Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) is one of the public distribution system schemes in India implemented from 2000. The main objective of the scheme is to ensure food security and to create hunger-freeee India. AAY scheme covers the poorest of the poor in India by supply of food and other important commodities for their daily needs on subsidized rates. In this article, we look at Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) scheme in detail.
Features of Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY)
The salient features of Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) are explained in detail here.
Food Grain Costs
All beneficiaries under AAY scheme will get food and other important commodities for daily needs in subsidized process. Distribution of food grains to beneficiary will be done through public distribution system.
Under AAY scheme wheat will be provided for Rs.3 per Kg and Rice will be given for Rs.2 per Kg. Eligible family will get 35 Kg of rice per month.AAY families can buy 1 kg of sugar at a rate for Rs.18.50 per Kg via ration shop.
Special Ration Cards
Central and State Government of India is identifying the beneficiary for AAY scheme. Once the Government identified, AAY family will provide with different colour of ration card.
For example in Kerala Yellow card is given for AAY family and in Telangana Pink ration card is used by AAY families.
Allocation of Food Grains
Monthly allocation of food grains under Antyodaya Anna Yojana is around 8.51 lakh tones per month.
Antyodaya Anna Yojana Beneficiaries
Beneficiaries of Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) are given here.
Rural Areas Beneficiaries
- Families getting an annual income up to Rs.15000 are eligible for Antyodaya Anna Yojana.
- Old age pensioners
- Small and marginal farmers
- Landless agricultural labourers
- Physically handicapped persons
- Destitute widows
- Rural artisans or craftsmen such as potters, weavers, blacksmiths, carpenters and slum dwellers.
Urban Areas Beneficiaries
- Family annual income below Rs.15000 will get benefit under this scheme
- People living in slums
- Daily wager such as Rickshaw-pullers are one of the beneficiaries under AAY
- Porters are eligible for AAY scheme
- Fruit and flowers sellers on pavements
- Domestic servants will get benefit of AAY
- Construction workers can apply for this benefits
- Households headed by widows or disabled persons or persons aged 60 years or more with no assured means of subsistence or societal support will get benefit of AAY.
- Snake charmers, rag pickers, cobblers are also get benefit under this
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