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The National Food for Work Programme was launched in 2004 in 150 most backward districts of the country.

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The given statement is true. The National Food for Work Programme was launched in 2004. The collector is the nodal officer at the district level who plans and monitors the programs. Nearly 150 districts of the most backward area benefit from the generation of supplementary wage employment. The programme is open to all poor people who need wage employment and have the desire to do unskilled manual work. Food grains are given to the states at no cost as part of this 100% subsidised programme. However, the states will be in charge of paying the shipping costs, handling fees, and food grain taxes.

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