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UPSC 2008: What is the name of the scheme which provides training and skills to women in traditional and non-traditional trades?
(a)Kishori Shakti Yojna
(b)Rashtriya Mahila Kosh
(c)Swayamsiddha
(d)Swalamban
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The Swawlamban scheme (earlier called the NORAD/Women’s Economic Programme) was started in 1982-83 specifically to give poor and needy women training in 36 traditional as well as non-traditional trades so that they can obtain employment or self-employment. Other options serve different purposes—Kishori Shakti Yojana targets adolescent girls’ nutrition, Rashtriya Mahila Kosh is a micro-credit fund, and Swayamsiddha supports SHGs but is not a trade-training scheme. ([studocu.com](https://www.studocu.com/in/document/university-of-delhi/ba-programme/policies-and-programmes-for-women-empowerment-in-india/59271578))
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 2008, GS Paper 1, as Question 15. It falls under Indian Economy > Human Development, Poverty & Employment Schemes.
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