Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) Ration Card

iAbout This Scheme

Ration card for the poorest-of-the-poor families, providing 35 kg of food grains per month at ₹2/kg (wheat) and ₹3/kg (rice) to the most destitute households identified by state governments.

🎁Key Benefits

• 35 kg food grains per household per month
• Wheat at ₹2/kg, rice at ₹3/kg
• Effectively free grain under PMGKAY since 2020
• Priority access to other welfare benefits

✅Eligibility Criteria

• 1
  Landless agricultural labourers, marginal farmers
• 2
  Rural artisans earning under poverty threshold
• 3
  Widows/disabled/terminally ill with no income
• 4
  Urban: daily wage workers, street vendors, ragpickers earning < threshold
• 5
  Identified by state government from BPL/SECC list

📝How to Apply

❓Frequently Asked Questions