Every month, Civil Supplies Department of each state Govt. issues notification stating what are the Rationing articles and their quantity citizen can have as per the classification of ration cards such as PHH, NPHH, (Earlier BPL, APL), AYY etc. Ration card holders can avail these items from their registered retail ration shops on weekly share / monthly share basis. Sugar and kerosene shall be distributed per month and other rice and wheat items on weekly basis.
Some of the Sample Distribution of Rationing Articles:
Ration articles issued through Ration Shops in January - 2015
1. Distribution of Rice, Wheat and Wheat Flour (Aatta)
APL Ration Card: 9kg Rice for Rs. 8.90/kg and 2kg Wheat for Rs. 6.70/kg.
APL Subsidy Ration Card: 9kg Rice for Rs. 2.00/kg and 2Kg Wheat for Rs. 6.70/kg.
Both of Subsidy and Non-subsidy APL Ration Card: 2kg of wheat flour for Rs. 15.00/kg.
BPL Ration Card: 25kg of Rice for Rs. 1.00/kg and 5kg Wheat for Rs. 2.00/kg.
AAY Ration Card: 35kg of Rice for Rs. 1.00/kg.
Annapoorna Ration Card: 10kg of Rice for no cost.
2. Distribution of Sugar
- Both BPL and AAY Ration Card: Sugar for Rs. 13.50/kg (400gm/member).
3. Distribution of Kerosene
- Non Electrified Household: 4 Litre Kerosene for Rs. 18.00/litre.
- Electrified Household: 1 Litre Kerosene for Rs. 17.00/litre.
Ration articles issued through Ration Shops in November - 2014
1. Distribution of Rice, Wheat and Wheat Flour (Aatta)
APL Ration Card: 9kg Rice for Rs. 8.90/kg and 2kg Wheat for Rs. 6.70/kg.
APL Subsidy Ration Card: 9kg Rice for Rs. 2.00/kg and 2Kg Wheat for Rs. 6.70/kg.
Both of Subsidy and Non-subsidy APL Ration Card: 2kg of wheat flour for Rs. 15.00/kg.
BPL Ration Card: 25kg of Rice for Rs. 1.00/kg and 5kg Wheat for Rs. 2.00/kg.
AAY Ration Card: 35kg of Rice for Rs. 1.00/kg.
Annapoorna Ration Card: 10kg of Rice for no cost.
2. Distribution of Sugar
- Both BPL and AAY Ration Card: Sugar for Rs. 13.50/kg (400gm/member).
3. Distribution of Kerosene
- Non Electrified Household: 4 Litre Kerosene for Rs. 18.00/litre.
- Electrified Household: 1 Litre Kerosene for Rs. 17.00/litre.
Ration articles issued through Ration Shops in October - 2014
1. Distribution of Rice, Wheat and Wheat Flour (Aatta)
- APL Ration Card: 10kg Rice for Rs. 8.90/kg and 2kg Wheat for Rs. 6.70/kg.
- APL Subsidy Ration Card: 10kg Rice for Rs. 2.00/kg and 2Kg Wheat for Rs. 6.70/kg.
- Both of Subsidy and Non-subsidy APL Ration Card: 2kg of wheat flour for Rs. 15.00/kg.
- BPL Ration Card: 25kg of Rice for Rs. 1.00/kg and 5kg Wheat for Rs. 2.00/kg.
- AAY Ration Card: 35kg of Rice for Rs. 1.00/kg.
- Annapoorna Ration Card: 10kg of Rice for no cost.
2. Distribution of Sugar
- Both BPL and AAY Ration Card:Sugar for Rs. 13.50/kg (400gm/member).
3. Distribution of Kerosene
- Non Electrified Household: 4 Litre Kerosene for Rs. 18.00/litre.
- Electrified Household: 1 Litre Kerosene for Rs. 17.00/litre.
Rationing Articles Allotment (may vary month to month and state to state)

The monthly quantity and price may vary slightly depending on quota availability decided by PDS Department and NFSA.
Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) Card - Yellow Colour Commodity Per Card per Month:
Rice (Boiled / Matta / Raw: 30kg/card for Free
Sugar: 1kg/card for Rs. 21.0
Wheat: 5kg/card for Free
Priority House Hold (PHH) Card - Pink colour Commodity Per Unit per Month:
Rice (Boiled / Matta / Raw: 4kg/unit for Rs. 2.0
Wheat: 1kg/unit for Rs. 2.0
Non-Priority Subsidy (NPS) Card - Blue colour Commodity Per Unit per Month:
Rice (Boiled / Matta / Raw: 2kg/unit for Rs. 4.0
Atta: 3kg/unit for Rs. 17.0
Non-Priority Non-Subsidy (NPNS) Card - White colour Commodity Per Card per Month:
Rice (Boiled / Matta / Raw: 3kg/card for Rs. 10.90
Atta: 3kg/unit for Rs. 17.0