Provide 1,000 million man-days of employment a year through employment programmes
“the target of 1000 million man-days mentioned in our manifesto”
The verdict
Official tables show JRY alone generated 1,025.8 million man-days in 1993-94 and 951.7 million in 1994-95, plus 49.5 million and 274 million under the Employment Assurance Scheme, so the combined total passed 1,000 million in both years. 1992-93 was 782 million under JRY.
Rule applied: Kept: achieved as promised, on time or within 6 months of the deadline → 10
Evidence timeline
- StatisticsUndated· Ministry of FinancesupportsEconomic Survey 1995-96, ch. 10 Social Sectors, Table 10.13 ↗
“JRY mandays of employment generated (lakh): 1992-93 achievement 7821.02; 1993-94 10258.40; 1994-95 9517.07 (P). EAS: 1993-94 494.74; 1994-95 2739.56.”
- Budget24 Jul 1991· Ministry of FinancesupportsBudget Speech 1991-92 (Manmohan Singh) ↗
“If, this year, we are not aiming at the target of 1000 million man-days mentioned in our manifesto it is because the season when there is maximum need for such employment is already over.”
Promise ID inc-ls-1991-004 · drafted 5 Oct 2026 by research-agent · JSON