Which of the following state introduced Employment Guarantee Scheme first?

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• Consider the following statements in respect of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 : 1. Under the provisions of the Act, 100 days of employment in a year to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work has become a fundamental right. 2. Under the provisions of the Act, women are to get priority to the extent that one-half of persons who are given employment are women who have asked for work. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [IAS 2006]
• Consider the following statements with reference to Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme [IGNOAPS] 1. All persons of 60 years or above belonging to the households below poverty line in rural areas are eligible. 2. The Central Assistance under this Scheme is at the rate of Rs. 300 per month per beneficiary. Under the Scheme, States have been urged to give matching amounts. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [IAS 2008]
• Among the following who are eligible to benefit from the "Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act" ? [CSAT 2011]
• The Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme (RLEGP) is an extension of:
• Which of the following constitute short-term sources of finance for small scale industries? 1. Private money lenders 2. Loans by commercial banks 3. Credit Guarantee schemes 4. National Small Industries Corporation
• Put in chronological order the following Special features/objectives of different Five Year Plans as they were first formulated: 1. Mahalanobis strategy 2. Modernisation 3. Removal of Poverty 4. Emphasis on employment generation
• With reference to the government's welfare schemes, consider the following statements: 1. Under the Antyodaya Anna Yojana, the food grains are available to the poorest of the poor families at Rs. 2 per kg for wheat and Rs.3 per kg for rice. 2. Under the National Old Age Pension Scheme, the old and destitute are provided Rs. 75 per month as Central Pension, in addition to the amount provided by most State Government 3. Government of India has allocated 25 kg food grains per below Poverty Line family per month, at less than half the economic cost. Which of these statements are correct? [IAS 2003]
• Which of the following is an urban employment generation programme?
• Which of the following could be said to have prevented the 'trickle down' effects in Indian economy? 1. Increased dependence of agriculture on purchased inputs and privately managed irrigation 2. More employment of labour by larger landholding farmers 3. Lowered participation of women in agricultural workforce due to new technology 4. The failure of the Green Revolution
• Which of the following may be termed as long-term objectives of Indian planning? 1. Self-reliance 2. Productive employment generation 3. Growth of 7 per cent per annum 4. Growth in infrastructure