UPSC Prelims 2000 Q26: Indian Economy – Human Development, Poverty & Employment Schemes
- (a) Nehru Rozgar Yojana
- (b) Urban Basic Services Programme
- (c) Prime Minister’s Integrated Urban Poverty Eradication Programme
- (d) Prime Minister’s Rozgar Yojana
Answer: (d) Prime Minister’s Rozgar Yojana
Explanation
What the Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana replaced
| Scheme | Fate on 1 December 1997 |
|---|---|
| Nehru Rozgar Yojana (1989) | Subsumed in SJSRY |
| Urban Basic Services for the Poor (UBSP) | Subsumed in SJSRY |
| Prime Minister's Integrated Urban Poverty Eradication Programme (PMIUPEP, 1995) | Subsumed in SJSRY |
| Prime Minister's Rozgar Yojana (PMRY, 1993) | Continued separately — self-employment for educated unemployed youth |
The Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY) came into operation on 1 December 1997 to give gainful employment to the urban unemployed or underemployed poor, through self-employment ventures and wage employment.
It replaced three earlier urban poverty programmes: 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, run through banks for educated unemployed youth in both towns and villages, was not merged and continued on its own until it became part of PMEGP in 2008.
Answer: (d) Prime Minister's Rozgar Yojana.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Incorrect. The Nehru Rozgar Yojana was one of the three schemes folded into the SJSRY.
- (b) Incorrect. The Urban Basic Services programme was folded into the SJSRY.
- (c) Incorrect. PMIUPEP was folded into the SJSRY.
- (d) CORRECT. The Prime Minister's Rozgar Yojana stayed a separate scheme and was not included in the SJSRY.
Key point
SJSRY = NRY + UBSP + PMIUPEP; PMRY stayed outside.
Remember
SJSRY, 1 December 1997: urban poor; replaced NRY, UBSP and PMIUPEP.
Common mistakes
- Thinking PMRY was urban-only and so must have merged into SJSRY.
- Missing the word 'not' in the stem.
- Confusing SJSRY (urban) with SGSY (rural, 1999).
Exam tip
Three urban schemes merged; the youth self-employment scheme (PMRY) did not.
Sources
- Ministry of Urban Affairs and Employment — Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana guidelines (1997)
- Ministry of Finance — Economic Survey 1999-2000 (indiabudget.gov.in)