Antyodaya Anna Yojana

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Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) is a Government of India

sponsored scheme to provide highly subsidised food to Antyodaya Anna Yojana
millions of the poorest families. It was launched by the Country India
[NDA] government on 25 December 2000 and first
Prime Minister(s) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
implemented in the Indian state of Rajasthan.
Launched 25 December 2000
After identifying the "poorest of the poor" (the 10,000,000
poorest families in the Below Poverty Line category) through extensive surveying,[1] the government began
providing them an opportunity to purchase up to 35 kilograms of rice and wheat at a highly subsidised cost of
three rupees per kilogram of rice and two rupees per kilogram of wheat. Poor families were identified by their
respective state rural development facilities through use of surveys. The scheme has been expanded twice, once
in June 2003 and then in August 2004, adding an additional 5,000,000 BPL families each time and bringing the
total number of families covered up to 20,000,000.

Ration cards
Once a family has been recognized as eligible for the AAY, they are to be given a unique "Antyodaya Ration
Card." This card, also called the PDS yellow card, acts as a form of identification, proving that the bearer is
authorized to receive the level of rations the card describes.The color of the card is green.[2][3]

See also
Deen Dayal Upadhyay Antodaya Yojana

References
1. "Antyodaya scheme:many states yet to identify poor"(http://www.financialexpress.com/news/antyodaya-scheme-many-
states-yet-to-identify-poor/118030). The Financial Express. 2004-11-01. Retrieved 2010-01-08.
2. "Feature" (http://pib.nic.in/feature/feyr2001/fmar2001/f280320011.html). Pib.nic.in. 2000-12-25. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
3. "Andhra Pradesh News : Efforts on to distribute ‘Antyodaya Anna Y ojana' cards" (http://www.hindu.com/2011/03/16/st
ories/2011031654210500.htm). The Hindu. 2011-03-16. Retrieved 2012-10-30.

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