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. It benefits 22.5 million people in the state.

History

The scheme was started on Ugadi day in April 2013 by the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh,

Kiran Kumar Reddy Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy (born 13 September 1959) is an Indian politician who served as the 16th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh between 25 November 2010 and 1 March 2014. He was the last Chief Minister of the United Andhra Pradesh before the ...

at Visakhapatnam at Apannapalem village. The scheme costs Rs. 6.60 billion per year.Food security bill
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References

Government welfare schemes in Andhra Pradesh {{India-gov-stub