Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY)
Launched in December 2000 by the Department of Food and Public Distribution, AAY was designed to reach the "poorest of the poor" — households identified as the most destitute within the BPL (Below Poverty Line) category. Each AAY household was entitled to 35 kg of foodgrains per month at the subsidised rates that now apply under the NFSA.
- Originally launched covering 1 crore households; expanded over time.
- Criteria for identification: landless agricultural labourers, marginal farmers, rural artisans, informal workers, elderly and widowed persons with no assured means of subsistence.
- Subsumed into the NFSA in 2013 but retained as a distinct sub-category with its own (more generous) flat entitlement.
- Under NFSA, approximately 2.37 crore AAY households are covered.
● Tracked since June 25, 2026 · last seen July 06, 2026 · updates as the daily brief publishes
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