Multiple choice

The scheme for providing food security to senior citizens was through

  1. Food for Work Programme

  2. Indira Awas Yojana

  3. Annapurna

  4. None of these

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C Correct answer
Explanation

The Annapurna Scheme was launched in 2000-01 to provide food security to senior citizens who are eligible for National Old Age Pension but not receiving it. It provides 10 kg of free food grains per month to indigent senior citizens. Food for Work Programme was for rural employment, while Indira Awas Yojana focused on housing for the poor.

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