What is NFSA category?
The new NFSA system categorizes households mainly into two: Priority Household (PHH) and Non-priority Household (NPHH). The households fulfilling the eligibility criteria will be considered as priority households for inclusion in the NFSA and their ration card is known as Priority Household Ration Card.
What is APL and BPL?
• ‘Above Poverty Line Families’ means those families who have been issued Above Poverty Line (APL) ration cards by. the State Governments for issue of foodgrains under the Public Distribution System; • ‘Antyodaya families’ means those poorest families from amongst Below Poverty Line (BPL) families identified by.
What is Non NFSA Card?
Non-NFSA ration card holders are issued 8 Kgs of rice per beneficiaries at the rate of Rs. 15/- per Kg. This is to make the basic necessities of life within the grasp of all the citizens.
What is NFSA eligibility?
COVERAGE AND ENTITLEMENT UNDER NFSA NFSA covers upto 75% of the rural population and 50% of the urban population under under Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) and priority households.
Who are beneficiaries under NFSA?
75% of Rural and 50% of Urban population is entitled to receive highly subsidised foodgrains under two categories of beneficiaries – Antodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) households and Priority Households (PHH).
What is the full form of NFSA?
National Food Security Act, (NFSA) 2013.
Who comes under APL?
Above Poverty Line (APL) Families that have this card are the ones who are living above the poverty line as specified by the state government. APL families receive 10kg to 20kg of food grains per family per month at 100% of the economic cost.
Who are covered under NFSA?
What is NFSA beneficiary?
The Act provides coverage for nearly 2/3rd of the country’s total population, basis Census 2011 population estimates. 75% of Rural and 50% of Urban population is entitled to receive highly subsidised foodgrains under two categories of beneficiaries – Antodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) households and Priority Households (PHH).
What is full form of NFSA?
The National Food Security Act, (NFSA) 2013is being implemented in all the States/UTs, on an all India basis. Out of maximum coverage of 81.35 crore, around 80 crore persons have been covered under NFSA at present for receiving highly subsidized foodgrains.