The correct answer is (a ) and (b) only. Explanation & Key Takeaways: Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana (SGRY): • The Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana (SGRY) was launched on 25 September 2001 by merging the ongoing schemes of EAS (Employment Assurance Scheme) and the JGSY (Jawahar Gram Samridhi Yojna). Hence, statement (a) is correct. • The objective was to provide additional wage employment and food security, alongside the creation of durable community assets in rural areas. • The annual outlay was Rs.10, 000 crores which included 50 lakh tones of food grains. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS): • The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act was passed on 23rd August 2005 and the scheme officially launched on 2nd February 2006. Hence, statement (b) is correct. • The primary objective of the scheme is to guarantee 100 days of employment in every financial year to adult members of any rural household willing to do public work-related unskilled manual work. • Unlike earlier employment guarantee schemes, the act aims at addressing the causes of chronic poverty through a rights-based framework. Nehru Rozgar Yojana (NRY): • Jawahar Rozgar Yojna was launched on April 1, 1989, by merging National Rural Employment Program (NREP) and Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme (RLEGP). Hence, statement (c) is not correct. • So this was a consolidation of the previous employment programs and it was the largest National Employment Program of India at that time with a general objective of providing 90-100 Days of Employment per person particularly in backward districts.