The 'Stand up India Scheme' and 'Make in India' are programmes aimed at:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → self employment of the marginalized sections
Option (3) self employment of the marginalized sections — Correct. Self-employment means working in one’s own enterprise instead of for a wage. The Government of India floated schemes such as ‘MUDRA’, ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ and ‘Make in India’ to generate employment and self-employment for all sections, including the marginalised sections like SC, ST and other backward classes. The Stand-Up India scheme helps Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and women entrepreneurs get bank loans to start an enterprise of their own.
Note: The ‘Stand-Up India’ scheme named in the question is not in NCERT (2025-26), which names MUDRA, Aatmanirbhar Bharat and Make in India; explained here for the benefit of the students.
NCERT (2025-26): “5.3 How People Find Jobs … Employment opportunities have two important components:
Recently the Government of India floated many schemes, such as ‘MUDRA’, ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ and ‘Make in India’ in order to generate employment and self-employment to support all sections including the marginalised section of the society, like SC, ST and other backward classes. These are positive signs for creating economic potential amongst the demographic dividend of India.…” |