Anti Poverty Programs In India

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Hello, here I am providing you info on Anti-Poverty Programmes Suggested by the Government of India
Integrated Rural Development Programme
Integrated Rural Development Programme (IRDP), which was introduced in 1978-79 and universalized from 2nd October, 1980, aimed at providing assistance to the rural poor in the form of subsidy and bank credit for employment opportunities

1st April, 1999, the IRDP and allied programmes were merged into a single programme known as Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY).

Jawahar Rozgar Yojana/Jawahar Gram Samriddhi Yojana
Under the Wage Employment Programmes, the National Rural Employment Programme (NREP) and Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme (RLEGP) were started in sixth and seventh plans. The NREP and RLEGP were merged in April 1989, under Jawahar Rozgar Yojana (JRY).

Employment Assurance Scheme
The Employment Assurance Scheme (EAS) was launched on 2nd October, 1993, cover¬ing 1,778 drought-prone, desert, tribal and hill area blocks. It was later extended to all the blocks in 1997-98.

Food for Work Programme
The Food for Work Programme was started in 2000-01 as a component of EAS. It was first launched in eighth drought-affected states of Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Uttaranchal.

Sampoorna Gramin Rozgar Yojana
The JGSY, EAS and Food for Work Programme were revamped and merged under the new Sampoorna Gramin Rozgar Yojana (SGRY) Scheme from 1st September, 2001.

Rural Housing – Indira Awaas Yojana
The Indira Awaas Yojana (LAY) programme aims at providing free housing to Below Poverty Line (BPL) famiUes in rural areas and main targets would be the households of SC/STs. It was first merged with the Jawahar Rozgar Yojana (JRY) in 1989 and in 1996, it broke away from JRY into a separate housing scheme for the rural poor.