- In order to address the urban poverty alleviation in a mission mode approach, the Ministry has launched NULM in the 12th Plan period which replaces the existing SJSRY. - The NULM would focus on organizing urban poor in self help groups, creating opportunities for skill development leading to market - based employment and helping them to setup selfemployment ventures by ensuring easy access to...

The SJSRY Scheme was in operation since 1.12.1997 in all urban and semi-urban towns of India. The programme is applicable to all the cities and towns on a whole town basis. The target population under SJSRY is the urban poor, those living below the poverty lines as defined by the Planning Commission from time to time. Under the scheme, women are to be assisted to the extent of not less than...

- The Nehru Rozgar Yojana which was initially started in 1989 but reprepared in March 1990 is being implemented by the Urban Development Ministry. - Nehru Rozgar Yojana was designed to provide employment to the urban unemployed and underemployed poor people. - The employment contemplated was of two types : One relates to the setting up of self-employment ventures and the other type relates to th...

- The unemployment existing in the Urban areas is divided into two categories - 1. Unemployment among the Industriallabour 2. Unemployment among the Educated Class. - Along with the urbanisation, the people of the rural areas have a tendency to migrate towards the urban areas. When there is no agricultural work in the villages, the agricultural labour generally move in large number to the citie...

- The Desert Development Programme was started in 1977-78 in some selected districts to check the formation of deserts, to end the drought effects in the deserts, to reestablish the ecological balance in the affected areas and to increase the land productivity and water resources in these areas. - This programme is being implemented totally on the basis of Union support but the division of the f...