CURRENT AFFAIRS

2016

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which state has announced the ’Food Entitlement Scheme’
A
Uttarakhand
B
Bihar
C
Maharashtra
D
Jammu and Kashmir
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Under the National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA), all priority category ration card holders are entitled to 5 kg of grain per person and the Antyodaya category cardholders to 35 kg of grain. The NFSA caps the price at ₹3 per kg of rice and ₹2 per kg of wheat.

Detailed explanation-2: -Under NPHH category the beneficiaries are provided foodgrains at a scale of 05 kg/beneficiary per month at a subsidized price of Rs. 12 per Kg for wheat, Rs. 13 per Kg for Flour & Rs. 15 per Kg for Rice.

Detailed explanation-3: -They will be provided 4 kg wheat and one kg rice per member per family every month.

Detailed explanation-4: -Those people of the state who live below the poverty line are given the Jammu Kashmir BPL Ration Card. The annual income of the family of the holder of this ration card is less than Rs. 10 thousand.

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