The scheme provides free food grain through the Public Distribution System, to all the priority households (ration card holders and those identified by the Antyodaya Anna Yojana scheme) – Migrants and the Poor.
The objective of the scheme is to increase productivity and production of rice through improved technologies and extension methods and, to supply the quality/certified seeds/organic fertilizers at 50% subsidy.
National Food Security Mission was launched in 2007-08 to increase the production of rice, wheat and pulses. Later, coarse cereals, nutri cereals, commercial crops (sugarcane, jute, and cotton) were also added to the mission.
The scheme “Free Distribution of Rice to Differently Abled Persons” by the Department of Social Welfare, Government of Puducherry was introduced to distribute 15 Kg of rice per month or equivalent Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) to the differently abled persons.