The National Rural Employment Programme was merged with ______ in 1989.

Correct option is A

The Correct answer is (a), Jawahar Rozgar Yojana.
The National Rural Employment Programme was merged with Jawahar Rozgar Yojana in 1989.
National Rural Employment Programme was launched in October 1980 by the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and it became a regular Programme from April 1981. The Programme was launched during the Sixth Five Year Plan. It aims the implementation of additional employment to under employed persons. Central-state contribution was on the basis of 50:50 ratio. In 1989 NREP was merged with Jawahar Rozgar Yojana.
Jawahar Rozgar Yojana (JRY) was launched on April 1, 1989 by merging National Rural Employment Programme and Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme by Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. The urban version of this program was Nehru Rozgar Yojana.