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An official worksite in Aloor Village documents activities carried out under India’s historic National Food for Work Programme. Local villagers head into open fields carrying traditional hoes, spades, and handwoven baskets as they begin manual labour projects designed to strengthen rural infrastructure and provide supplementary wage employment. The programme focused on creating essential community assets such as rural roads, ponds, embankments, water conservation systems, and drought-proofing structures across villages. Workers can be seen walking together toward the construction area, reflecting the collective labour and community participation central to the scheme. The footage captures rural development efforts, traditional manual work practices, and an important chapter in India’s publ
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