Whether Telangana is a poor state with issuance of 1.6 crore Food security cards (ration cards) covering 3.43 crore beneficiaries?

Whether Telangana is a poor state with issuance of 1.6 crore Food security cards (ration cards) covering 3.43 crore beneficiaries?

K M Dayashankar The projected population of Telangana state is 3.87 crore in the year 2026. But a record 85 percent population comes in the BPL category with the issuance of ration cards Only 44 lakh people in Telangana state are in the Above Poverty Line (APL) category, and 3.43 crore population comes under the Below Poverty Line (BPL) category It is evident that the majority of beneficiaries of the ration cards are selling away the rice collec…