UPSC Prelims 2000 · General Studies
Question 26: Economy and Social Development
The Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana which came into operation from 1 December 1997 aims to provide gainful employment to the urban unemployed or underemployed poor but does not include
AnswerThe answer is (d).
The Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana, from 1 December 1997, subsumed three earlier urban schemes: the Nehru Rozgar Yojana, the Urban Basic Services for the Poor programme and the Prime Minister's Integrated Urban Poverty Eradication Programme. The Prime Minister's Rozgar Yojana, for educated unemployed youth, ran separately, so it was not included.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) The Nehru Rozgar Yojana was merged into the Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana.
- (b) The Urban Basic Services programme was merged into the Yojana.
- (c) The Prime Minister's Integrated Urban Poverty Eradication Programme was merged into the Yojana.
- (d) Right: the Prime Minister's Rozgar Yojana was not included.
Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2000, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.