Question

Which of the following is a programme launched in 2016-17 with the objective of enhancing opportunities for entrepreneurship among rural youth ?

1. Rural Entrepreneurship Programme
2. Integrated Rural Development Programme
3. Training of Rural Youth for self Employment
4. Start Up Village Entreprenurship Programme

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Start Up Village Entreprenurship Programme

The correct answer is Start-Up Village Entrepreneurship Programme.

Start-Up Village Entrepreneurship Programme is a programme launched in 2016-17 with the objective of enhancing opportunities for entrepreneurship among rural youth.

• Start-Up Village Entrepreneurship Programme:
  • The programme is implemented by Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana –National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM).
  • It comes under the aegis of the Ministry of Rural Development.
  • The scheme has been implemented since 2016.
  • The objective of the programme is to enable rural poor to set up their enterprises and to develop a sustainable model for Village Entrepreneurship.

•  Integrated Rural Development Programme was launched in the year 1980.
  • It was launched by the Ministry of Rural Development.