seasonal unemployment
structural unemployment
disguised unemployment
cyclical unemployment
B. structural unemployment
Dutt Committee
Chelliah Committee
Chakravorty Committee
Lakdawala Committee
poverty in terms of absolute number of people
poverty in terms of the basic minimum calorie requirements
poverty in terms of the prevailing price level
poverty in terms of the absolute level of unemployment
they are entitled to a minimum prescribed food basket
they get work for a prescribed minimum number of days in a year
they belong to agricultural labourer household and the scheduled caste/tribe social group
their daily wages fall below the prescribed minimum wages
1 and 2
1 and 3
2 and 4
3 and 4
1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 or 2
Karnataka, Maharashtra, Goa
Goa, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra
Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Goa
Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
TRYSEM
Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
Kutir Jyoti Scheme
MNREGA
choice of a heavy industry model for economic development
low levels of technological development in the country
heavy pressure of population along with slow implementation of land reforms
high illiteracy rate
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme
Rural Health Mission
Indira Aawas Yojana
Jeevan Sathi Yojana
Primary school teacher
Employee of Sugar Factory
Textile Mazdoor
Rickshaw Puller
Integrated Rural Development Programme (IRDP)
National Rural Employment Programme (NREP)
Training of Rural Youth for Self Employment (TRYSEM)
Minimum Needs Programme (MNP)
voluntary idleness
income inequality
lack of cultural activities
lack of intelligence of the people
Development and Welfare of Catchment Rural Areas
Development of Women and Children in Rural Areas
Direct Welfare of Children in Rural Areas
All of the above
2400 and 2100
2100and 2400
2400 and 2200
2100 and 2200
April 1995
April 1997
April 1999
July 2001
provide means for greater mechanization of agriculture
improve the living condition of the poor and also promote their education and health
provide necessary resources by way of refinance to primary lenders
None of these
seasonal unemployment
disguised unemployment
voluntary unemployment
unemployment during recessionary phase of a trade cycle
the difference between poverty line and actual income levels of all those living below that line
gap between the rich and the poor
gap between developed nations and developing nations
gap in infrastructural facilities between developed and developing nations
It is an incentive scheme of scholarships for the single girl child in families in villages.
It is an incentive scheme of scholarships for female sportspersons from villages who represent their states in any game.
It is an incentive scheme for schools in the villages for computer education.
It is an incentive scheme Panchayati Raj institutions.
STEP
Swayamsidha
KALPANA-1
All of these
meeting rural needs like Primary education; health care, drinking water, housing, rural roads
alleviating poverty micro-enterprises
generating employment in the rural areas
strengthening the Panchayati Raj System in rural areas
structural
frictional
cyclical
disguised
Under the Targeted Public Distribution System, the families Below Poverty Line are provided 50 kg. of food grains per month per family at subsidised price
Under Annapurna Scheme, indigent senior citizens of 65 years of age or above eligible for National Old Age Pension but not getting pension can get 10 kg of food grains per person per month free of cost
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has scheme in which indigent people living in welfare institutions like orphanges are given 15 kg of food grains per person per month at BPL rates
Ministry of Human Resource Development gives financial support to Mid-Day Meal Scheme for the benefit of class I to V students in Government or Government aided Schools
lack of employment opportunities in rural areas
influence of cinema and electronic media
break up of joint family system
abolition of zamindari system
1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme (RLEGP)
National Rural Employment Programme (NREP)
Jawahar Rozgar Yojana (JRY)
Integrated Rural Development Programme (IRDP)
Improve mental health
Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria
Reduce marriageable age for males to 18 yr
Promote gender equality and empower women
cost of living
standard of living
productivity
None of the above
1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
March - April
Sept. - Dec.
Jan. - June
Feb. April