'JEEViKA' is an initiative of Bihar Govt. for:
- AEmployment Generation
- BFinancial Inclusion
- CPoverty Attenuation
- DPublic Distribution
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
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Correct answer: (c) Poverty Attenuation
Explanation
Established to ensure the social and economic empowerment of Bihar’s rural poor, the “Bihar Rural Livelihoods Project”, popularly known as “JEEViKA”, has achieved unprecedented success. It is primarily a State Government initiative related to poverty alleviation in rural areas of Bihar. Up to September, 2018, the estimated number of Self-Help Groups (SHGs) in Bihar was approximately 8.17 lakh. As per the Bihar Economic Survey 2024–25, under JEEViKA, up to September, 2024, 1063.5 thousand Self-Help Groups and 71.1 thousand Village Organizations were formed.
This explanation is carried over from question 51 of this topic, which the book cross-references.