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The 11th Five Year Plan envisages generation of 58 million new work opportunities. The actual achievement of employment generation with reference to the 11th plan target would be known after the results of the next round of quinquennial survey of NSSO become available during 2011. Accordingly, the target set for employment generation may be re-visited on the basis of these results.

Scheme-wise employment generated and persons assisted during 2007-08 to 2009-10

MAHATMA GANDHI NATIONAL RURAL EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE SCHEME (MGNREGS)

Year Person days of employment generated (in crore)
2006-07 90.50
2007-08 143.59
2008-09 216.32
2009-10 282.83

SWARNJAYANTI GRAM SWAROZGAR YOJANA (SGSY) – RESTRUCTURED RECENTLY AND NAMED AS NATIONAL RURAL LIVELIHOOD MISSION

Year Swarozgaries assisted (in lakh)
2006-07 16.92
2007-08 16.99
2008-09 18.62
2009-10 20.85

Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY) – Revamped with effect from April, 2009

Year Setting up individual/ Group micro enterprises- No. of urban poor assisted Skill Training- No. of urban poor
2009-10 1.21 lakh 1.82 lakh

Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) – Newly launched in August, 2008.

The scheme targets for the generation of 37.4 lakh employment opportunities during the 11th Five Year Plan