Selected State-wise Number of Households, Below Poverty Line (BPL) Households and Ration Cards under Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) in India (As on 31.12.2014) | ||||||||
States/UTs | Projected Population in 2000 (In Lakh) | % of BPL Population | Size of House Holds | No. of House Holds in 2000 (In Lakh) | No. of BPL House Holds In 2000 (In Lakh) | Ration Cards (In Lakh) | ||
BPL | AAY | BPL Including AAY | ||||||
Andaman and Nicobar Islands | ||||||||
Andhra Pradesh # | ||||||||
Arunachal Pradesh | ||||||||
Assam | ||||||||
Dadra and Nagar Haveli | ||||||||
Daman and Diu | ||||||||
Goa | ||||||||
Gujarat | ||||||||
Jammu and Kashmir | ||||||||
Jharkhand | ||||||||
Kerala | ||||||||
Lakshdweep | ||||||||
Manipur | ||||||||
Meghalaya | ||||||||
Mizoram | ||||||||
Nagaland | ||||||||
Odisha | ||||||||
Puducherry | ||||||||
Sikkim | ||||||||
Tamil Nadu* | ||||||||
Tripura | ||||||||
Uttar Pradesh | ||||||||
Uttarakhand | ||||||||
West Bengal |