Food For Work (FFW)

The Food for Work Program started in 1977-78. Under this program, the public authority helped destitute individuals with errands, for example, developing kutcha streets, clearing flotsam and jetsam, etc, in return for food grains. In 2001, the National Food for Work Program was renamed after this program. Our country’s neediness issue, as well as joblessness and craving, was tended to with the presentation of the nourishment for work program. The UPSC centers around the country’s financial difficulties as well as advancement strategies and plans connected with destitution lightning.

• The National Food for Work Program was initiated with the participation of the Ministry of Rural Development and state legislatures.
• The National Food for Work Initiative is a compensation business program pointed at easing provincial neediness.
• The program is being sent off in 150 of the nation’s most ruined regions determined to build the age of advantageous compensation occupations.
• The program is available to all rustic destitute individuals who need to work professionally and need to direct manual, incompetent work. Food is proposed to the states at no expense.
• In February 2006, this program was assimilated into the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA).

Goals of Food For Work (FFW) 

The objective of the program was to give extra assets to 150 of the nation’s most in reverse areas, notwithstanding those accessible under the Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana (SGRY), to build the age of beneficial pay business and food security in these regions by making need-based monetary, social, and local area resources. The drive was totally financed by the public authority.

From that point forward, the program has been integrated into the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, which has produced results in 200 areas of the nation, including 150 NFFWP locales. Each rustic family whose individuals volunteer to do incompetent physical work gets an assurance of 100 days of work under the Act. MGNREGA is currently the main right-based work ensuring a plot in the country.

Related Links

1. Agriculture and Food Security
2. What is food security?
3. Food Security in India

By the mid of 1970s, the Government of India came to launch three important food intervention programs for the aspect and prevalence of food security in India. This included: the Public Distribution System (PDS) for the distribution of food grains, Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), and Food-for-Work (FFW).