Question

why was antyodaya Anna Yojana launched​

Answer 1

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AAY was a step in the direction of making TPDS aim at reducing hunger among the poorest segments of the BPL population. ... In order to make TPDS more focused and targeted towards this category of population, the "Antyodaya Anna Yojana” (AAY) was launched in December, 2000 for one crore poorest of the poor families.