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

• A. Only 1
• B. Only 2
• C. Only 3
• D. Only 1 and 2
• E. All 1, 2 and 3