Which one of the following target groups is the beneficiary of ‘Garib

Which one of the following target groups is the beneficiary of ‘Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyan’ scheme ?

All rural women
All returning migrants
All below poverty line households
All new migrants to town
This question was previously asked in
UPSC CDS-2 – 2021
The Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyan (GKRA) was a scheme launched by the Indian government in June 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Its primary objective was to provide employment and livelihood opportunities to migrant workers who had returned to their native villages during the nationwide lockdown.
– The scheme focused on creating infrastructure and rural works in 116 districts across six states (Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, and Odisha) that received a large number of returning migrants.
– It involved the convergence of 12 different government schemes to provide a range of employment activities.
– The GKRA aimed to empower and provide livelihood opportunities to returnee migrants and rural citizens.
– It was implemented as a 125-day campaign.
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