rs. 2,000 crore. With the allocation of Rs. 40,001.98 crore for 2022-23 under RIDF XXVIII, the cummulative allocation has reached Rs. 4,58,410.71 crore, including Rs. 18,500 crore under Bharat Nirman.)

At present, there are 39 eligible activities under RIDF as approved by the Government of India. The eligible activities are classified under three broad categories i.e. Agriculture and related sector, Social sector, Rural connectivity. Rural water supply, rural roads and rural electrification (for agriculture) are part of these activities while rural industries related activity is not included in it.

42. Jawahar Rozgar Yojana was introduced in: [Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2003]

(a) Sixth Five Year Plan
(b) Seventh Five Year Plan
(c) Eighth Five Year Plan
(d) None of the above nag-bas

Correct Answer: (b) Seventh Five Year Plan

Solution:Jawahar Rozgar Yojana was launched on 1 April, 1989 (during the Seventh Five Year Plan 1985-90) by merging National Rural Employment Programme (NREP) and Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme (RLEGP). This scheme was replaced by Jawahar Gram Samridhi Yojana on 1 April, 1999 which was later merged with Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana from 25 September, 2001.

43. Which one of the following is true regarding the Jawahar Rozgar Yojana (JRY)? [I.A.S. (Pre) 1995]

(a) It was launched during the Prime Ministership of Indira Gandhi
(b) It aims at creating one million jobs annually
(c) The target group of JRY are the urban poor living below the proverty line
(d) Under the scheme 30% of the employment generated is reserved for women

Correct Answer: (d) Under the scheme 30% of the employment generated is reserved for women

Solution:Jawahar Rozgar Yojana (JRY) was started w.e.f. 1 April, 1989 (during the Prime Ministership of Rajiv Gandhi) on (80:20) cost sharing basis between the Centre and the States. The main objective of the Yojana was additional gainful employment for the unemployed and under-employed persons in rural areas. The other objective was the creation of sustained employment by strengthening rural economic infrastructure and assets in favour of rural poor for their direct and continuing benefits. Though the people below the poverty line were the target group for employment, the preference was to be given to the Scheduled Castes/Tribes and free bonded labourers. Thirty percent of the employment opportunities were to be reserved for women in rural areas. Gram Panchayats were to be involved in the planning and implementation of the programme.

44. The objective of Jawahar Rojgar Yojna is to: [U.P. Lower (Spl.) (Pre) 2008]

(a) Provide employment to youth in rural areas
(b) Create employment opportunities for unemployed persons
(c) Strengthen the rural economic and social structure
(d) All of the above

Correct Answer: (d) All of the above

Solution:Jawahar Rozgar Yojana (JRY) was started w.e.f. 1 April, 1989 (during the Prime Ministership of Rajiv Gandhi) on (80:20) cost sharing basis between the Centre and the States. The main objective of the Yojana was additional gainful employment for the unemployed and under-employed persons in rural areas. The other objective was the creation of sustained employment by strengthening rural economic infrastructure and assets in favour of rural poor for their direct and continuing benefits. Though the people below the poverty line were the target group for employment, the preference was to be given to the Scheduled Castes/Tribes and free bonded labourers. Thirty percent of the employment opportunities were to be reserved for women in rural areas. Gram Panchayats were to be involved in the planning and implementation of the programme.

45. Main emphasis of Jawahar Rojgar Yojana is on: [R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 1992]

(a) Alleviation of Poverty
(b) Creation of labour oriented additional employment opportunities in rural areas
(c) Creation of employment opportunities in urban areas
(d) Training rural youths for self-employment

Correct Answer: (b) Creation of labour oriented additional employment opportunities in rural areas

Solution:Jawahar Rozgar Yojana (JRY) was started w.e.f. 1 April, 1989 (during the Prime Ministership of Rajiv Gandhi) on (80:20) cost sharing basis between the Centre and the States. The main objective of the Yojana was additional gainful employment for the unemployed and under-employed persons in rural areas. The other objective was the creation of sustained employment by strengthening rural economic infrastructure and assets in favour of rural poor for their direct and continuing benefits. Though the people below the poverty line were the target group for employment, the preference was to be given to the Scheduled Castes/Tribes and free bonded labourers. Thirty percent of the employment opportunities were to be reserved for women in rural areas. Gram Panchayats were to be involved in the planning and implementation of the programme.

46. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2005]

Scheme	Commencement
A. TRYSEM	August, 1979
B. NREP	October, 1980
C. JRY	April, 1995
D. SGSY	April, 1999

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Correct Answer: (c)

Solution:Jawahar Rozgar Yojana (JRY) was started w.e.f. 1 April, 1989 by merging two erstwhile wage employment programmes National Rural Employment Programme (NREP) and Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme (RLEGP). Pairs of other three options are correctly matched.

47. The main aim of the IRDP (Integrated Rural Development Programme) is: [R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 1993, 1998, 1999]

(a) To provide training to rural youth
(b) To mobilize employment for the landless labourers
(c) To check the desertification
(d) To provide employment to the households living below the poverty line in rural areas

Correct Answer: (d) To provide employment to the households living below the poverty line in rural areas

Solution:The Integrated Rural Development Programme (IRDP) was launched in a small way in 1978-79 in order to deal with the dimensions of rural poverty in the country. It was extended to all the blocks in the country and implemented nationwide from 2 October, 1980. The main aim of IRDP was to raise the levels of the BPL families in the rural areas above the poverty line on a lasting basis of giving them income gener- ating assets and access to credit and other inputs. The programme covered small and marginal farmers, agricultural workers and landless labourers and rural craftsmen and artisans and virtually all the families of about 5 persons be- low poverty line. It was merged in Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana since April 01, 1999.

48. When was Integrated Rural Development Programme (IRDP) started? [Uttarakhand Lower Sub. (Pre) 2010]

(a) 1952
(b) 1980
(c) 1964
(d) 2001

Correct Answer: (b) 1980

Solution:The Integrated Rural Development Programme (IRDP) was launched in a small way in 1978-79 in order to deal with the dimensions of rural poverty in the country. It was extended to all the blocks in the country and implemented nationwide from 2 October, 1980. The main aim of IRDP was to raise the levels of the BPL families in the rural areas above the poverty line on a lasting basis of giving them income gener- ating assets and access to credit and other inputs. The programme covered small and marginal farmers, agricultural workers and landless labourers and rural craftsmen and artisans and virtually all the families of about 5 persons be- low poverty line. It was merged in Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana since April 01, 1999.

49. Which one of the following programmes is not included in the Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY)? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2001, 2003, U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2002]

(a) IRDP
(b) TRYSEM
(c) DWCRA
(d) JRY

Correct Answer: (d) JRY

Solution:SGSY was implemented since April, 1999 as a major anti- poverty scheme for rural poor. It was launched by restructuring the existing schemes namely-

(1) Integrated Rural Development Programme (JRDP)

(ii) Training of Rural Youth for Self Employment (TRYSEM)

(iii) Development of Women and Child in Rural Areas (DWCRA)

(iv) Million Wells Scheme (MWS)

(v) Supply of Improved Toolkits to Rural Artisans (SITRA)

(vi) Ganga Kalyan Yojna (GKY)

50. Swarnajayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana (SGSY)- [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2002]

1. The then existing six programmes have been merged under it.

2. Emphasizes on adopting group method.

3. Makes effort to improve the skills of the selected self-employed.

4. Focusses on uplifting rural youth above poverty line

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1,2 and 3
(c) 2, 3 and 4
(d) All the four

Correct Answer: (d) All the four

Solution:Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY) was started from 1 April, 1999 after restructuring the erstwhile Integrated Rural Development Programme (IRDP) and its 5 allied programmes (TRYSEM, DWCRA, SITRA, GKY and MWS). The basic objective of the SGSY was to bring the assisted BPL family above the poverty line by ensuring appreciable increase in income over a period of time. SGSY emphasized on mobilization of rural poor to enable them to organize into Self Help Groups. Training of beneficiaries in group processe: and skill development were the integral part of SGSY. The programme aimed at establishing a large number of micro enterprises in rural areas based on the ability of the poor and potential of each area.