Annapurna Scheme: Ministry of Rural Development

Name of the Scheme : Annapurna Scheme

Sponsored by : Central Government

Funding Pattern : The entire fund is financed by the Central government.

Ministry/Department : Department of Rural Development

Description
The Annapurna Scheme aims at providing food security to those senior citizens who have remained uncovered under the National Old Age Pension Scheme (NOAPS) despite being eligible for the scheme. Under the Annapurna Scheme, 10 Kg of food-grains per month are to be provided free of cost to the beneficiaries.

Beneficiaries: Individual,other

Other Beneficiaries : Senior Citizens.

Benefit Type : Others,Material

Other Benefits : Food.

Eligibility criteria
The age of the applicant should be 65 years and above. The applicant must be ‘destitute’ in the sense that having little or no regular means of income to sustain life.

How to Avail
Gram Panchayats identifies the beneficiaries and communicate the same to collector/CEO.

Validity of the Scheme

Introduced On
01 / 04 / 2000

Valid Upto
28 / 04 / 2011

Reference URL : http://nsap.nic.in/Guidelines/Annapurna%20scheme%20guidelines%202000.pdf (12 MB)

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