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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. It benefits 22.5 million people in the state.
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.
The scheme costs Rs. 6.60 billion per year.
References
- ‘Amma Hastham’ launched for white cardholders. The Hindu (12 April 2013).
- Chief Minister seeks report on Amma Hastham. The Hindu (8 May 2013).
- CM to fine tune Amma Hastham Archived 13 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Deccan Chronicle (26 May 2013).
- "CM to launch 'Amma Hastham' scheme today". The Times of India. (11 April 2013).
- Food security bill
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