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Cabinet/Council of Ministers Decision 1. Selection of beneficiaries under expanded Antyodaya Anna Yojana. Approved. Previously the beneficiaries under the scheme of Antodaya Anna Yojana were selected only from the existing BPL list. But Government of India in their clarification dated 16.3.2004 instructed that selection of Antyodaya Anna Yojana beneficiaries should not be limited to the existing BPL list. All eligible Antodaya Anna Yojana families who are not presently included in the BPL list may be issued Antodaya Anna Yojana cards and simultaneously included in the BPL list. Moreover, all the primitive tribal communities should be covered under Antodaya Anna Yojana. The Cabinet considered the same and approved as follows: 1. All the primitive tribal groups (16, 361 families) are to be covered under Antodaya Anna Yojana. 2. The remaining target (2,33,639 families) is to be distributed to all districts on the basis of incidence of poverty as reflected in the 1997 survey (rural) and 1998 survey (urban). 3. A family which meets the criteria of Antodaya Anna Yojana may be given the benefit of the scheme even if it is not included in the BPL list. 4. The Sarpanchs, Ward Members and the Ward Councilors should be involved to ensure that the beneficiaries get their entitlements regularly every month. 5. The Collectors may be instructed to complete identification of additional beneficiaries under expanded Antodaya Anna Yojana within a month.
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