date:Sep 04, 2012
This information was given by K V Thomas, minister for consumer affairs, food and public distribution system, in a written reply in Rajya Sabha on Monday.
The minister stated that presently, the government allocated food grains under the Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) to states/Union territories (UTs) at 35 kg per family per month for 6.52 crore Below Poverty Line (BPL) families, including 2.43 crore Antyodaya Anna Yojana families. Allocations of food grains for Above Poverty Line f