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CH-6: EMPLOYMENT : GROWTH, INFORMALISATION AND OTHER ISSUES, Indian Economic Development, NCERT Books
Employment Growth Programmes Purpose
Many government programmes aimed at alleviating poverty work through:
- Tax reduction
- Employment generation — Correct Answer
- Import substitution
- Currency devaluation
Explanation:
Correct Answer Explanation
Many programmes that the government implements, aimed at alleviating poverty, are through employment generation.
Key Points:
- They are also called employment generation programmes.
- They provide employment and services in health, education, nutrition, housing.
- They include construction of rural roads, houses, sanitation.
- MGNREGA is a prime example guaranteeing 100 days of work.
Why Other Options Are Wrong
- A: Tax reduction is a fiscal measure, not direct poverty alleviation.
- C: Import substitution is an industrial policy.
- D: Currency devaluation is a monetary policy.
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