'Annapurna' Scheme:

Under "Annapurna scheme" 10 Kgs of foodgrains per month are provided free of cost to the destitutes, aged 65 years and above.

Elligilibility Criteria

1) The age of the person (male or Female) should be 65 years or above.
2)The person must be destitute in the sense of having little or no regular means of subsistence from his/her own source of Income or through financial support from family members or other sources.
3) The person should not be in receipt of pension under the National old age pension scheme or state pension scheme.

Procedure for Application

The application in prescribed proforma is to be submitted to the concerned Tahasildar or Collector through Gramsevak /Talathi/Ward Officer/Chief officer of Municipal Council, in areas other than Mumbai/Thane Rationing Area. In Mumbai/Thane Rationing Area application form is to be submitted to the Controller of Rationing, Royal Insurance Building , Churchgate, Mumbai, through rationing office.

If case of difficulty, Tahasildar or Collector/ Controller can be contacted.

At present nearly 1,20,000 beneficiaries have been identified & 10 kgs of foodgrains Free of Cost are being distributed to them.