Question

Match the colour of the ration cards with the categories of families they are allotted to.

• A. Below poverty line
• B. Above poverty line
• C. Poorest of the poor

Answer 1

The purpose of ration cards is to identify the economic status of families and reserve them appropriate quantities of food grains and household items that they need.

Yellow cards are issued to families living below the poverty line (BPL). White cards are issued to people living above the poverty line (APL). Red or orange cards are issued to people who come under the special scheme of the Government of India, known as the Antyodaya scheme.