Multiple choice

The Employment Assurance Scheme in India began in

  1. 1949

  2. 2004

  3. 1993

  4. 1982
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The Employment Assurance Scheme (EAS) was launched on October 2, 1993. It aimed to provide wage employment to rural poor and create assets like minor irrigation, soil conservation, and roads. Later merged into other schemes like Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana in 2001. Not to be confused with MGNEREGA (2005) or earlier employment programs.

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