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Correct Answer: Option (A) — Under the Targeted Public Distribution System, the families Below Poverty Line are provided 50 kg of foodgrains per month per family at subsidised price
Concept & Option Breakdown
Standard Reference VerifiedOption (a) is incorrect: Under the Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS), the entitlement for BPL families was initially 10 kg per family per month, enhanced to 20 kg in 2000, and later to 35 kg per family per month in April 2002. It was never 50 kg. Options (b), (c), and (d) are all factual and correct descriptions of the respective welfare programmes.
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