Antyodaya Anna Yojana is a government-sponsored scheme in India that provides highly subsidized food to millions of the poorest families. The scheme was launched on December 25, 2000, by the then Union Food and Civil Supplies Minister, N Sri Vishnu, and is one of the biggest initiatives undertaken by the Government of India. The scheme aims to provide high-quality and subsidized food to the poorest families.

The scheme identifies the poorest families in the country and provides them with food at greatly reduced prices. Once a family has been recognized as eligible, they are given a unique "Antyodaya Ration Card". This card, also called the PDS (public distribution card) yellow card, acts as a form of identification, proving that the bearer is authorized to receive the level of rations the card describes. The color of the card is yellow.

The scheme covers the poorest families in the state and 35 kg of food grains per month are provided to the selected households. The scheme has been implemented in Meghalaya with effect from November 2001 as per the guidelines of the Government of India.

The eligibility criteria for the scheme include households headed by terminally sick people, disabled people, people over the age of 60, or widows with no reliable source of income or societal support. The scheme has been expanded to include 2.5 million of the lowest of the poor.

In summary, Antyodaya Anna Yojana is a government-sponsored scheme in India that provides highly subsidized food to millions of the poorest families. The scheme identifies the poorest families in the country and provides them with food at greatly reduced prices. The eligibility criteria for the scheme include households headed by terminally sick people, disabled people, people over the age of 60, or widows with no reliable source of income or societal support.