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Centre’s 8-point agenda to tackle nationwide hunger and starvation

New Delhi, Novermber, 15 : For tackling the problem of hunger and starvation in the country and ensure that people living below poverty line get adequate food grains, the Central Government has been implementing the following schemes providing food grains at highly subsidised prices to the targeted population through the state/UT governments:


The Central Government is allocating food grains at subsidized rates for 6.52 crore Below Poverty Line (BPL), and Antyodaya Anna Yojna (AAY) ration card holder families under Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS). Under this scheme, food grains are allocated to the states/UTs at 35 kg per BPL/AAY family per month.


Under Annapurna scheme, indigent senior citizens of 65 years of age or above who are not getting old age pension are provided 10kg of food grains per person per month free of cost. 57,760 tonnes of food grains have been allocated to states/UTs under the scheme during 2010-11.


To provide safeguard against starvation during natural calamity and lean season, under the Village Grain Bank scheme, food grains are allocated free of cost by the Government of India to states. So far 20,148 Village Grains Banks have been sanctioned in 20 states and 80,592 tonnes of food grains have been allocated.


The government also makes allocation of food grains to states/UTs under mid-day meal scheme for providing food to school children studying in primary and upper primary levels. About 30 lakh tonnes of food grains have been allocated under the scheme during 2010-11.


Under the Wheat Based Nutrition Programme aimed at improving the nutritional status of children below 6 years of age and expectant/lactating women, 15 lakh tonnes of food grains have been allocated during 2010-11.


Under the scheme for Welfare Institutions, the government makes allocation of food grains to states/UTs for welfare institutions run by NGOs, charitable institutions, etc. Over 1.38 lakh tonnes of food grains have been allocated to various states/UTs during 2010-11.


Under the scheme for SC/ST/OBC hostels, government makes allocation of food grains to states/UTs for meeting requirements of food grains of SC/ST/OBC hostels. About 0.50 lakh tonnes of food grains have been allocated to various states/UTs, during 2010-11.


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