Poverty Alleviation Programs for Work Generation

It means launching different schemes through which poor will get work and able to earn a living

This approach has been followed from Third Five Year Plan onwards

As per this approach, many Poverty Alleviation programmers have been launched for poor

Examples of Poverty Alleviation Programs\

Food for Work

This Scheme was launched in 1970's

As name suggest, food was given to poor in consideration of work done by them

Poverty Alleviation Schemes

Following were main Schemes launched

National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP)

It was initiated to help few specific groups by the government

Elderly people who did not have anyone to care of them

were given pension to sustain themselves

Creation of Self Help Groups

Earlier, loans or assistance were given by govt to individuals

From 1990, benefit given to self help groups instead of individuals

A group of people come together and save money.

They give loan to needy, A Part of finance is also given by banks to these SHG

Wage Employment to Poor

In 2005

Parliament passed a new act called MNREGA

MNREGA means

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act

As per this Act, a scheme was launched which is called Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Antyodaya

As pet this Act, an adult volunteer of a rural household was given unskilled work for 100 days in a year\

As per this scheme, nearly 5 Crore employement opportunities were provided in 2018-19

The Food for Work Programme launched in 2004 was incorporated here in 2005.

How employment generation programmes are important:

1 Reduces migration from rural to urban areas

People migrate from rural to urban areas for job opportunities

But, employment generation programmes make sure that there are opportunities in rural areas

2 Creation of skills

Employment generation programmes ensure that the workers have required skills

3 Higher standard of living

When employment opportunities increase, the average income also increases
So, all this leads to higher standard of living

4 Direct relationship between Employment and Poverty Alleviation

One of the major reasons of poverty is unemployment

With the employment generation programmes we observe a rise in employment

So, because of increase in employment, poverty also reduces

NCERT Questions

Question 2

What is MNREGA?

Question 3

Why are employment generation programmes important in poverty alleviation in India?

Question 4

How can creation of income earning assets address the problem of poverty?

Question 6

What programmes has the government adopted to help the elderly people, poor and destitute women in India?

Question 7

Is there any relationship between unemployment and poverty? Explain.

Question 8

Suppose you are from a poor family and you wish to get help from the government to set up a petty shop.

Under which scheme will you apply for assistance and why?

MCQ Other Books

Question 1

In the following questions, select the correct answers:

SJSRY stands for:

1. Swarna Jayanti Shahri Rozgar Yojna
2. Shahari Jeewan Sudhar Rashtriya Yojana
3. Sampoorna Jeewan Shahari Rozgar Yojana
4. None of these

Question 2

The earlier 'Food for Work Programme' has now been converted into:

1. Intensive Area Development Programme
2. Integrated Rural Development Programme
3. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Programme
4. Minimum Needs Programme

Question 3

In which year ' Food for Work Programme' was launched?

1. 2008
2. 2004
3. 2005
4. 2007

Question 4

Self-employment generation programmes include:

1. Prime Minister's Rozgar Yojna
2. Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojna
3. Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojna
4. National Food for Work Programme

Question 5

Identify the correctly matched pair in Column A and Column B from the following:

1. 1 – (a)
2. 2 – (b)
3. 3 – (c)
4. 4 – (d)