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SSC CGL 2022 PYQ — Question 50

SSC CGL - 01 Dec 2022 - Shift 4 • General Awareness • Q50

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In which of the following states was ‘Kudumbashree,’ women-oriented, community–-based, poverty-reduction programme implemented ?

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Kerala

  • Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Bajpeyee inaugurated the mission at Malappuram district of Kerala on 17 May 1998.
  • Kudumbashree is the poverty eradication and women empowerment programme implemented by the State Poverty Eradication Mission (SPEM) of the Government of Kerala.
  • Kudumbashree was launched in 1998 as a community network that would work in tandem with local self governments for poverty eradication and women empowerment.
  • Started functioning on 1st April 1999 under the local self-government department.
  • It consist of a three tier structure with Neighbourhood Groups (NHGs) as primary level units, Area Development Societies (ADS) at the ward level, and Community Development Societies (CDS) at the local government level.
  • It is  one of the largest women’s networks in the world.
  • Its main features include democratic leadership, and support structures formed from the ‘Kudumbashree family’.