Question

Discuss the important features of Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY).

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Answer 1

Explanation:

• Antyodaya Anna Yojana is a scheme launched by the government of India on 25th December 2000 to alleviate the poverty level of India.
• It aims to provide highly subsidized food to millions of the poorest families.
• It was first implemented in the state of Rajasthan.
• It identifies the poor families according to the poverty line of India and various extensive surveys.
• This scheme covered up to 20,000,000 poor families in 2004.

Answer 2

Features of Antyodaya Anna Yojana are:

1. It Was Started in 2000(December)
2. One crore of the poorest families among the BPL families were covered under the targeted PDS
3. 35 kg of food grains were made available to each eligible family at nominal rate of 2 per kg for wheat and 3 per kg for rice.
4. Now, almost two crore families are covered under this scheme