Question

write a short note on AAY

Answer 1

Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) is a Government of Indiasponsored scheme to provide highly subsidised food to millions of the poorest families. It was launched by the government on 25 December 2000 and first implemented in the Indian state of Rajasthan.

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 families each time and bringing the total number of families covered up to 20,000,000.

Answer 2

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Explanation:AAY was launched in December 2000. Under the scheme one crore of the poorest among the BPL family covered under the targeted public Distribution system where identified poor families where identified by the respective state rural development department through below poverty line (BPL) survey. 25 kilogram of food grains where made available to each eligible family at a highly subsidised rate of Rs. 2per kg for wheat and Rs3 per kg for rice the quantity have been enhanced from 25 to35 kgs with effect for April 2002. The scheme has been father expended twice by additional 5000000 BPL family in June 2003 and in August 2004 with this increase 2 crore family have been covered under the AAY.