Rice distribution

A whopping 87.57 lakh eligible families, approximately 2,86,00,000 (two crore eighty-six lakh) beneficiaries, are being supplied rice from 1st January 2015 at 6 kgs per person at Re. 1 per kg without any ceiling on the number of members in the family.

Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) cards meant for the poorest of the poor.35 kg of rice would be provided to beneficiaries irrespective of the number of family members.

More than 1.80 lakh MT of rice per month would be required for this purpose. Rs. 1,597 was being spent on the subsidy. To arrive at the eligibility of the BPL families, the family income limit in rural areas has been increased to Rs. 1.50 lakh and in urban areas to Rs. 2 lakh.

The land ceiling has also been increased to 3.5 acres of wetland and 7.5 acres of dry land. The government started supplying superfine rice, or Sanna Biyyam, to schools and hostels benefitting 56 lakh students annually with an additional outlay of Rs 120 crore. More than 12,500 MT of rice is being distributed for the purpose.

Beneficiary:

BPL Families

Benefits:

35 kg of rice would be provided to beneficiaries irrespective of the number of family members