Holding of Funds under Jawahar Rozgar Yojana
The designation of resources from the Government of India to the states for the program were according to the accompanying:
- 6% of the total district assignment for IAY.
- 20 % of the outright for MWS.
- 5% of the outright region assignment for legitimate expenses.
- Of the extra resources – 20% for DRDA/ZP and 80% for the Gram Panchayats.
Resources for use for various types of the plan were according to the accompanying:
- Financially valuable assets – 35%
- Social establishment works – 25%
- Individual beneficiary designs for SCs/STs – 15% including Million Wells Scheme
- Various works including roads and designs, etc. – 25%
Jawahar Rozgar Yojana
Jawahar Rozgar Yojana was launched on 1st April 1989 in the Seventh Five Year Plan by the veteran Prime Minister Lt. Atal Bihari Vajpayee. It was established by merging the National Rural Employment Programme and Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme. The main objective of this initiative was to provide additional employment in rural areas.