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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.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/amma-hastham-launched-for-white-cardholders/article4608180.ece ‘Amma Hastham’ launched for white cardholders]. ''The Hindu'' (12 April 2013).</ref> It benefits 22.5 million people in the state.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/chief-minister-seeks-report-on-amma-hastham/article4694849.ece Chief Minister seeks report on Amma Hastham]. The Hindu (8 May 2013).</ref><ref>[http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130526/news-current-affairs/article/cm-fine-tune-amma-hastham CM to fine tune Amma Hastham] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130613035642/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130526/news-current-affairs/article/cm-fine-tune-amma-hastham |date=13 June 2013 }}. ''Deccan Chronicle'' (26 May 2013).</ref>

==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.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130527153640/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-11/hyderabad/38462512_1_ration-shops-n-kiran-kumar-reddy-quality-rice "CM to launch 'Amma Hastham' scheme today"]. ''The Times of India''. (11 April 2013).</ref>

The scheme costs Rs. 6.60 billion per year.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130706061427/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130706/news-current-affairs/article/food-security-bill-reduce-state%E2%80%99s-burden Food security bill]</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Government welfare schemes in Andhra Pradesh]]

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