It means providing food, education, health facility free or at concessional rate to poor
Examples of Different Facility Provided
PDS (Public Distribution System)
Ration is provided to poor at concessional Rates
Integrated Child Development Scheme and Midday Meal Scheme
Free food was provided to school children who attend classes
Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
For Developiong Infrastructure like Roads
Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana
In this scheme, people in India are encouraged to open bank accounts.
Besides promoting saving habits, this scheme intends to transfer all the benefits of government schemes and
subsidies to account holders directly
Each bank account holder is also entitled to Rs. 1 lakh accident insurance and Rs. 30,000 life insurance cover
Valmiki Ambedkar Awas Yojana
For Developing Housing Dfacilties
National Social Assistance Programme
Old Age Pension and Widow Pension
Note
This Approach was followed from 5th Five year Plan
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Question 1
In the following questions, select the correct answers:
The programme initiated by the Government to improve food and nutritional level of poor was:
- Public Distribution System
- Integrated Child Development Scheme\
- Mid day Meal Scheme
- All of these
D. All of these
Explanation
Examples of Different Facility Provided
PDS (Public Distribution System)
Ration is provided to poor at concessional Rates
Integrated Child Development Scheme and Midday Meal Scheme
Free food was provided to school children who attend classes
Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
For Developing Infrastructure like Roads
Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana
In this scheme, people in India are encouraged to open bank accounts.
Besides promoting saving habits, this scheme intends to transfer all the benefits of government schemes and
subsidies to account holders directly
Each bank account holder is also entitled to Rs. 1 lakh accident insurance and Rs. 30,000 life insurance cover
Valmiki Ambedkar Awas Yojana\
For Developing Housing Dfacilties
National Social Assistance Programme
Old Age Pension and Widow Pension
Question 2
Identify the correctly matched pair in Column A and Column B from the following:
Column A | Column B | ||||||
(1) Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme | (a) Nutritional Programme | ||||||
(2) National Rural Livelihood Mission | (b) Social Assistance Programme | ||||||
(3) Sampoorna Grameen Rozgaar Yojna | (c) Wage Employment Programme | ||||||
(4) Mid-day Meal Scheme | (d) Infrastructure Development Programme |
- 1 – (a)
- 2 – (b)
- 3 – (c)
- 4 – (d)
C. 3 – (c)
Explanation
The Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana was a scheme launched by the Government of India to gain the objective
of providing gainful employment for the rural poor.