28Jul 2017

SELF-EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMMES IN INDIA: A JOURNEY FROM INTEGRATED RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (IRDP) TO NATIONAL RURAL LIVELIHOOD MISSION (NRLM).

  • Ph.D. Research Scholar Department of Business Administration, Sambalpur University.
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Poverty reduction has remained the central concern in India. The trend of introduction of self-employment programmes as a policy tool to fight against poverty is found in India. This paper critically reviews different self-employment programmes introduced in India. It covers Integrated Rural Development Programme (IRDP), Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY) and National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM). The paper further explains how the approaches of the Government have changed across the time (explaining merits and demerits of each programme) to fight against poverty. The paper concludes how the current self-employment programme is better in comparison to previous programmes.

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[Abhisek Mishra. (2017); SELF-EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMMES IN INDIA: A JOURNEY FROM INTEGRATED RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (IRDP) TO NATIONAL RURAL LIVELIHOOD MISSION (NRLM). Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Jul). 2036-2038] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Abhisek Mishra
Ph.D. Research Scholar Department of Business Administration, Sambalpur University

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/4939      
DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/4939

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