TO ensure only the rightful beneficiaries avail assistance, the civil supplies and consumer protection department recently moved 2.5 lakh families holding Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) ration cards earmarked for the extremely poor to the Non-Priority Households (NPHH) category.
AAY cardholders are covered under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) and are eligible to get 35 kg of rice or 25 kg of rice and 10 kg of wheat free of cost. They also get sugar at ₹13.50 per kg, while other ration cardholders get it for ₹25 per kg. However, NPHH cardholders are not eligible for subsidised food grains under NFSA.
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