Question : In which Five-Year Plan was the Jawahar Rozgar Yojana started?
Option 1: Seventh
Option 2: Fourth
Option 3: Sixth
Option 4: Fifth
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Correct Answer: Seventh
Solution : The correct answer is Seventh.
During the Seventh Five-Year Plan, the Jawahar Rozgar Yojana (JRY) was launched. The Rajiv Gandhi government introduced it on April 1, 1989. The JRY was a rural employment guarantee programme designed to help the jobless and underemployed in rural regions find work. It was carried out by Gram Panchayats (village councils) and concentrated on the development of long-lasting communal assets like roads, canals, and irrigation projects.
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