Question

State with reasons whether you agree or not.

The Government of India has not yet taken any measures to alleviate unemployment.

Answer 1

No, we do not agree with the statement. The government of India has infact adopted various schemes and measures to alleviate unemployment in the country. Some of these schemes are as follows.
a. Rural works programme- This programme aims at providing rural employment by building assets like road, bunds etc.
b. Jawahar Rojgar Yojna (JRY)- This scheme was launched on 28^th April 1989 by Late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. It mainly targets people below the poverty line.
c. Employment Guarantee Scheme (EGS)- This scheme was initiated by Maharashtra government in 1972-73 to raise employment opportunities.