UPSSSC PET 2026 (25 Oct Shift 2)
Which employment programme, launched in 2004, provided additional wage employment in India's most backward districts ?
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Answer: Option C — National Food for Work Programme
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The National Food for Work Programme was launched in November 2004 in the 150 most backward districts to provide additional wage employment; it was merged into MGNREGA in 2006. SGRY began in 2001, PMRY in 1993 and SGSY in 1999.
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