1. (i) This scheme is known as the National Food for work programme, launched in 2004 in 150 most backward districts of the country. (ii) The programme is open to all rural people who are in need of wage employment and desire to do manual unskilled work. (iii) It is implemented as a 100 per cent centraRead more

    (i) This scheme is known as the National Food for work programme, launched in 2004 in 150 most backward districts of the country.
    (ii) The programme is open to all rural people who are in need of wage employment and desire to do manual unskilled work.
    (iii) It is implemented as a 100 per cent centrally sponsored scheme and food grains are provided free of cost to the states.

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  2. (i) MGNREGA 2005 was passed in September 2005. (ii) The act provides 100 days assured employment every year to every rural household in 200 districts. (iii) Later, the scheme will be extended to 600 districts. One-third of the jobs could be reserved for women. If government failed to provide employmRead more

    (i) MGNREGA 2005 was passed in September 2005.
    (ii) The act provides 100 days assured employment every year to every rural household in 200 districts.
    (iii) Later, the scheme will be extended to 600 districts. One-third of the jobs could be reserved for women.
    If government failed to provide employment, the salary for 100 days would be given.

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  3. (i) This would be possible due to higher growth in income. (ii) Universal free elementary education would make people literate and enable them to earn. (iii) Increasing empowerment of the women and the economically weaker sections of society.

    (i) This would be possible due to higher growth in income.
    (ii) Universal free elementary education would make people literate and enable them to earn.
    (iii) Increasing empowerment of the women and the economically weaker sections of society.

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  4. (i) It is due to lack of proper implementation and right targeting. (ii) There also has been a lot of overlapping of schemes. (iii) Despite good intentions, the benefits of these schemes have not fully reached the poor.

    (i) It is due to lack of proper implementation and right targeting.
    (ii) There also has been a lot of overlapping of schemes.
    (iii) Despite good intentions, the benefits of these schemes have not fully reached the poor.

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  5. (i) There is significant decline in poverty in Kerala, Jammu and Kashmir, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and West Bengal. (ii) States like Punjab and Haryana have traditionally succeeded in reducing poverty with the help of high agricultural growth rates. (iii) Kerala has focused on human resouRead more

    (i) There is significant decline in poverty in Kerala, Jammu and Kashmir, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and West Bengal.
    (ii) States like Punjab and Haryana have traditionally succeeded in reducing poverty with the help of high agricultural growth rates.
    (iii) Kerala has focused on human resource development.
    (iv) ln West Bengal, land reform measures have helped in reducing poverty.
    (v) In Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, public distribution of food grains could have been the cause for the decline in poverty.

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