Arrange the following schemes according to year of initiation (earliest to latest):
A. Community Development Programme
B. Integrated Rural Development Programme
C. Jawahar Rojgar Yojna
D. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct option is C

Correct Answer: (c) A, B, C, D
Explanation:
· Community Development Programme (1952): Launched on October 2, 1952, this was the first major rural development initiative in independent India aimed at the overall development of rural communities through self-help and public participation.
· B. Integrated Rural Development Programme (1978): Initiated in 1978-79 and expanded nationwide in 1980, IRDP aimed at targeted poverty alleviation by providing income-generating assets to the poorest of the poor in rural areas.
· C. Jawahar Rojgar Yojna (1989): Launched on April 1, 1989, by merging two earlier wage employment programmes (NREP and RLEGP) to generate meaningful employment opportunities for the unemployed and underemployed in rural areas.
· D. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (2005): Enacted in 2005 (and operationalized in 2006), MGNREGA shifted the paradigm from welfare schemes to a legal right, guaranteeing 100 days of wage employment to rural households.