Question

Give a brief note on National Food for Work Programme{NFWP}.

Answer 1

The National Food for Work Programme was launched by minister of rural development,central government on November 14, 2004 in 150 of the most backward districts of India with the objective of generating supplementary wage employment. The programme is open for all Indian poors who are prepared to do manual unskilled labour work and are in the need of wage employment. It is implemented as a centrally-sponsored scheme. Food grains are provided to the States free of cost.The transportation cost, handling charges, and taxes on food grains will, however, be the responsibility of the States.

Answer 2

The National Food for Work Programme was
launched by minister of rural
development,central government on November
14, 2004 in 150 of the most backward districts
of India with the objective of generating
supplementary wage employment. The
programme is open for all Indian poors who are
prepared to do manual unskilled labour work
and are in the need of wage employment. It is
implemented as a centrally-sponsored scheme.
Food grains are provided to the
States free of cost.The
transportation cost, handling charges, and taxes
on food grains will, however, be the
responsibility of the States.
The collector is the primary or nodal officer at
the district level and has overall responsibility
for planning, implementation, coordination ,
monitoring and supervision. For 2004-2005, ₹
2,020 crore (US$310 million) have been
allocated for the programme in addition to 18
million tonnes of food grains.
Now that the MGNREGA is in force, the NFFWP
will be subsumed within this programme.