RAS question
Rajasthan's Annapurna Rasoi Yojana (renamed version) provides meals at:
Correct answer: (C) ₹8 per plate.
Rajasthan's Shri Annapurna Rasoi Yojana provides subsidised meals to beneficiaries at ₹8 per plate.
Explanation
Shri Annapurna Rasoi Yojana is the renamed version of the earlier Indira Rasoi Yojana, with the rename taking place in January 2024. The scheme is meant to make cooked meals affordable rather than free: beneficiaries pay ₹8 per plate, while the State Government contributes ₹22 per plate as a subsidy, making the total cost ₹30 per meal. The Rajasthan Economic Review also records that the thali is nutritious and, in the rural version, is a 600-gram serving. For the MCQ, the important distinction is between the beneficiary's price and the government's support. The price charged to the beneficiary is ₹8 per plate, so option C is the answer.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Free is wrong because the scheme is subsidised, not zero-priced for the beneficiary; the beneficiary pays ₹8 per plate.
- (B) ₹20 per plate is wrong because the stated beneficiary charge is ₹8, while the State Government separately contributes ₹22 as subsidy.
- (D) ₹50 per plate is wrong because the scheme is designed around an affordable subsidised meal, with a total meal cost of ₹30 and a beneficiary price of ₹8.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan's welfare and food-security schemes under the Economy of Rajasthan syllabus. It recurs in RAS because scheme names, renamed versions, beneficiary charges and subsidy-sharing details are frequent factual traps.