TY - BOOK AU - Narayan, Badri AU - Kumar, Manik ED - Govind Ballabh Pant Social Science Institute TI - Policies for the Poor and Marginals: A Study of Garib Kalyan Schemes in India SN - 9789357430845 U1 - 361.61 PY - 2023/// CY - New Delhi PB - National Book Trust KW - Poverty KW - Government policy KW - India KW - Public welfare KW - Marginality, Social KW - Economic aspects KW - Social policy KW - Rural development KW - Housing policy KW - Food relief KW - COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- KW - Economic assistance KW - Energy policy KW - Social aspects KW - Financial services industry KW - Sanitation N2 - Policies for the Poor and Marginals: A Study of Garib Kalyan Schemes in India is an attempt to understand and document how various policies of the Garib Kalyan Schemes introduced and implemented in our society have impacted the life of poor and marginal communities. The study focuses on the flag- ship scheme called 'Carib Kalyan Yojana' which comprises of the following schemes- Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojna Gramin (PMAY-C), a central government scheme introduced in April 2016 to address the gap in rural housing to provide "Housing for All"; Pradhan Mantri Carib Kalyan Anna Yojna rolled out in March 2020 for free distribution of foodgrain to marginalised section of society during COVID-19 with special reference to Uttar Pradesh; Pradhan Mantri Ujjawala Yojna, a flagship scheme to provide clean source of energy to deprived house- holds; Deendayal Upadhyay Gram Jyoti Yojna, a scheme for rural electrification of the entire households in the country; Jan Dhan Yojna scheme aims for financial inclusion by presenting solutions to the current economic problems faced by the com- mon people; Swachh Bharat Mission, a flagship program and an initiative by the Government of India ER -