Question

what are the major objectives of the national food for work programme​

Answer 1

i) it was launched in 2004 in 150 most backward districts of the country

ii) The programme is open to all rural poor , who are in need of wage employment and desire to do manual unskilled work .

iii) It is implemented as a100 per cent centrally sponsored scheme , and foodgrains are provided free of cost to the states

Answer 2

Explanation:

The objective of the programme was to provide additional resources apart from the resources available under the Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana (SGRY) to 150 most backward districts of the country so that generation of supplementary wage employment and providing food security through creation of need based economic, ...