Question 14 - Teachoo Sample Paper - Social Science Class 9 - Paper 2 - Teachoo Sample Paper - Social Science Class 9

Which scheme aims to provide 100 days of wage employment to every rural household in India?

1. Prime Minister Rozgar Yozana (PMRY)

2. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)

3. Rural Employment Generation Programme (REGP)

4. Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY)

Answer:

Answer by Student

So, the correct answer is (B): Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)

Detailed Explanation by Teachoo

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Let’s check all the schemes and their objectives

• Option (A) Prime Minister Rozgar Yozana (PMRY) - This scheme was launched in 1993 to provide self-employment opportunities to educated unemployed youth. It provided loans and subsidies to start small-scale enterprises in various sectors. It was discontinued in 2008 and replaced by Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP). So, this scheme does not aim to provide wage employment to rural households. Hence, this is incorrect . ❌
  
  
• Option (B) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) - This scheme was launched in 2005 as a flagship programme of the Government of India to provide at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in a financial year to every rural household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work on public works projects. It also aims to create durable assets and strengthen the livelihood base of the rural poor. So, this scheme matches the given description and is correct . ✅
  
  
• Option (C) Rural Employment Generation Programme (REGP) - This scheme was launched in 1995 by the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) to generate employment opportunities in rural areas through the development of khadi and village industries. It provided loans and margin money subsidies to entrepreneurs to set up micro enterprises. It was merged with PMEGP in 2008. So, this scheme also does not aim to provide wage employment to rural households. Hence, this is incorrect .❌
  
  
• Option (D)Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY) - This scheme was launched in 1999 to provide self-employment opportunities to rural poor by organizing them into self-help groups (SHGs) and providing them with credit, training, technology and marketing support. It covered various activities such as agriculture, animal husbandry, handicrafts, etc. It was restructured as National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) in 2011. So, this scheme also does not aim to provide wage employment to rural households. Hence, this is incorrect . ❌

Thus, option (B):  Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) is correct .

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