Question

What are the various poverty alleviation programmes found currently?

Answer 1

Some important poverty alleviation programmes currently operating in India are:

• Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS): Provides at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment to eligible rural households willing to do unskilled manual work.
• Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana–National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM): Promotes self-employment, women’s Self-Help Groups and sustainable rural livelihoods.
• Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana–Gramin (PMAY-G): Supports eligible rural households in obtaining pucca houses.
• National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP): Provides social assistance to vulnerable groups such as elderly persons, widows and persons with disabilities.
• Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana–National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM): Promotes employment, skills and livelihoods among the urban poor.
• PM SVANidhi: Provides working-capital support to eligible street vendors.

These programmes aim to reduce poverty through employment, self-employment, housing, social security and livelihood support in both rural and urban areas.