Multiple choice

'Annapuran' Scheme launched by the Government of India from April 2000 was meant to provide food security to the-

  1. Rural poor living below the poverty line

  2. Urban slum-dwellers living below the poverty line

  3. Senior citizens not covered under National Old Age Pension Scheme

  4. Victims of natural calamities who are forced to migrate to other areas
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Annapurna Scheme was launched in April 2000 to provide food security to senior citizens (65 years and above) who were not covered under the National Old Age Pension Scheme. It provided 10 kg of free food grains per month to eligible beneficiaries.

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