User:Soma.gupta

The situation with regard to BPL issues in Kerala is very serious. Lakhs of families are thrown from the BPL Categories due to the norms prescribed by the Central Government and the Planning Commission. In Kerala earlier the BPL families was 38%, which covers 25 lakh families. In 1993-94 it reduced to 25% and the families reduced from 25 to 16 lakh. From 2002 onwards it again reduced from 25% to 12.7%. The number of families benefited came down from 16 lakh to 9.3 lakhs. With regard to some concession provided by the Central Government a small increase is maintained that is about 10 lakh. Now the BPL cardholders came about 22 lakhs but the Central Government has given the benefits only to half of the total BPL families. When new cards are being issued even SC/ST families are getting APL cards. As a result, a large number of deserving families are deprived of the benefits of even the centrally sponsored schemes.