Question

Which of the following is the wage employment programme for poverty alleviation?

Options

• MGNREGS

• National Food for Work Programme

• Both MGNREGS and National Food for Work Programme

• Neither MGNREGS nor National Food for Work Programme

Answer 1

Both MGNREGS and National Food for Work Programme

Explanation:

MGNREGS, launched in 2006, guarantees at least 100 days of wage employment in rural areas to adult unskilled labourers, aiming to enhance livelihood security. The National Food for Work Programme, started in 2004, generates supplementary wage employment in backward districts. Both schemes are designed to provide wage employment as a means to alleviate poverty by increasing income and ensuring food security for the poor.