Which of the following is true about the .Village Grain Bank Scheme.?begin{enumerate}item The Scheme was launched to provide safeguards against starvation during the period of natural calamities or lean season.item The grain banks are set up in foodscarce areas like drought-prone areas, hot and cold desert areas, tribal areas and inaccessible hilly areas.item Village Panchayats, who were running village grain banks earlier, are now not authorised to run the same. Instead, the authority is now given to NGOs and SHGs in the village.end{enumerate}

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Which of the following is true about the .Village Grain Bank Scheme.?

A	Only 1
B	Only 2
C	Only 3
D	Only 1 & (2)

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -The grain banks are to be set up in food scarce areas like the drought prone areas, the hot and cold desert areas, tribal areas and the inaccessible hilly areas which remain cut off because of natural calamities like floods, etc. These villages are to be notified by the concerned State Government/Union Territory.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Village Grain Bank Scheme was launched in 1996 by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs for providing foodgrains in chronically food deficit areas to be run by all willing below poverty line (BPL) and Antyodaya Anna Yojana families in the villages.

Detailed explanation-3: -Grain banks store and loan foodgrains. They help provide foodgrains, especially in areas facing the scarcity of food. The Academy of Development Science is trying to set up as many grain banks as possible. They often seek the help of NGOs and influence the government’s policy on food security.

Detailed explanation-4: -Grain Bank have been set up by the NGO’s in different parts of Maharashtra. Was this answer helpful?

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