Consider the following:
(A) Indira Awas Yojana
(B) Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana
(C) Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
(D) Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana
Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the above schemes?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A), (B), (C), (D)
All four are central schemes for rural India; the order follows the year each was launched.
(A) Indira Awas Yojana — 1985-86. Started as a part of the Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme to build houses for the rural poor; it became a scheme on its own in 1996.
(B) Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana — April 1999. A self-employment scheme that helped rural poor families form self-help groups and start small enterprises; it replaced IRDP and allied programmes.
(C) Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana — December 2000. Launched to give all-weather road links to unconnected villages.
(D) Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana — September 2001. A wage-employment scheme that gave work along with food grains; it was later merged into the rural employment guarantee scheme under NREGA (2006-2008).