Quota
Ration card quota per person
राशन कार्ड पर कितना अनाज मिलता है
Last reviewed: 11 November 2026
The quota question has a short official answer and a long local one. Publish the short answer from the NFSA page. Send the local answer back to the state.
The central scale
From the NFSA salient-features page:
- AAY: 35 kg of foodgrains per household per month.
- PHH: 5 kg of foodgrains per person per month.
AAY does not increase when a member is added. PHH does. A non-NFSA or APL card is outside this table. Its scale, if any, is the state’s.
Price
On 29 November 2023 the Cabinet decided that foodgrains under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana would be free for about 81.35 crore NFSA beneficiaries for five years from 1 January 2024. The approximate five-year subsidy cited with that decision was Rs 11.80 lakh crore, borne by the Centre. Later parliamentary replies placed the end of that window at 31 December 2028 and said a further extension was not under consideration then.
The older central issue prices were Re 1 a kg for coarse grains, Rs 2 for wheat, and Rs 3 for rice. They are history for the central NFSA supply. A state can still price an extra item it buys itself. The shop receipt is the price that applied to that month.
Fortified rice is a nutrition measure in the central supply. It does not change the kilograms above.
Where to see your own number
The entitlement that will actually be weighed is on the state portal and, for many households, in the Mera Ration dashboard. The official app FAQ says the monthly quantity and the grain are shown there. If the app and the card disagree, ask the shop to follow the state system, and keep the receipt.
You draw it at a fair price shop. Another state’s shop, under portability, does not create a second quota.
Related guides
What a ration card is, and the card types
What a ration card is, and how AAY, PHH, APL and BPL differ in 2026. NFSA entitlements with official sources. Unofficial guide.
One Nation One Ration Card
What One Nation One Ration Card is, how to use it at a fair price shop, and the official IMPDS and myScheme pages. Unofficial guide.
Find a fair price shop
How to find a fair price shop without a fake locator. Use Mera Ration, IMPDS, or the state ePoS site. Unofficial guide.
Frequently asked questions
What is the ration card quota per person?
For a Priority Household under NFSA, the central entitlement is 5 kg of foodgrains per person per month. For an Antyodaya Anna Yojana household it is 35 kg per household per month, not per person. States may add more from their own budget.
Is the grain free in 2026?
A Cabinet decision on 29 November 2023 made NFSA foodgrains free for five years from 1 January 2024. That window runs through 31 December 2028 as later parliamentary replies described it. This page should be re-read against DFPD if you are checking after 2028.
Why does the Mera Ration store page still show Rs 3, Rs 2 and Re 1?
Those were the old central issue prices. The Play Store text has not caught up with the Cabinet decision. The receipt at the fair price shop and the state portal are the current price, not the store listing.
Does ONORC change the quota?
No. You lift the same entitlement from a fair price shop in another state. You do not get a second quota.
My state gives more than 5 kg. Which number is real?
The central PHH figure is 5 kg per person. A higher number is a state top-up and can change. Telangana’s civil supplies site has described one such top-up. Confirm it on your state portal.