An Appeal for Protecting Food Entitlements of 10 million Poorest Households of India

In the implementation of various welfare programs, one precept on which there can be a consensus, and which can be followed without any exceptions, is that as far as the poorest households are concerned, there should be no reduction in any benefits or entitlements.

In India the government recognized the need to be more protective towards the most vulnerable households and these efforts were often referred to as Antayodya or helping the poorest, while these households were often referred to as Antayodya households. While these households have several.

What Happened

This was a part of graded subsidization of food for various categories of population. The Antayodaya households are typically those with very low incomes and income capacity, including very elderly persons without any grown up children to support them, widows including those.

• As there are nearly 20 million Antayodaya households and nearly half of them have less than 5 members, nearly 10 million Antayodata households can have their free food grain entitlement reduced by this amendment.

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Key Details

After this there were several changes in food subsidies, but this provision of a fixed amount for Antyodya category was retained. What is more, the very low price being charged was also removed so that this 35 kilogram monthly supply of food.

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Why It Matters

Some of these changes came with the National Food Security Act, while others came with the Covid pandemic and were retained later. More recently, however, a change has been proposed by the government under which the lump allocation of 35 kilogram grain.

• Additionally, the government should take special steps to ensure that this as well as all provisions meant for the poorest households actually reach them by removing whatever procedural problems that exist.

• One hopes that the government will take back this proposed amendment soon, but if this is not taken back, then there should be a widespread campaign for this injustice to be stopped.

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