Anandacha Shidha (Festival Kit)

Distribution of Anandacha Shidha on the occasion of Diwali Festival in 2022:-
Government of Maharashtra vide GR dated 04.10.2022, On the festive occasion of Diwali-2022, the Government of Maharashtra announced distribution of “Anandacha Shidha” kits that include four commodities viz. one kilogram each of Suji, Chana dal, Sugar and one litre of edible oil. This is in addition to the regular distribution of foodgrains. The beneficiaries of the kit include Antyodaya Anna Yojana and Priority households as defined in the National Food Security Act, 2013. The kit would also be distributed to the APL farmer (saffron) cardholders of fourteen districts that were identified as suicide prone districts (these include districts of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Amravati division and Wardha district from Nagpur Division). The said kits are being distributed @ ₹ 100/- per kit. Accordingly, out of 1.61 crore sanctioned kits,
1.61 crore kits (about 100%) have been distributed to eligible ration card holders.
Distribution of Anandacha Shidha on the occasion Gudhipadwa, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti, etc.in 2023:-
Government of Maharashtra vide GR dated 22.02.2023, On the festive occasion of Gudhi Padwa, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti, etc. the Government of Maharashtra announced distribution of “Anandacha Shidha” kits that include four commodities viz. one kilogram each of Suji, Chana dal, Sugar and one litre of edible oil. This is in addition to the regular distribution of foodgrains. The beneficiaries of the kit include Antyodaya Anna Yojana and Priority households as defined in the National Food Security Act, 2013. The kit would also be distributed to the APL farmer (saffron) cardholders of fourteen districts that were identified as suicide prone districts (these include districts of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Amravati division and Wardha district from Nagpur Division). The said kits are being distributed @ ₹ 100/- per kit. Accordingly, out of 1.59 crore sanctioned kits, 1.587 crore kits (about 99.89%) have been distributed to eligible ration card holders.
Distribution of Ananadacha Shidha on the occasion of Gauri-Ganpati and Diwali Festival in 2023 :-
Government of Maharashtra vide GR dated 22.08.2023, On the festive occasion of Gudhi Padwa, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti, etc. the Government of Maharashtra announced distribution of “Anandacha Shidha” kits that include four commodities viz. one kilogram each of Suji, Chana dal, Sugar and one litre of edible oil. This is in addition to the regular distribution of foodgrains. The beneficiaries of the kit include Antyodaya Anna Yojana and Priority households as defined in the National Food Security Act, 2013. The kit would also be distributed to the APL farmer (saffron) cardholders of fourteen districts that were identified as suicide prone districts (these include districts of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Amravati division and Wardha district from Nagpur Division). “Anandacha Shidha”, First on the occassion of Gauri-Ganpati Utsav (19 th Sepetember, 2023) 1 kit per ration card and then on the occassion of Diwali (12 th November 2023) it has been decided to distribute separately as 1 kit per ration card. The said kits are being distributed @ ₹ 100/- per kit. Accordingly, out of 1.57 crore sanctioned kits, 1.567 crore kits (about 99.84%) have been distributed to eligible ration card holders.
As per Government of Maharashtra vide GR dated 03.10.2023, two items namely Poha and Maida each of
500 grams have been newly included in the “Anandacha Shidha” kit.now kit includes 6 commodities viz. 1 kg Sugar, 1 liter of edible oil and Rava, Chanadal, Maida and Poha in quantity of half kilogram each on the occassion of Diwali-2023. The beneficiaries of the kit include Antyodaya Anna Yojana and Priority households as defined in the National Food Security Act, 2013. The kit would also be distributed to the APL farmer (saffron) cardholders of fourteen districts that were identified as suicide prone districts (these include districts of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Amravati division and Wardha district from Nagpur Division). The said kits are being distributed @ ₹ 100/- per kit. Accordingly, out of 1.58 crore sanctioned kits, 1.578 crore kits (about 99.70%) have been distributed to eligible ration card holders.
Distribution of Aanandacha Shidha on the occasion of Shri Ram Pranpratishtha & Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti in 2024:-
Government of Maharashtra vide GR dated 11.01.2024, On the festive occasion of Shri Ram Pranpratishtha & Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti, the Government of Maharashtra announced distribution of 1,60,29,362 “Anandacha Shidha” kits that include six commodities viz. one kilogram Suger, one litre of edible oil and half kilogram each of Suji, Chana dal, Poha, Maida. The beneficiaries of the kit include Antyodaya Anna Yojana and Priority households as defined in the National Food Security Act, 2013. The kit would also be distributed to the APL farmer (saffron) cardholders of fourteen districts that were identified as suicide prone districts (these include districts of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Amravati division and Wardha district from Nagpur Division). The said kits are being distributed @ ₹ 100/- per kit. Accordingly, out of 1.60 crore sanctioned kits, 1.589 crore kits (about 99.16%) have been distributed to eligible ration card holders. The process of distribution is still underway.

Beneficiary:

Under the National Food Security Act, 2013 Antyodaya Anna Yojana, Priority House Holds Card Holders

Benefits:

1 Shidha Kit per Ration Card Subsidies in Subsidies Rate @ ₹ 100/- per kit.