Q: 59 (IAS/1995)
question_subject:
Economics
question_exam:
IAS
stats:
0,38,129,45,34,50,38
keywords:
{'jawahar rozgar yojana': [0, 1, 0, 0], 'jry': [0, 1, 1, 0], 'poverty line': [0, 1, 0, 2], 'indira gandhi': [2, 0, 3, 0], 'employment': [0, 4, 2, 24], 'jobs': [1, 2, 0, 3], 'prime ministership': [0, 1, 1, 1], 'scheme': [0, 0, 1, 0]}
Jawahar Rozgar Yojana (JRY) was an Indian government scheme aimed at generating employment for the rural poor, making option 1 and 3 incorrect. Indira Gandhi was not the Prime Minister when JRY was launched and the target group was the rural poor, not the urban. Option 2 is also incorrect as the scheme doesn`t specify a target number of jobs to be created annually. The correct answer is indeed Option 4, as JRY does have a provision stating that 30% of the employment generated through the scheme is reserved for women. This is an essential element to promote gender equality in rural employment opportunities.