GOVERNMENT OF NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI

GOVERNMENT OF NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER: FOOD SUPPLIES & CONSUMER AFFAIRS K- BLOCK; VIKAS BHAWAN; LP: ESTATE, NEW DELHI-110002 (POLICY BRANCH) No. FPAZASFINFSA/2013/ 7I4 - 737 Dated: 2 |- 07 -19 CIRCULAR Sub: Identification of_eligible_houscholds for_obtaining_Specified Eood_ Articles under_Targeted Public Distribution System Under the National Food Security Act; 2013 there are [WO categories of households viz Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) and Priority Household (PR) eligible for gelting specil fied food artieles at highly subsidized rates through the network of Fair Price Shops under Targeted Public Distribution System by having their ration cards made as per the prescribed guidelines for eligibility for inclusion in these two categories: The AAY families are entitled to receive 35 Kg of specified food grains per household per month and others are entitled t0 receive 5 Kg of food grains per benefieiary per month: The Department of' Food Supplies and Consumer Affairs. Govt: of NCT of Delhi is in the process of making new ration cards as Well aS addition. deletion and modification in the existing ration cards under these two categories within the limit of beneficiaries decided by the Govt: of" India for Delhi: The maximum number of AAY families which can be provided subsidized food grains under the Act is also fixed and ineluded in the limit of overall beneficiaries for Delhi. Currently. there is vacaney in both categories in Delhi. The Antyodaya Anna Yojana category households are the poorest of the poor people living in the rural as well as urban areas and are the most vulnerable sections such as old people. widows and disabled persons. without family or societal support The guidelines for identification of these families by the State

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