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Poverty as a Challenge — Social Studies STD 9 — Question

CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 9Social StudiesPoverty as a Challenge5 Marks
Question
Describe any two poverty alleviation programmes, currently being implemented in India.
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Answer

  1. Pradhan Mantri Rozgar Yojana (PMRY)
  1. This programme was launched in 1993.
  2. It is aimed at providing self-employment opportunity to educated unemployed youth in the rural and urban areas.
  3. Under this programme, scheduled banks provide loans at a lower interest rate to start small business and set up industries.
  1. Rural Employment Generation Programme (REGP)
  1. This programme was launched in 1995.
  2. The aim of the programme is to create self-employment opportunity in rural areas and small towns.
  3. A target for creating 25 lakh new jobs has been set for this programme under the Tenth Five Year Plan.

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