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Which of the following poverty alleviation programmes contribute towards rural employment in India?

A
Prime Minister Rozgar Yojana
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Sampoorna Gramin Yojana
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Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
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D
Antyodaya Anna Yojna
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Solution

The correct option is C Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
The Prime Minister Rozgar Yojana or the PMRY (1993) aimed at providing self-employment opportunities to educated and unemployed youth in rural areas and small towns.

The Sampoorna Gramin Yojana or the SGRY (2000) provided supplementary wage employment to the surplus workers in rural areas.

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act or MGNREGA (2005) ensured 100 days of employment a year to the adult members of all households in rural areas.

The Antyodaya Anna Yojna or the AAY (2000) identified poor families and provided them with food grains at subsidised prices.

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