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Explain four important anti-poverty measures   undertaken   by   the Government of India. Or Write a note on any four programmes that have been developed for the eradication of poverty in India.

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                The four anti-poverty programmes are (i) National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) 2005, which provides 100 days assured employment per year to rural households in 200 districts initially. (ii) National Food for Work Programme (NFWP) 2004 was launched in 150 most backward districts of the country. It is open to all rural poor who are in need of wage employment. (iii) Prime Minister Rozgar Yojana (PMRY) 1993 and   Rural   Employment   Generation Programme (REGP) 1995 were started to create self-employment opportunities for educated youth in rural areas and small towns. (iv) Swarnajayanti  Gram  Swarozgar  Yojana (SGSY) 1999 aims at bringing the poor families above poverty line by organizing them into self help groups through bank credit and government subsidy.