The correct answer is: C. to provide sustainable income generating assets to extremely poor households.
The Bihar government launched the Saath Jivika Uparjan Yojana (SJUY) in August 2021. The scheme aims to provide sustainable income generating assets to extremely poor households in the state. The scheme will be implemented through the Bihar Rural Livelihoods Promotion Society (BRLPS).
The SJUY will provide financial assistance to extremely poor households to purchase assets such as livestock, agricultural equipment, and tools. The scheme will also provide training to beneficiaries on how to use the assets effectively.
The SJUY is expected to benefit over 10 lakh extremely poor households in the state. The scheme is expected to improve the livelihoods of beneficiaries and reduce poverty in the state.
Here is a brief explanation of each option:
- Option A: to provide unemployment allowance to youth. This is not the objective of the SJUY. The scheme is not aimed at providing unemployment allowance to youth.
- Option B: to provide employment in rural areas through local bodies. This is not the objective of the SJUY. The scheme is not aimed at providing employment in rural areas through local bodies.
- Option C: to provide sustainable income generating assets to extremely poor households. This is the objective of the SJUY. The scheme aims to provide sustainable income generating assets to extremely poor households.
- Option D: to provide free training for skill upgradation of youth. This is not the objective of the SJUY. The scheme is not aimed at providing free training for skill upgradation of youth.