What this scheme offers
Sanna Biyyam gives ration-card families in Telangana 6 kg of free fine rice per person per month through the public distribution system. Chief Minister Revanth Reddy launched it at Huzurnagar on Ugadi, 30 March 2025, and distribution began on 1 April. It replaced the coarse rice that people often did not eat and sometimes sold on, which the government said fed black-marketing. Every member on a card gets the full 6 kg with no family cap, and a beneficiary can collect from any fair-price shop in the state, not only the shop the card is attached to. At launch about 2.85 crore people on roughly 90 lakh cards were covered, with 30 lakh more applications to be cleared to take it to about 3.10 crore — around 85% of the population — at an annual cost of about ₹10,600 crore.
Who is eligible
- A member of a valid ration card (food security card) in Telangana.
- Each person on the card gets 6 kg of fine rice a month — there is no cap on the number of members.
- Rice can be collected from any fair-price shop in the state.
- Families without a card can apply for one and are added once verified.
Documents required
- Ration card (food security card)
- Aadhaar linked to the card, as the ration shop may verify it
- For a new ration card: the application documents listed by Civil Supplies or Mee Seva, including Aadhaar and family details
How to apply
- Check that your family is on the ration card list through the Civil Supplies EPDS portal or at your Mee Seva centre.
- If you have no card, apply for one through Mee Seva with your Aadhaar and family details.
- Go to any fair-price shop in the state on a distribution day with your ration card.
- Authenticate as the shop asks and collect 6 kg of fine rice per person.
- If rice is refused or short, complain to the Mandal Revenue Officer or the Civil Supplies helpline.