Multiple choice

The poorest of poor households in India are entitled to receive 35 kg food grains per household per month at highly subsidised prices of Rs. 3, Rs. 2 and Re. 1 per kg for rice, wheat, and coarse grains, respectively. Under which scheme are these instituted by the government?

  1. Food Security Act

  2. National Food Security Mission

  3. Rajiv Gandhi Anna Suraksha Yojana

  4. Antyodaya Anna Yojana

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D Correct answer
Explanation

Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) is a centrally sponsored scheme launched in 2000 to provide highly subsidized food grains to the poorest of the poor. AAY households receive 35 kg of food grains per month at Rs. 3/2/1 for rice/wheat/coarse grains.