Wheat at Rs. 2 Kg And Rice at Rs. 3 for 244 Lakh Families Under AAY

The Center provides foodgrain at highly subsidised prices i.e. at the rate of Rs. 2 per kg for wheat and
 Rs. 3 per kg for rice to about 2.43 lakh familes living below the poverty line under its Antyodaya Anna
 Yojana (AAY) . 
 Each Family is issued total 35 kg foodgrains per month. Antyodaya Anna Yojana scheme reflects the 
commitment of the Government of India to serve the poorest of the poor in rural and urban areas.

          The State Governments have been requested to ensure that the end retail price is retained at Rs.2/-per
 Kg
 for wheat and Rs.3/- per Kg. for rice to meet the objective of the scheme. Allocation for AAY for the last 3
 years and current year is as follows:






( Fig. in Thousand Tons)
SL.NO
STATES/UTs



ALLOCATION


2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
1
ANDHRA PRADESH
654.288
654.288
654.288
654.288
2
ARUNACHAL PRADESH
15.972
15.972
15.972
15.972
3
ASSAM
295.692
295.692
295.692
295.692
4
BIHAR
1,019.988
1,047.884
1,050.420
1,050.420
5
CHHATTISGARH
301.944
301.944
301.944
301.944
6
DELHI
63.084
63.084
63.084
63.084
7
GOA
6.108
6.108
6.108
6.108
8
GUJARAT
340.080
340.080
340.080
340.080
9
HARYANA
122.820
122.820
122.820
122.820
10
HIMACHAL PD
82.740
82.740
82.740
82.740
11
JAMMU & KASHMIR
107.388
107.388
107.388
107.388
12
JHARKHAND
385.536
385.527
385.524
385.524
13
KARNATAKA
503.892
503.892
497.373
477.816
14
KERALA
250.260
250.260
250.260
250.260
15
MADHYA PRADESH
664.260
664.260
664.260
664.260
16
MAHARASHTRA
1,034.880
1,034.880
1,034.880
1,034.880
17
MANIPUR
26.724
26.724
26.724
26.724
18
MEGHALAYA
29.484
29.484
29.484
29.484
19
MIZORAM
10.920
10.920
10.920
10.920
20
NAGALAND
19.968
19.968
19.968
19.968
21
ORISSA
531.120
531.120
531.120
531.120
22
PUNJAB
75.360
75.360
75.360
75.360
23
RAJASTHAN
391.488
391.488
391.488
391.488
24
SIKKIM
6.936
6.936
6.936
6.936
25
TAMILNADU
783.144
783.144
783.144
783.144
26
TRIPURA
47.520
47.520
47.520
47.520
27
UTTAR PRADESH
1,719.480
1,719.480
1,719.480
1,719.480
28
UTTARAKHAND
63.516
69.072
80.184
80.184
29
WEST BENGAL
621.684
621.684
621.684
621.684
30
A&N ISLANDS
1.800
1.800
1.800
1.800
31
CHANDIGARH
0.624
0.624
0.624
0.624
32
D&N HAVELI
2.196
2.196
2.196
2.196
33
DAMAN &  DIU
0.636
0.636
0.636
0.636
34
LAKSHADWEEP
0.498
0.504
0.504
0.504
35
PUDUCHERRY
13.548
13.548
13.548
13.548

TOTAL
10,195.578
10,229.027
10,236.153
10,216.596

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