MEASURES

“The biggest enemy of health in the

developing world is POVERTY”
-kofi annan
 Poverty alleviation is expected to make better
progress in the next 50 years than in the past, as a
trickle-down effect of the growing middle class.

 Increasing stress on education, reservation of

seats in government jobs and the increasing
empowerment of women and the economically
weaker sections of society, are also expected to
contribute to the alleviation of poverty.
 The growth of the middle class indicates that
economic prosperity has indeed been very
impressive in India, but the distribution of
wealth is not at all even.

 After the liberalization process and moving

away from the socialist model, India is adding
60-70 million people to its middle class every
year. At the current rate of growth, a majority
of Indians will be middle-class by 2025.
 Provides 100 days assured employment every year.
 Provides unskilled manual work.
 1/3rd of proposed jobs reserved for women.
 If employment not provided in 15 days of registration then
unemployment allowance will be paid.
 Employment will be provided within a radius of 5 km.
 This scheme is partly financed by central government and
partly by state government.
 Minimum wage for all workers is Rs.100/- per day
 Covered 150 most backward
districts.
 Desire to do manual
unskilled labour.
 100% centrally sponsored
scheme.
 They are paid partly with
cash and partly with food
grains.
 25 kg of food grains was made
available at a highly subsidized
rate of Rs. 2 per kg for wheat
and Rs. 3 per kg for rice.

 Quantity enhanced from 25 kg

to 35 kg from 2002 onwards.

 State government and Union

Territory administration
identify these families among
the below poverty line (BPL)
families.
 Assistance is given to BPL families in rural areas for
taking up self employment.

 The person taking up self employment are called

Swarozgaries.

 They are given assistance through bank credit and

government subsidy.

 Cost sharing between Centre and State is 75:25.

 Providing self employment to
educated unemployed youth of
economically weaker and
underprivileged sections.

 22.5% reservation for SC & ST in

government jobs only

 27% for OBC in government jobs

only

 This scheme was withdrawn on

31.03.2008.
 General employment in rural areas.

 Develop entrepreneurial skill and attitude among

rural unemployed youth.

 Achieve the goal of rural industrialization.

 Facilitate participation of financial institutions for

higher credit flow to rural industries.

 Generate ideas for self-employment among the youth

through the involvement of NGO’s, Gram Panchayat
and Government Agencies.
 It is launched by combining two schemes,
i.e. PM Rozgar Yojana and Rural
Employment Generation Program.

 It was launched in the year 2008.

 In this program, micro enterprises would be

set up in rural as well as urban areas.
 Gram Swarozgar Yojana (GSY)

 Employment Assurance Schemes (EAS)

 Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojana (PMGY)

 Food For Work Programme (FWP)

 Krishi Shramik Suraksha Yojana (KSSY)

 Jawahar Gram Samriddhi Yojana (JGSY)

 Prime Minister Rojgar Yojna (PMRY)

 Swarnajayanti Shahri Rozgar Yojna (SJSRY)

 National Social Assisstance Programme

(NSAP)

 Indira Awaas Yojna (IAY)

 Shiksha Sahayog Yojna (SSY)

 How many days of work has been promised
under the NREGA scheme?

 How does the state and the central

government share the costs of implementing
the Swarna Jayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojna?

 What is the full form of BPL?

 Why is the presence of banks in villages

important to generate self employment in
villages?