Annapurna Bhandar Yojana MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers

Both statements are correct. The original programme aimed to convert 5,000 stores out of Rajasthan's network of about 26,500 fair price shops. Its divisional plan assigned 1,000 stores each to Jaipur, Jodhpur and Udaipur, while Ajmer, Kota, Bharatpur and Bikaner received 500 each.

The Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department was the nodal department, but implementation rested with the Rajasthan State Food and Civil Supplies Corporation. The corporation selected the supplier and coordinated the supply of non-ration goods with participating fair price shop dealers.

The negotiated product rebate was shared in a 60:40 ratio: 60% of the price benefit went to the consumer and 40% supported the dealer's income. This arrangement helped sell goods below the maximum retail price without turning the scheme into a government cash subsidy.

Annapurna Bhandar was Rajasthan's state-level partnership model that added a modern retail layer to selected fair price shops. Customers bought branded, non-ration daily-use goods there, while their separate ration entitlements remained unchanged; it was neither a cash-transfer nor a free-foodgrain scheme.

All four pairs are correct. The framework linked acceptability with trusted branded goods, availability with nearby access, affordability with prices lowered through negotiated rebates, and awareness with product and price information spread through the fair price shop network. Therefore, the correct count is four.