Rajasthan BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 Humanities & CommerceEconomicsPoverty4 Marks
Question
Explain any three schemes launched by the government to remove poverty.
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Answer
The three schemes launched by the government to remove poverty are:
Rural Employment Generation Programme (REGP): It aims at creating self-employment opportunities in rural areas. Under it, one can get financial assistance by way of bank loans to set up small industries.
Prime Minister's Rozgar Yojana (PMRY): Under PMRY, the educated unemployed from low-income families in rural and urban areas, can get financial help to set up any kind of enterprise that generates employment.
Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY): It aims at creating employment opportunities in terms of self-employment and wage employment, in urban areas only.
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