Mid-Day Meal Scheme
	Wheat Based Nutrition Programme (WBNP)
	Scheme For Supply of Foodgrains to SC/ST/OBC Hostels/Welfare Institutions
	SC/ST/OBC Hostels
	Annapurna Scheme
	Sampooran Gramin Rozgar Yojana
	Special Component of Sampoorna Gramin Rozgar Yojna
	Nutritional Programme for Adolescent Girls
	Emergency Feeding Programme
	Grain Bank Scheme
	National Food For Work Programme

SC/ST/OBC HOSTELS

This scheme was introduced in October, 1994.  Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution is the nodal Ministry for the scheme. Allocation of foodgrains was made for the first time during 2001-02 to nineteen States on the recommendation of Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment.  The residents of the hostels having 2/3^rd students belonging to SC/ST/OBC  are eligible to get 15 kg foodgrains per resident per month.  In such hostels, foodgrains are provided for all the resident  student, including those who belong to other categories. 

Allocation/offtake of foodgrains under the scheme during 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04 & 2004-05  is as under: -

*Offtake figures are combined with offtake against 5% BPL allocation.
# Allocation was made on 5.5.2005

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