Question

Match the following developmental initiates of the central government and Panchayat Raj with its objectives.

• A. Empower women
• B. Housing needs
• C. Subsidised rates
• D. Employment gurantee

Answer 1

The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 or MGNREGA guarantees 100 days of wage employment per year to rural households. Under Public Distribution Scheme, essential commodities like rice, wheat, sugar, and kerosene are distributed to poor families at a highly subsidised rate. Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana provides houses and shelter to poor and backward families in villages. Through self-help groups, women are empowered to become entrepreneurs and venture into various fields of business.