(a) whether the Government contemplates changes in the economic and industrial policy
of the country during the Eleventh Five Year Plan for providing relief to the people
whose per capita daily expenditure is less than 2 US dollars a day;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) if not, the alternative arrangements made in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINSTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF
PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS(SHRI V. NARAYANASAMY)
(a) to (c): Government has been implementing a number of programmes with a view to
alleviating poverty. The major schemes/programmes include National Rural Employment
Guarantee Programme (NREGP), Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY), Swaran
Jayanti Shahri Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY), Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY), Targeted Public
Distribution System (TPDS), Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY), Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak
Yojana (PMGSY) and Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme. The
Government is also implementing a number of programmes to improve the nutrition status of
the population. These are Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), Mid-day Meal
Scheme, etc. For health National Rural Health Mission is being implemented. For education
Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, is being implemented. For rural and urban infrastructure, Bharat
Nirman, Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission respectively have been
launched. These programmes are being implemented in collaboration with the State
Governments.