Poverty, Employment and Social Protection for NABARD Grade A 2026
Poverty, employment and social protection is a high-priority topic in the ESI section of NABARD Grade A.
Key Areas
- Measurement of poverty in India (Tendulkar, Rangarajan committees)
- Rural and Urban poverty trends
- Major poverty alleviation and employment generation programmes
- MGNREGA and its impact
- Social security schemes for rural population
- Unemployment types and recent labour market trends
- Gender and social inclusion aspects
Questions often link poverty with rural development schemes and financial inclusion.
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