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SSC Selection Post 2024 PYQ — Question 43

SSC Selection Post - Matriculation Level - 26 June 2024 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q43

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The ‘National Food for Work Programme’ was launched in the year 2004 by the Government of India in _____ most backward districts of India.
 

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Correct answer: C

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The correct answer is option 3 i.e. 150.

  • The ‘National Food for Work Programme’ was launched in the year 2004 by the Government of India in 150 of the most backward districts of India.
  • The National Food for Work Programme (NFWP) was launched on 14 November 2004 by the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India. Its primary goal was to provide additional wage employment to the rural poor, especially those willing to engage in manual, unskilled labor.
  • The scheme operates as a centrally sponsored initiative and targets individuals in need of employment support. Under this programme, wages are distributed partly in cash and partly in the form of food grains.
  • During the financial year 2004–2005, approximately 20 lakh metric tons of food grains and Rs. 2020 crore were allocated to support the implementation of the program. Workers also received meals at the worksite, and payments were made on a daily basis.