Question

who implemented national food for work programme and when was differentiated price policy adopted by the government

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Answer 1

(i) Food Corporation of India purchases wheat and rice from farmers in states where there is surplus production.
(ii) The farmers are paid a pre-announced price for their crops.
(iii) FCI stores the purchased grains in granaries to create buffer stock.
(iv) FCI distributes foodgrains in the deficit areas and among the poorer strata of society at a price lower than the market price.

Answer 2

• The National Food for Work Programme(NFWP), 2004 was launched by minister of rural development, central government on 14 November 2004 in 150 of the most backward districts of India with the objective of generating supplementary wage employment.