Amma Hastham Explained

Amman Hastham is a welfare program by the Government of Andhra Pradesh that provides nine essential 9 food commodities every month at a subsidised rate of Rs. 185.^[1] It benefits 22.5 million people in the state.^{[2] [3]}

History

The scheme was started on Ugadi day in April 2013 by the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Kiran Kumar Reddy at Visakhapatnam at Apannapalem village.^[4]

The scheme costs Rs. 6.60 billion per year.^[5]

Notes and References

1. http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/amma-hastham-launched-for-white-cardholders/article4608180.ece ‘Amma Hastham’ launched for white cardholders
2. http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/chief-minister-seeks-report-on-amma-hastham/article4694849.ece Chief Minister seeks report on Amma Hastham
3. http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130526/news-current-affairs/article/cm-fine-tune-amma-hastham CM to fine tune Amma Hastham
4. https://web.archive.org/web/20130527153640/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-11/hyderabad/38462512_1_ration-shops-n-kiran-kumar-reddy-quality-rice "CM to launch 'Amma Hastham' scheme today"
5. https://archive.today/20130706061427/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130706/news-current-affairs/article/food-security-bill-reduce-state%E2%80%99s-burden Food security bill