Question

Employment programmes greatly contribute to food security by _________.

• A. increasing the income of the people
• B. increasing tax imposed by government
• C. by poverty alleviation programmes
• D. decreasing tax imposed by government

Answer 1

The correct option is C by poverty alleviation programmes

Provision of employment under poverty alleviation programmes enables security of livelihood for the poor leading to lesser migration to urban areas for job opportunities. This leads to entrapping of surplus labor in productive activities and increased agricultural productivity.