• NRY was the urban version of JRY was implemented on April 1,1989.
• The primary objective to generate additional employment opportunities for the under developed part of the population.
• It was merged form of National Rural Employment Program and Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Program.
• It primarily aimed at providing:

•   employment guarantee per person for 90 to 100 days mainly in the backward and underdeveloped areas of the country by:

o  Urban Micro-Enterprises,

o  Urban Wage Employment and

o  Housing and Shelter Upgradation

•   The Yojana was fairly comprehensive covering almost all villages through Panchayat institutionalization.

•   Pradhan Mantri Rozgar Yojana (PMRY) was launched in 1993 to provide self-employment to India's educated youth and women.

•   This scheme offers subsidised financial assistance to set up self-employment ventures in the manufacturing, trading, and service sectors.

•   Beneficiaries may also fund agricultural projects, except direct agrarian operations.

•   The state-level PMRY team monitors the progress of the scheme every quarter.