Social Welfare Schemes 5

RLEGP, PMGSY, SJSRY, MGPSY, നിർമൽ ഭാരത് അഭിയാൻ തുടങ്ങിയ പദ്ധതികളാണ് ഇന്നത്തെ പാഠത്തിൽ ഉൾപ്പെടുത്തിയിരിക്കുന്നത്.

• Prime minister who started Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Program (RLEGP)

                   Indira Gandhi

• During which five year plan RLEGP introcuced

                   6th Five year plan

• RLEGP started on

                   15th August 1983

• Entire expenditure of RLEGP is financed by

                   Central Govt

• Objective of RLEGP

                   Provide gurantee of employment to atleast one member of every landless household upto 100 days in a year

• Wages of RLEGP are given as per

                   Minimum wages Act

• Labor cost of any project in RLEGP 

                   Should not be less than 50% of total expenditure

• RLEGP was merged to

                   Jawahar Rozgar Yojana (1989-90)

• Prime minister who started Pradhan Manthri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)

                   AB Vajpayee

• During which five year plan PMGSY introcuced

                   9th Five year plan

• PMGSY started on

                   25th December 2000

• PMGSY working under 

                   Ministry of Rural Development

• Entire expenditure of PMGSY is financed by

                   Central Govt

• Objective of PMGSY

                   Provide connectivity to all unconnected habitations in rural areas with a population of  more than 500 persons by end of 10th plan

• Plan for PMGSY in an area finalized by

                   Intermediate Panchayats

• The draft district rural roads plan for PMGSY would be presented to the district panchayat by

                   Chief executive of the District Planning Committe

• Who have the responsibility to select villages for PMGSY

                   The District Panchayats

• Operational and technical support for PMGSY is given by

                   National Rural Roads Development Agency

• First open defecation-free districts in India

                   Nadia (West Bengal)

• Community led total sanitation program launched by central government in 1999

                   Nirmal Bharath Abhiyan (NBA)

• The program which is formaly called as Total Sanitation Campaign

                   NBA

• The grant aided to each family under NBA is

                   Rs. 10,000\-

• Campaigning ambassador of NBA

                   Vidya Balan

• First state in India to attain 100% sanitation coverage under NBA

                   Sikkim

• First Indian state in India to got Nirmal Gram Puraskar

                   Sikkim

• Main goal of NBA is to eradicate open defecation by

                   2017

• Provision for Urban Amenities in Rural Areas (PURA) scheme was launched in

                   2004

• Concept of PURA was put forwarded by

                   APJ Abdul Kalam

• APJ Abdul Kalam discussed about PURA concept in his book

                   Target 3 Billion

• In 2015, PURA has been merged into

                   Shyam Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission

• Prime minister who started Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY)

                   I K Gujral

• During which five year plan SJSRY introcuced

                   9th Five year plan

• SJSRY started on

                   1st December 1997

• Objective of SJSRY

                   To provide profitable jobs to the urban jobless and under employed and starting the self employment ventures by the urban deprived living under the poverty line

• Urban counterpart of Swarna Jayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY)

                   SJSRY

• The scheme which is introduced in the golden jubilee year of independence and is operational since 1st December

                   SJSRY

• Nodal agency for project identification and co ordination in SJSRY

                   CDS

• Development of woman and children in the Urban area (DWCUA) is an important componnt program of 

                   SJSRY

• Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana scheme was introduced by 

                   Overseas Indian Affairs Ministry

• Primary Aim of Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana scheme

                   To create a fund for pension and insurance for Indian workers who work overseas and who are in possession of ECR passports

• Maximum period of MGPSY

                   5 Years

• Official partner of MGPSY

                   Bank of Baroda

• Scheme specially being launched for Blue collar Indians working in UAE 

                   MGPSY

• Life insurance coverage provided by MGPSY

                   Rs. 1 lakh
                                                                                                           (To be Continued...)