Tamil Nadu drew lower quantity of rice than its share under Antyodaya Anna Yojana in five of last seven years

From 2019-20 to 2025-26, it was during the COVID-19 pandemic year (2020-21) that the drawal was almost close to the allocated figure of around 6.99 lakh tonnes, with the off-take being about 98%. In the remaining four years, it varied from