Overview Of India - Class 5 General Knowledge - Extra Questions

Which were the special target groups of Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) and the Annapurna Scheme(APS)?

The 'poorest of the poor' and indigent senior citizens' were the special target groups of AAY and APS.


When and with what objectives was the National Food for Work Programme launched?

(i) National Food for Work Programme was launched on November 14, 2004 in 150 most backward districts of the country with the objective to increase the generation of supplementary wage employment.

(ii) The programme is open to all rural poor who are in need of wage employment and desire to do manual unskilled work.

(iii) It is sponsored scheme by the central government and the foodgrains are provided to states free of cost. For 2004-05, Rs. 2,020 crore have been allocated for the programme in addition to 20 lakh tonnes of foodgrains.


What do you mean by Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY)? Write a note on it.

(i) Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) was launched in December 2000. Under the scheme one crore of the poorest and the Below Poverty Line (BPL) families covered under the targeted public distribution system were identified.

(ii) Twenty-five kilograms of foodgrains were made available to each eligible family at a highly subsidised rate of r 2 per kg for wheat and t 3 per kg for rice.

(iii) This quantity was further increased from 25 to 35 kgs from April 2002.

(iv) The Scheme has been further expanded twice by additional 50 lakh BPL family in June 2003 and in August 2004. With this increase 2 crore families have been covered under the AAY.


Class 5 General Knowledge Extra Questions