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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Antyodaya Anna Yojana for Subsidised Foodgrains

Antyodaya Anna Yojana for Subsidised Foodgrains

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published Published on May 9, 2013   modified Modified on May 9, 2013
-Press Information Bureau
 
In order to make the Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) more focused and targeted at the poorest of the poor, Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) was launched in December, 2000 in all States/UTs for one crore families to be identified from the Below Poverty Line (BPL) families. Coverage under this scheme has been expanded thrice since then i.e. during 2003-04, 2004-05 and 2005-06 covering additional 50 lakh households each time. Thus the total coverage under AAY was raised to 2.50 crore AAY families. The identification of AAY families within the target of AAY families allocated to each State/UT is the responsibility of concerned State/UT Government. Against the accepted number of 2.50 crore AAY families givento State/UT Governments, upto March, 2013, they have reported issuanceof AAY ration cards to 2.43 crore AAY families. Allocation of foodgrains (rice & wheat) to these AAY families is made @ 35 kg per family per month at a highly subsidized Central Issue Price (CIP) of Rs.2 per kg for wheat and Rs.3 per kg for rice. This information was given by the Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution,Prof. K.V. Thomas in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.

Minister said that requests have been received from State Governments and others for coverage of additional families under AAY and allocation of foodgrains to them in States such as Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh. As the State Governments are required to identify AAY families within the ceiling of number of AAY families allocated to each State, the requests for coverage of additional families under AAY beyond the targeted number could not be acceded to. States/Union Territories (Uts) are also advised from time to time to review the existing list of AAY beneficiaries and remove the ineligible beneficiaries so as to include only the most eligible.

Prof. Thomas said that there have been complaints about irregularities in the functioning of the TPDS including irregularities in distribution of foodgrains to BPL/AAY categories in some States/regions in the country. TPDS is operated under the joint responsibility of the Central and the State/Union Territory (UT) Governments wherein the operational responsibilities for implementation of TPDS within the State/UT rest with the concerned State/UT Governments. Therefore, as and when complaints are received by the Government form individuals and organizations as well as through press reports, these are referred to the State/UT Governments concerned for inquiry and appropriate action.

Strengthening and streamlining of TPDS is a continuous process.Government has regularly reviewed and has issued instructions to States/UTs to strengthen functioning of TPDS by improving monitoring mechanism and vigilance, increased transparency in functioning of TPDS, adoption of revised Model Citizen’s Charter, use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) tools and improving the viability of FairPrice Shop operations.
 
-Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution 

Press Information Bureau, 7 May, 2013, http://www.pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=95698


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