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National Food for Work Programme
Launched on: 14 November 2004
Target People: All rural poor who are prepared to do manual, unskilled labour.
Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana(PMAGY)
Launched on: 23 July 2010
Objective: Integrated development of the selected villages so that they have all required physical and social infrastructure for an all round socio-economic development.
Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAGY) was formally launched in Sri Ganganagar district of Rajasthan in July 2010.
Launched on: 14 November 2004
Target People: All rural poor who are prepared to do manual, unskilled labour.
- Launched in 150 of the most backward districts of India with the objective of generating supplementary wage employment.
- Implemented as a centrally-sponsored scheme.
- The collector is the primary officer at the district level and has overall responsibility
- Food grains will also be provided to the states free of cost. The transportation cost, handling charges, and taxes on food grains will, however, be responsibility of the States.
- This program was merged with the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) in February 2006.
Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana(PMAGY)
Launched on: 23 July 2010
Objective: Integrated development of the selected villages so that they have all required physical and social infrastructure for an all round socio-economic development.
Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAGY) was formally launched in Sri Ganganagar district of Rajasthan in July 2010.
