Bihar

Entitlement

 Category  Quantity (kg per household)  Price (₹ per kg)
 
 Antodaya Anna Yojana (AAY)

35 kg
 Cereals
2.5 kg
 Pulses 


 ₹ 3 
 Rice
 ₹ 2
 Wheat 
 ₹ 1
 Coarse Grain
 ₹ 20
 Pulses (Daal) 

 Priority  
5 kg (per person)
Rice, Wheat and Coarse Grain (combined)
2.5 kg (per person)
 Pulses        

 
 ₹ 3  Rice
 ₹ 2  Wheat 
 ₹ 1  Coarse Grain
 ₹ 20 Pulses (Daal)



Rural Areas
Excluded Households: 
Own motorized three/four wheelers 
Own mechanized three/four wheeler agricultural equipments 
Any member as government employee 
With non-agricultural enterprises registered with Government 
With any member earning more than Rs. 10,000 per month 
Pay income tax 
Pay professional tax 
Three or more rooms with pucca walls and pucca roof 
Own 2.5 acres or more irrigated land with at least one irrigation equipment 
Own 5 acres or more land irrigated for two or more crop seasons 
Own 7.5 acres or more land with at least one irrigation equipment


Urban Areas
Excluded Households:

Own concrete roof three rooms (self owned) and more
Own following assets:
    • Two wheeler
    • Refrigerator
    • Washing machine 
Own for wheeler or AC 
With any member in a Government job 
With any member having a Non-Agriculture enterprise registered with the Government 
With any member paying income tax 
With any member paying professional tax 
With any member earning an income of more than Rs. 20,000 per month
Electricity connection above 2KW

Included Households:

Beggar | Rag Picker
Domestic Workers
Street vendor | cobbler | hawker | other service provider working on street 
Construction worker | plumber | mason | labour | painter | welder | security guard | coolie and other head load worker 
Sweeper sanitation worker | mali (Gardener
Home based worker | artisan | handicraft worker  | tailor 
Transport worker | driver | conductor | helper to drivers and conductors/rickshaw puller 
Shop worker | assistant | peon in small establishment | helper | delivery assistant | attendant | waiter 
Electrician | mechanic | assembler | repair worker
Washerman | chowkidar



Ration Shops



Contact

Minister (Department of Food and Consumer Protection)
Secretary  (Department of Food and Consumer Protection)
Deputy Secretaries (Department of Food and Consumer Protection)
Head Office (Department of Food and Consumer Protection)
District Supply Officers (Department of Food and Consumer Protection)

Members of Parliament - Lok Sabha | Rajya Sabha


Helpline

Call toll free 1800-3456-194
Email: sfcpgrms@gmail.com



Website
         
Food and Consumer Protection Department (Government of Bihar)


Helpline

State Consumer Helpline: 1800 345 6188


Apply


For expert assistance and to contact other members of the state campaign, please write to 

Rupesh at koshish_pt@gmail.com



News

2015
Study projects Bihar as new PDS poster boy (The Indian Express, 3 Febraury 2015)


2014
New kid on the block: Misa Bharti gets ready for big fight (Hindustan Times 15 April 2014)
IMPACT: 600 families get Ration (Video Volunteers, 14 April 2014)
E-governance solutions co wins Rs.10Cr to Bihar automate Bihar PDS (The Hindu Business Line, 15 Feb 2014)
Bihar first state to launch food security scheme (Hindustan Times, Aloke Chatterjee, 1 Feb 2014)
Nitish implements food security plan for poor (Faizan Ahmad, The Times of India, 2 Feb 2014)
Food Security Act takes effect in Bihar (The Hindu, 1 Feb 2014)
Food Security Act may not succeed:Sushil Modi (Times of India, 22 Jan 2014)
PDS dealer shot dead (Business Standard 05 Jan 2014)

2013