Which one of the following statements is correct?
- AUnder the Targeted Public Distribution System, the families Below Poverty Line are provided 50 kg of food grains per month per family at subsidised price.
- BUnder Annapurna Scheme, indigent senior citizens of 65 years of age or above, eligible for National Old Age Pension but not getting pension, can get 10 kg of food grains per person per month free of cost.
- CMinistry of Social Justice and Empowerment has a scheme in which indigent people living in welfare institutions like orphanages are given 15 kg of food grains per person per month at BPL rates.
- DMinistry of Human Resource Development gives financial support to Mid-day Meal Scheme for the benefit of class I to V students in government or government aided schoolsCorrect
Explanation
The correct statement is D because the Mid Day Meal Scheme was launched as a centrally sponsored scheme by the Ministry of Human Resource Development now known as the Ministry of Education to provide nutritional support and improve enrollment for children in classes I to V in government and government aided schools.
Statement A is incorrect because under the Targeted Public Distribution System BPL families were originally entitled to 35 kg of food grains per month not 50 kg.
Statement B is incorrect because while the Annapurna Scheme does target senior citizens who are eligible for but not receiving the National Old Age Pension it provides 10 kg of food grains free of cost but the age eligibility and specific implementation details have evolved under newer food security laws.
Statement C is incorrect because schemes for welfare institutions like orphanages are typically administered by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs Food and Public Distribution rather than the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment and the allocation amounts differ.
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