(a) whether Planning Commission has recently reviewed the working of “Food for workâ€
scheme:
(b) if so, the outcome thereof;
(c) the deficiencies noticed in the implementation of the scheme, State-wise; and
(d) the remedial steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government for the effective
implementation of the scheme?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER
OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (SHRI V.NARAYANASAMY)
(a) to d) : National Food For Work Programme (NFFWP) was launched in November, 2004
as a prelude to Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA),
2005. The Programme was fully subsumed in MGNREGA with effect from 2.2.2006, which
is being monitored and reviewed by the Planning Commission on regular basis.