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Poverty as a Challenge — Social Studies STD 9 — Question

CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 9Social StudiesPoverty as a Challenge3 Marks
Question
What was the National Food for Work Programme?
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Answer

  1. It was launched in 2004 in 150 most backward districts of the country.
  2. It is a centrally sponsored scheme, in which foodgrains are provided free of cost to the states.
  3. The programme is open to all poor who are in need of wage employment and desire to do manual unskilled work.

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