Question

Which of the following points indicates the 'Food for Work' program?

Options

• The food for Work (FFW) program was started in 2000-01 with the objective of generating ample employment opportunities for unskilled laborers. 

• This program provides food in exchange of work done by labourers.

• This program was aimed to protect poor people against reduction in their purchasing power capacity in the natural calamities prone areas.

• All of the above

Answer 1

All of the above

Explanation:

The Food for Work (FFW) initiative began in 2000-01 with the goal of providing adequate job opportunities for unskilled labourers in drought-affected regions such as Chhattisgarh, Gujarati Himachal Pradesh, M.P., Orissa, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, and Uttaranchal. This initiative gives workers meals in exchange for their labour. The goal of this initiative was to protect disadvantaged individuals in natural disaster-prone areas from losing their purchasing power. Watershed development, water harvesting, and the construction of metal highways connecting rural and urban regions are among the tasks performed by the labourers. This initiative not only feeds labourers, but it also generates semi-durable assets that help backward areas develop economically and socially.