Question : The first program aimed at creating self-employment opportunities in urban areas was:
Option 1: Prime Minister's Rozgar Yojana
Option 2: Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana
Option 3: Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana
Option 4: Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme
Correct Answer: Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana
Solution : The correct answer is (b) Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana.
The first program aimed at creating self-employment opportunities in urban areas in India was the Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY).
The SJSRY was launched in 1997 by the Government of India with the objective of alleviating poverty and unemployment in urban areas by providing self-employment opportunities to the urban poor. The program aimed to provide skill training, credit facilities, and other forms of assistance to individuals or groups interested in setting up self-employment ventures or micro-enterprises. The SJSRY also emphasized the empowerment of women and targeted specific groups such as the urban poor, educated unemployed, and urban slum dwellers.
Question : Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY) has been restructured as:
Option 1: Prime Minister Rozgar Yojana
Option 2: National Rural Livelihood Mission
Option 3: Jawahar Gram Samridhi Yojana
Option 4: Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana
Question : Write the full form of SJSRY.
Option 1: Sampoorna Jeewan Shahari Rozgar Yojana
Option 2: Swarna Jayanti shahari Rozgar Yojana
Option 3: Shahari Jeevan Sudhar Rashtriya Yojana
Option 4: None of these
Question : Which of the following are examples of Indian self-employment programmes?
Option 1: Swarna Jayanti Shahri Rozgar Yojna
Option 2: Prime Minister’s Rozgar Yojna
Option 3: Both a and b are incorrect
Option 4: Both a and b are correct
Question : Which of the following programme was launched in 1999?
Option 1: Rural Employment Generation Programme
Option 2: Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme
Option 3: Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana
Option 4: Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojana
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