Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyan was launched by whom in 2020?
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Prime Minister of India.
- The Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyan was launched by the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, on June 20, 2020.
- This massive rural public works scheme was introduced to provide immediate employment and livelihood opportunities to migrant workers who had returned to their native villages due to the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.
- The campaign focused on saturating villages in 116 districts across six states with public infrastructure and creating long-term livelihood assets.
- The Prime Minister said the AatmaNirbhar Bharat Campaign itself was launched with a 1.75 lakh crore package under PM Garib Kalyan Yojana.
- The Prime Minister announced that an amount of Rs 50,000 Crores would be spent for building durable rural infrastructure under the Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan.
Other Options:
- The Finance Minister of India, Home Minister of India, and the Governor of RBI are not the authorities responsible for launching national-level employment schemes of this nature; such a scheme falls under the purview of the head of the government, the Prime Minister.