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With reference to the government’s welfare schemes, consider the following statements.

A. Under the Antyodaya Anna Yojana, the foodgrains are available to the poorest of the poor families at Rs 2 per kg for wheat and Rs 3 per kg of rice

B. Under the National Old Age Pension Scheme, the old and destitute are provided Rs 75 per month as Central Pension, in addition to the amount provided by most State Governments

C. Government of India has allocated 25 kg foodgrains per below poverty line family per month, at less than half the market cost

Which of these statements are correct?

A and B

A and C

B and C

A, B and C

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Explanation:

All the statements are correct.

Antyodaya Anna Yojana is a Government of India sponsored scheme to provide highly subsidised food to millions of the poorest families. This scheme was brain-child of then Union Food and Civil Supplies minister, Shanta Kumar.

National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS) or National Old Age Pension Scheme (NOAPS) is a social sector scheme and forms part of the National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) which came into effect from 15th August, 1995. This scheme provides social assistance for the old age persons.

As per the guidelines issued by the Government, the AAY families are to be identified by States/Union Territories (UTs) as per the following criteria:

(i) Landless agriculture labourers, marginal farmers, rural artisans /craftsmen, such as potters, tanners, weavers, blacksmiths, carpenters, slum dwellers and persons earning their livelihood on daily basis in the informal sector like porters, coolies, rickshaw pullers, hand cart pullers, fruit and flower sellers, snake charmers, rag pickers, cobblers, destitute and other similar categories in both rural and urban areas;

(ii) Households headed by widows or terminally ill persons/disabled persons/ persons aged 60 years or more with no assured means of subsistence or societal support;

(iii) Widows or terminally ill persons or disabled persons or persons aged 60 years or more or single women or single men with no family or societal support or assured means of subsistence;

(iv) All primitive tribal households;

(v) All eligible Below Poverty Line (BPL) families of HIV positive persons.