Fill in the blanks

a. Under the Anthyodaya Annayojana Scheme ________ kg of rice or wheat is given to a family.

b. According to National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, those who have completed ____________ years of age are eligible for employment.

c. It is the primary duty of the ____________ to provide basic needs to the people.

d. Old people above ____________ years of age and who do not have their own income are the beneficiaries of the Annapoorna scheme.

e. The deserving people under Annapoorna scheme are identified by the________

Ans. 

a. 35kg
b. 18
c. Government
d. 65
e. Grama Panchayat and the Municipal Committees

1. Which are the Govt. schemes to help the aged and incapacitated?

     Annapoorna is Central Government scheme through which old people who do not have their own income is given 10 k.g. of rice per month free of cost.

'Anthyodaya Annayojana' is a scheme for the people below the poverty line. Through this scheme food grains are made available for the poor people at reduced rates.

2. What is Annapoorna scheme? What are the benefits of this scheme?

     Annapoorna is a Central Government scheme through which old people above 65 years of age and who do not have their own income are given 10 kg of rice per month free of cost through ration shops. The deserving people are identified by the Grama Panchayat and the Municipal committees.

3. What are the benefits of the 'Anthyodaya Annayojana' scheme?

     'Anthyodaya Annayojana' is a scheme for the people below the poverty line. Through this scheme food grains are made available for the poor people at reduced rates. Under this scheme 35 kg rice or wheat is given to a family at the rate of Rs. 3 per kg. This scheme came into effect from December 2000.

4. What are the major problems of the people below the poverty line?

       Diseases arising out of non-availability of food are the major problems. There are many people who work for daily wages. If they miss one day's work, they face several problems.

     National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme provides a minimum of hundred days of guaranteed wage employment per year for them. This scheme is based on the national Rural Employment Guarantee Act enacted by the parliament in September, 2005. The upliftment of the poor is the aim of the scheme.

5. What is poverty line?

     Poverty Line is the criterion fixed by the Government to provide benefits to the people by considering their social and economic conditions. The beneficiaries are widows, aged, handicapped, those affected with deadly diseases, backward classes and those who live in backward regions.

6. Explain about APL and BPL?

     The Government provides benefits to the people who are widows, handicapped, aged, those affected with deadly diseases, backward classes and those who live in backward regions. Apart from this, the present economic condition of the people of a backward region is also considered to enlist them as APL (Above Poverty Line) or BPL (Below Poverty Line). Some special privileges are given to those under the BPL category.

7. Prepare a note on National Employment Guarantee scheme.

     This scheme provides a minimum of hundred days of guaranteed wage employment per year. This scheme is based on the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act enacted by the parliament in September, 2005. The upliftment of poor is the aim of the scheme. As per this scheme, those who have completed 18 years of age are eligible for employment. Those who need employment have to register their names in the Grama Panchayats. Conservation projects, cleaning of water resources, construction of minor irrigation projects, construction of rural roads, afforestation etc. are some activities done under this scheme.

8. What is poverty? Explain.

     Poverty is not just the condition of scarcity of food. A healthy person needs adequate food for doing work. Children need nutritious food during their growing years. Feeding mothers and pregnant women too need nutritious food. In this way, if any person does not get adequate food, we can understand that they are stricken by poverty. In India there are innumerable people who live like this. But, people who do not get sufficient quantity of food turn to be more than those who do not get any food at all. Government has the responsibility to provide sufficient food for all.

9. What are the poverty eradicating schemes of Government? Explain.

Food for work

     This is a Central Government scheme where a part of the wage is given as food grains during times of food scarcity. One of the important schemes implemented jointly by the central and the state governments with the co-operation of local self-governments for solving the problem of malnutrition in women and children is the Integrated Child Development Programme. The aim of the scheme is to provide nutritious food to children and mothers.

10. What is self-sufficiency of food and food security?

     The condition of producing enough food articles domestically is called self-sufficiency in food production. Grains are the main items in human food.To achieve sufficiency we all should try to produce as much food as we can in our own house and surroundings. If each and every one tries to do so we can achieve self - sufficiency very soon.

11. Explain the malnutrition in India.

     In India 23 crore people suffer from malnutrition. 27% of the people suffering from malnutrition in the world are in India. The United Nations report on the rural food security of India shows that half of the child mortality is due to malnutrition.

12. India is self-sufficient in food production. Describe it.

     The condition of producing enough food articles domestically is called self-sufficiency in food production. Grains are the main items in human food. India produces varieties of grains like rice, wheat, ragi, maize etc which assure nutritive value. So we can say that India is self sufficient in food production.

13. Gangetic plain is the heart of Indian agricultural land. Explain.

     The Gangetic plain is one of the most fertile regions of the world. Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana of this plain together form the heart of Indian agricultural land. Fertile soil, uninterrupted irrigation and favourable climate have made Uttar Pradesh the foremost in the production of food grains. Uttar Pradesh stands first in production of wheat, second in paddy and excels in the production of milk, fruits and vegetables.

14. U.P is self sufficient in food production. Explain?

     Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana of the Gangetic plain together form the heart of Indian agricultural land. Uttar Pradesh stands first in production of wheat, second in paddy and excels in the production of milk, fruits, and vegetables. 16% of Indian population is in Uttar Pradesh and its share in India's food production is 22%. It has surplus production of grains, tubers, sugar and vegetables.