The major thrust of Jawahar Rozgar Yojna (JRY) is on

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Q: 71 (CDS-I/2010)
The major thrust of Jawahar Rozgar Yojna (JRY) is on

question_subject: 

Economics

question_exam: 

CDS-I

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0,49,47,10,49,20,17

keywords: 

{'jawahar rozgar yojna': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'scheduled castes': [1, 0, 2, 11], 'rural areas': [1, 0, 0, 0], 'jry': [0, 1, 1, 0], 'rural youth': [0, 0, 1, 1], 'employment opportunities': [0, 0, 3, 3], 'poverty': [0, 1, 0, 3], 'additional wage employment opportunities': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'training': [0, 0, 4, 9], 'urban areas': [0, 0, 0, 1]}

The correct answer to the question is option 2: creating additional wage employment opportunities in rural areas.

Option 1 states that the major thrust of Jawahar Rozgar Yojna (JRY) is on the removal of poverty among the Scheduled Castes in rural areas. While JRY does aim to alleviate poverty, it is not specifically focused on the Scheduled Castes but is developed for all sections of the rural population.

Option 3 states that JRY focuses on creating employment opportunities in urban areas. This is incorrect as JRY is a rural development program that aims to provide employment opportunities in rural areas, not urban areas.

Option 4 states that JRY provides training to rural youth for self-employment. While JRY does provide training programs for self-employment, its primary focus is on creating wage employment opportunities in rural areas rather than solely providing training for self-employment.

Therefore, the correct answer is option 2 as it accurately states that the major thrust of JRY is on creating additional wage employment opportunities in rural areas.