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Which one of the following is true regarding the Jawahar Rozgar Yojana (JRY)? 

(a) It was launched during the Prime Ministership of Indira Gandhi 

(b) It aims at creating one million jobs annually 

(c) The target group of JRY are the urban poor living below the poverty line 

(d) Under the scheme 30% of the employment generated is reserved for women

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(d) Though the people below the poverty line were the target group for employment, the preference was to be given to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and freed bonded labourers. Thirty percent of the employment opportunities were to be reserved for women in rural areas.

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