Question
Download Solution PDFThe Rural Landless Labour Employment Guarantee Programme (RLEGP) was started in which of the following Five-Year Plans?
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Sixth.
Key Points
- Sixth Five-Year Plans
- In October 1980, then-prime minister Indira Gandhi reorganised and rebranded the Food For Work Program as the National Rural Employment Program.
- As of April 1981, it became a regular programme.
- The Sixth Five Year Plan saw the beginning of the Program. It tries to implement more employment for those who are underemployed.
- The Rural Landless Employment Guarantee was a central government-funded programme that provided landless people with work guarantees for at least 100 days.
- 10% of the money was also set aside for the sole benefit of SC/ST communities, with the remaining 25% going to social forestry and the remaining 20% to housing.
- On April 1, 1989, Rajiv Gandhi, the prime minister, merged the Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Program and the National Rural Employment Program to create the Jawahar Rozgar Yojana (JRY).
Additional Information
- Seventh Five-Year Plans
- In 1985, when Rajiv Gandhi led the Congress party to power, the seventh five-year plan was unveiled. The seventh planet's time period spanned from 1 April 1985 to 31 March 1990.
- From 1985 to 1987, Mr Manmohan Singh served as the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission. Food, work, and production were the first three plans included in the seventh strategy.
- Fifth Five-Year Plans
- The government of Indira Gandhi created India's Fifth Five-Year Plan (1974–1979).
- It put an emphasis on agriculture, reducing poverty, and creating jobs.
- Additionally, the plan attempted to lessen social and economic disparities within society.
- Fourth Five-Year Plans
- The Fourth Five-Year Plan embraced the goal of reversing the prior trend of greater economic and wealth power concentration.
- It was based on the Gadgil formula, which put an emphasis on growth while maintaining stability and moving towards independence.
- Indira Gandhi was in office as prime minister at the time.
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