Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY)

The poorest of the poor households are provided food grains (Wheat at Rs.2/- per kg and Rice at Rs.3/- per kg) under this scheme w.e.f. 1/5/2001.

The Government of India further extended AAY with a target of 5.011 lakh beneficiaries to the State, Under this scheme, Households headed by widows or Terminally ill persons or disabled persons or persons aged 60 years or more or single women or single men with no assured means of subsistence or social support; all Primitive Tribal Households are given priority.

The Government of India further extended AAY with a target of 4.81 lakh beneficiaries to the State, under this scheme, families falling under following categories have been identified and they are provided food grains.
(a) Land less agriculture labors, marginal farmers, rural artisans / craftsmen such as potters, tanners, weavers, blacksmiths, carpenters, slum dwellers and persons earning their livelihood on daily basis in the informal sector like porters, coolies, rickshaw pullers, hand cart pullers, fruit and flower sellers, snake charmers, rag pickers, cobblers, destitute and other similar categories in both rural and urban areas.

The Government of India the Third Expansion of Antyodaya Anna Yojana has given a target of 521500 beneficiaries to the state.
Government has issued a Circular on 11/9/2009 to all concerned officers about giving AAY ration cards on priority to HIV/AIDS persons and Leprosy Affected Persons whose names are included in BPL lists and within the target.

Beneficiary:

AAY Ration Card Holders

Benefits:

35 Kg of Food-grain per month (Currently at free of cost)