Which rural schemes were merged with Swarna Jayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana ?
Which rural schemes were merged with Swarna Jayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana ?
The correct option is C NREP and RLEGP
It is a novel self-employment scheme introduced by the Ministry of Rural Development which aims at establishing a large number of micro-enterprises to build up the potential of the rural poor. It is a holistic programme covering all aspects of self-employment such as organisation of the poor into self-help groups and extension of credit, technology, infrastructure and marketing to them. It focusses on the link between marketing and technology.
The SGSY concentrates on the marginalized sections of society. Accordingly, SC/STs comprise 50 percent, women 40% and the physically challenged make up 3% of the total beneficiaries from the scheme.Government funding for the scheme is divided between the Center and State on a 75-25 basis.
In 1989, the erstwhile National Rural Employment Programme (NREP) and the Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme (RLEGP) was merged into a single rural wage-employment programme called the Jawahar Rozgar Yojana. The Swarna Jayanti Swarozgar Yojna (SGSY) has been renamed as National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM).With this the scheme will be made universal, more focussed and time bound for poverty alleviation by 2014
NREP and RLEGP
It is a novel self-employment scheme introduced by the Ministry of Rural Development which aims at establishing a large number of micro-enterprises to build up the potential of the rural poor. It is a holistic programme covering all aspects of self-employment such as organisation of the poor into self-help groups and extension of credit, technology, infrastructure and marketing to them. It focusses on the link between marketing and technology.
The SGSY concentrates on the marginalized sections of society. Accordingly, SC/STs comprise 50 percent, women 40% and the physically challenged make up 3% of the total beneficiaries from the scheme.Government funding for the scheme is divided between the Center and State on a 75-25 basis.
In 1989, the erstwhile National Rural Employment Programme (NREP) and the Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme (RLEGP) was merged into a single rural wage-employment programme called the Jawahar Rozgar Yojana. The Swarna Jayanti Swarozgar Yojna (SGSY) has been renamed as National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM).With this the scheme will be made universal, more focussed and time bound for poverty alleviation by 2014
