​Which of the following is NOT an employment generating scheme? ​

Correct option is A

The correct answer is ​(A) Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana.​

• Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana scheme aims at financial inclusion by providing access to banking facilities like savings accounts, credit, insurance, and pension for all households.
• Financial inclusion, not direct employment generation.
• This is NOT an employment-generating scheme.

• Purpose: This scheme aims to generate self-employment opportunities for educated unemployed youth by providing financial assistance for setting up small-scale businesses or service enterprises.
• Focus: Employment generation through self-employment.
• Conclusion: This is an employment-generating scheme.

• Purpose: This urban employment scheme targets urban poor by providing skill development training and assistance for self-employment or wage employment.
• Focus: Employment generation in urban areas.
• Conclusion: This is an employment-generating scheme.

• Purpose: This rural employment scheme aims to uplift the rural poor by organizing them into self-help groups (SHGs) and providing financial and technical support for self-employment.
• Focus: Employment generation in rural areas.
• Conclusion: This is an employment-generating scheme.