BENEFICIARIES OF ANNAPURNA SCHEME
IN ORISSA
The State Government
of Orissa has identified 64,800 beneficiaries under the scheme.
The scheme has
been transferred to State Plan from 2002-03 along with the National
Social Assistance Programme comprising the National Old Age Pension
Scheme and the National Family Benefit Scheme. The funds for the
transferred schemes are released by the Minister of Finance as
Additional Central Assistance (ACA) to the State Plan and the
States have the requisite flexibility in the choice and implementation
of the schemes. However, foodgrains are allocated by the Government
of India to State/UTs at BPL rates on the basis of number of beneficiaries
identified and their requirement of foodgrains at the rate of
10 kg per beneficiary/per month under the scheme.
This
information was given in Rajya Sabha today by the Minister of
State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Shri
Subhash Maharia in a written reply.
