1. Who are issued Antyodaya cards? 2. Which colour cards are issued to BPL families?

Question

Read the following passage and answer the given questions. 

The poorest families are issued Antyodaya cards. Next, the people whose situations are slightly better but still can be considered poor are issued BPL (Below Poverty Line) cards. The remaining families are issued APL 

(Above Poverty Line) cards. 

Quantities and prices of ration given to each cardholder are different. For example, the Antyodaya cardholders are entitled to get 35 kgs of foodgrains (rice and wheat) per month per family. The BPL cardholders in Andhra Prasdesh can receive 4 kgs of foodgrains per head not exceeding 20 kgs per family. The Annapurna Scheme card holders who are the poorest of the poor (Indigent senior citizens) get 10 kgs of rice free of cost.

1. Who are issued Antyodaya cards?

2. Which colour cards are issued to BPL families?

3. What is meant by BPL?

4. How much food grains can receive the BPL card holders in Andhra Pradesh?

5. Who are the Annapurna scheme card holders?

Answer 1

1. The poorest families.

2. White cards.

3. Below Poverty Line.

4. 4 kgs of food grains per head.

5. The poorest of the poor (Indigent senior citizens).