Raja Syed Rather
Srinagar, Oct 29 :
The Jammu and Kashmir government has said that it is providing an additional 10 kg of free ration per beneficiary to Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) households in the region since April 2025, while the proposal for providing 12 LPG cylinders to these families is still under consideration.
As per official documents, the Department of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA), as per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), stated that the additional ration is being distributed in light of Government Order No. 25-JK (FCS&CA) of 2025 dated April 2, 2025, with an aim to augment the monthly food requirements of AAY households having a family size of four or more members.
The department clarified that the distribution ensures the quantity “does not exceed 10 kg per beneficiary” under the Public Distribution System (PDS).
However, the provision of 12 LPG cylinders to AAY families “is a policy matter and is currently under consideration with the Government,” the department added.
Regarding allocation of funds, the department informed that no separate funds have been allocated for the procurement of additional ration. The food grains are being distributed free of cost to bonafide rationees as per government directives, while the cost of procurement, loading, unloading and other components is being met from the department’s revolving fund account—(KNO)