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CHALLENGES FOR THE INDIAN ECONOPMY

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POVERTY
It is a situation in which a person is unable to get minimum basic necessities of life, i.e.. food, clothing and shelter for his or her living. In economic terms they are called poverty ridden and are people living below poverty line (BPL).

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POVERTY ALLEVIATION PROGRAMMES (PAP)

Government has adopted Poverty Alleviation Programes to bring down the poverty level. Most of them aim at providing employment or improvement of the asset-base of the poverty-ridden families.

SWARNAJAYANTI GRAM SWAROJGAR YOJANA (SGSY): help the existing poor families to come above the poverty line. 5/21/12

To

POVERTY ALLEVIATION PROGRAMMES (PAP)

PRIME

MINISTER ROZGAR YOJANA(PMRY) AND SWARNAJAYANTI SHAHARI ROJGAR YOJANA (SJSRY): Aimed at the welfare of the educated unemployed in urban areas. employment to the educated unemployed particularly in urban areas. age group of 18 to 35 are expected to benefit.
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Self The

POVERTY ALLEVIATION PROGRAMMES (PAP)

JAWAHAR

GRAM SAMRIDHI YOJANA

(JGSY):
To

generate employment for those men and women who do not get sufficient days of employment in rural areas. community assets as social forestry, soil conservation, minor irrigation projects and renovation of village wells, rural roads, dispensaries, schools, panchayat ghars, bus stands, 5/21/12

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UNEMPLOYMENT

A situation in which a section of people , who are able and willing to work but do not find gainful work is referred to as unemployed.
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TYPES OF UNEMPLOYMENT
DISGUISED UNEMPLOYMENT:

It is a situation which more people are engaged in an activity than the required ones. The people who are actually engaged in such an activity appear to be employed but are not fully employed.

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TYPES OF UNEMPLOYMENT
SEASONAL UNEMPLOYMENT:

During off-season there is unemployment of people engaged in such types of work or activities which cater to the seasonal demand. eg.agriculture in India is a seasonal activity as it depends on monsoon.

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TYPES OF UNEMPLOYMENT
STRUCTURAL UNEMPLOYMENT:
The

mismatch of available capital and the size of the labour force creates persistent unemployment both in agriculture and industry. Lack of resource to provide employment.

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OTHER TYPES OF UNEMPLOYMENT

When

there is unemployment due to reduction of demand for goods, it is referred as CYCLICAL UNEMPLOYMENT. unemployment occurs owing to changes in technology, it is referred to as TECHNICAL UNEMPLOYMENT. types of unemployment are harmless and prevail for short durations only.
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STRATEGIES TO REDUCE UNEMPLOYMENT

The

government has undertaken many special programes to generate employment opportunities. The major ones among them are: WORKS PROGRAMME: of civil works of permanent nature in rural areas.

RURAL

Construction

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STRATEGIES TO REDUCE UNEMPLOYMENT

INTEGRATED

DRY LAND AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT:

Permanent works like soil conservation, development of land and water harnessing are undertaken.

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STRATEGIES TO REDUCE UNEMPLOYMENT

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RURAL EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMME: create community assets for strengthening rural infrastructure like drinking water wells, community works, irrigation wells, rural roads, schools etc. Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme aims at generating gainful employment, creating productive assets in rural areas 5/21/12

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STRATEGIES TO REDUCE UNEMPLOYMENT

SKILL a

DEVELOPMENT:

skilled labour is one who has proper training and education to work in a particular field. and education increase the productivity of workers. and provide specialized training to the labour force ensure continuous5/21/12 employment of

Training

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STRATEGIES TO REDUCE UNEMPLOYMENT

With a view to impart skills through training, the government of India has taken many steps.
The

Central Board Of Workers Education (CBWE) formed in1958 is creating understanding and enthusiasm among workers. are around 4300 Industrial Training Institutes(ITI) to produce specialized workers. 5/21/12

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STRATEGIES TO REDUCE UNEMPLOYMENT

National

Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) which guarantees 100 days of paid employment to one person from every household to work on public infrastructure projects. Initially confined to selected states, NREGA has been extended throughout rural India, reaching over 34 million households in 2010/11
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