State the various poverty elevation program introduced by the government priority??

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Poverty Alleviation Programmes aims to reduce poverty by generating income or raising income of rural people or disadvantaged classes of people. It works towards the betterment of people by providing them with basic food, essentials to families who are below the poverty line.

List of Poverty Alleviation Programmes in India

Name of the Scheme/Programme Year of Formation Government Ministry Objectives

Integrated Rural Development Programme (IRDP) 1978 Ministry of Rural Development To raise the families of identified target groups living below the poverty line through the development of sustainable opportunities for self-employment in the rural sector.

Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awaas Yojana 1985 Ministry of Rural Development

To create housing units for everyone along with providing 13 lakhs housing units to the rural areas.

To provide loans at subsidized rates to the people.

To augment wage employment opportunities to the households by providing employment on-demand and through specific guaranteed wage employment every year.

Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (NOAPS) 15th August 1995 Ministry of Rural Development

To provide pension to the senior citizens of India of 65 years or higher and living below the poverty line.

It provides a monthly pension of Rs.200 for those aged between 60-79 years and Rs.500 for the people aged above 80 years.

National Family Benefit Scheme (NFBS) August 1995 Ministry of Rural Development To provide a sum of Rs.20,000 to the beneficiary who will be the next head of the family after the death of its primary breadwinner.

Jawahar Gram Samridhi Yojana (JGSY) 1st April 1999 Implemented by the Village Panchayats.

Developing the infrastructure of the rural areas which included connecting roads, schools, and hospitals.

To provide sustained wage employment to the families belonging to the below poverty line.

Annapurna 1999-2000 Ministry of Rural Development To provide 10 kg of free food grains to the eligible senior citizens who are not registered under the National Old Age Pension Scheme.

National Maternity Benefit Scheme 2016 Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW)

To provide a sum of Rs.6000 to a pregnant mother who is aged above 19 years.

The sum is provided normally 12–8 weeks before the birth in three instalments and can also be availed even after the death of the child.

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List of Poverty Alleviation Programmes in India
Name of the Scheme/Programme	Year of Formation	Government Ministry	Objectives
Integrated Rural Development Programme (IRDP)	1978	Ministry of Rural Development	To raise the families of identified target groups living below the poverty line through the development of sustainable opportunities for self-employment in the rural sector.
Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awaas Yojana	1985	Ministry of Rural Development	To create housing units for everyone along with providing 13 lakhs housing units to the rural areas. To provide loans at subsidized rates to the people. To augment wage employment opportunities to the households by providing employment on-demand and through specific guaranteed wage employment every year.
Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (NOAPS)	15th August 1995	Ministry of Rural Development	To provide pension to the senior citizens of India of 65 years or higher and living below the poverty line. It provides a monthly pension of Rs.200 for those aged between 60-79 years and Rs.500 for the people aged above 80 years.
National Family Benefit Scheme (NFBS)	August 1995	Ministry of Rural Development	To provide a sum of Rs.20,000 to the beneficiary who will be the next head of the family after the death of its primary breadwinner.
Jawahar Gram Samridhi Yojana (JGSY)	1st April 1999	Implemented by the Village Panchayats.	Developing the infrastructure of the rural areas which included connecting roads, schools, and hospitals. To provide sustained wage employment to the families belonging to the below poverty line.
Annapurna	1999-2000	Ministry of Rural Development	To provide 10 kg of free food grains to the eligible senior citizens who are not registered under the National Old Age Pension Scheme.
National Maternity Benefit Scheme	2016	Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW)	To provide a sum of Rs.6000 to a pregnant mother who is aged above 19 years. The sum is provided normally 12–8 weeks before the birth in three instalments and can also be availed even after the death of the child.