Antyodaya Anna Yojana

The State Government followed the Government of India’s Order No. 6(5)/2005-PD I dated 12/05/2005 which provide for the following criteria  for  identification of households following under AAY scheme:-

1. Landless agricultural households;
2. Marginal Farmers;
3. Rural artisans/craftsman;
4. Slum dwellers;
5. Persons earning their livelihood on a daily basis in the informal sector in both rural and urban areas;
6. Households  headed by widows or terminally ill persons/ disabled/ persons aged 60 or more having no assured means of subsistence or societal support;
7. Widows or terminally ill persons/ disabled/ persons aged 60 years or more having no assured means of subsistence or societal support;
8. Eligible BPL families of HIV positive persons.