From the fifth five year plan various employment oriented schemes were started.
- Integrated Rural Development Programme,
- Food against work,
- Jawahar Rojgar Yojana,
- Suvarnajayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana,
- Suvarnajayanti Shaher Rojgar Yojana,
- Training to Rural Youth for Self-employment,
- Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act – MGNREGA and
- Skill Development Programmes like, Skill India, Make in India and MUDRA.
1. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA):
- National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) started in February, 2006 was changed to MGNREGA on 2nd October, 2009.
- Objective of this Act is to provide employment to rural people residing in backward districts of country. ’
2. Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Shramev Jayate Yojana (PDUSJY):
- This Yojana was started on 16th October, 2014.
- The main objectives of this yojana were to provide health and security along with good management, skill development and welfare to the labourers of unorganised sector and to develop conducive environment for industrial development.
3. Deendayal Upadhyay Gram Jyoti Yojana (DUGJY): This yojana is started with an objective of providing constant 24 × 7 electricity services in rural areas.
4. Deendayal Upadhyay Gramin Kaushalya Yojana (DUGKY): To provide employment to youth between age group of 18 to 35 years was started on 25th September, 2014.
5. Prime Minister Agricultural Irrigation Programme: With an objective ‘water to every field’ this programme was started on 1st July, 2015. Under this programme to increase agriculture productivity it is planned, optimum use of available resources and irrigation facilities.
