Bihar
Entitlement
Quantity (kg per household)
Price (₹ per kg)
Category
Antodaya Anna Yojana (AAY)
Priority
35 kg
2.5 kg
Cereals
Pulses
5 kg (per person)
2.5 kg (per person)
Rice, Wheat and Coarse Grain (combined)
Pulses
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
Members of Legislative Assembly
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
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News
2015
Centre, Bihar trade charges over PDS coverage The Hindu (19 Apr 2015)
Once worst in PDS, Bihar is now a food security pioneer (Times of India-24-Apr-2015)
Bihar Congress attacks Modi govt over food security (The Times of India, 31 March 2015)
Din in house over 'faulty' food security (The Times of India, 14 March 2015)
Study projects Bihar as new PDS poster boy (The Indian Express, 3 Febraury 2015)
2014
Pawan says Bihar going slow on implementation food security law (Indian Express 8 June 2014)
Bihar brings all SC ST families under National Food Security Act (India TV News, 9 December 2014)
SC/ST परिवारों पर मेहरबान हुई बिहार सरकार (आज तक 9 Dec 2014)
Paswan to Manjhi: Include Left-Out Food Scheme Beneficiaries (Outlook, June 16 2014)
Paswan allows State Food Corporation to lift wheat, paddy allotted in April, May (The Times of India 29 June 2014)
Rs 8.71cr in Bihar to benefit from Food Security Act, claims Paswan (Times of India 16 June 2014)
Food Security Act: Bihar Food Minister rebuts Paswan's charges (Jagran Post 9 June 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)
Food security law to come into force from February 1: CM (Times of India, 11 January 2014)
PDS dealer shot dead (Business Standard 05 Jan 2014)
बिहार में जल्द खुलेंगी 13937 नई पीडीएस दुकानें, मंजूरी मिलते ही जारी होगा लाइसेंस (Bhaskar News 8 Jan 2014)
2013
Police seize 68 rice sacks of PDS being taken for illegal sale IBNLive (27 Dec 2013)
Bihar to launch Food Security Act from February: Nitish (firstpost.com, 25 November 2013)
Bihar to get double food subsidy, grains: Jairam Ramesh (Times of India, 6 October 2013)