Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Economics

Chapter

Indian Economic Development: Employment - Growth, Informalisation and Other Issues

Question:
Which of the following is not a job-creation initiative?
Options:
National Food for Work Programme (NFWP)
Rural Employment Generation Programme (REGP)
Valmiki Ambedkar Awas Yojana
Prime Minister’s Rozgar Yojana (PMRY)
Correct Answer:
Valmiki Ambedkar Awas Yojana
Explanation:
Prime Minister's Rojgar Yojana and Rural Employment Generation Program are combined under Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP). It is a credit-linked subsidy programme aimed at creating jobs through the formation of micro firms in both rural and urban areas. The National Food for Work Programme (NFWP) was launched by minister of rural development, central government on 14 November 2004 in 150 of the most backward districts of India with the objective of generating supplementary wage employment. Valmiki Ambedkar Awaas Yojana is a centrally sponsored scheme which aims to improve the living conditions of slum dwellers across India