The families which are pooer than the BPL families have been brought under the above scheme. Rice is provided @ Rs.3.00 and wheat @ Rs.2.00 per Kg are provided under the scheme. There are about 2 lakh families under the scheme. The monthly allotment of wheat and rice is 23806 MT and 23802 MT respectively.

Annapurna Scheme

This scheme has been introduced by the Government of India for the senior citizens who are above 65 years of age who are not covered under the National Old Age Pension scheme. Monthly 10 kgs of food grains are provided to a person under this scheme. The total allotment under this scheme is 960 MT.

Below Poverty Line (BPL)

35 Kgs of food grains per family is provided in the scheme at Rs.4.15 per Kg wheat and Rs.5.65 per Kg for rice. In West Bengal there are about 197 lakh BPL families and the allotment under the scheme is 64429 MT rice and 55508 MT wheat per month.

Mid-day Meal (MDM)

Food grains are provided free of cost to the State Government for primary school children and Shishu Siksha Kendras for providing cooked meals in the schools. The cost of the food grains are realized from the Ministry of Human Resources Department, government of India at BPL rates. The allotment under this scheme is 205424.50 MT of rice per yrear.

National Food for Work (NFFW)

This programme was launched for most backward districts of the country. In West bengal 6 districts, namely, Purulia, Malda, West Midnapore, Bankura, East and West Dinajpur and Murshidabad were identified. Only rice is issued free of cost to the State Government. The cost is reimbursed by the ministry of Rural Development, Government of India.

Sampurna Gramin Rozgar Yojana (SGRY)

Food grains are provided under this scheme to the State Government to undertake the development works like construction of roads, infrastructure for education, Helath improvement, improvement of environment etc. Under this scheme 5 Kgs of rice and Rs.32/- are to be paid as wages per man per day. FCI provides rice free of cost to the State Government and the reimbursement is made by the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India. The allotment in the in the first phase is 2,46,322 MT.