Questionnaire on Food Security

[Rashan Card]

Name: Age:
Gender: Occupation:
Address:

1. Do you possess Ration Card?

(a) Yes (b) No

2. What is the type of your Ration Card?

(a) Above Poverty Line

(b) Below Poverty Line
(c) Antodaya
(d) Annapurna
 3. Number of household members
Male Female Total
(a) Children below 6 years
(b)Children (6-8 years)
(c) Adults (aged 18-60 years)
(d) Aged persons (above 60 years)
TOTAL

4. Type of your household

(a) Nuclear family
(b) Nuclear family with dependents
(c) Joint family
(d) Others

5. Since how many years have you had this Ration Card?
(a) 0 – 5 years
(b) 5 – 10 years
(c) 10 – 15 years
(d) 15 – 20 years

6. “Are you in possession of your Ration Card at the moment or is it

with someone else?
(a) In possession
(b) With Ration dealer
 (c) With Pradhan/ Sarpanch/Sachiv
(d) With Others

7. In an ordinary month, how much grain (wheat and Rice) do you

normally get from the PDS outlet?
Kgs.

8. How much did you pay for that?

Rs.

9. How would you describe the quality of the grain you received?

(a) Poor
(b) Average
(c) Good
(d) Best

10. How far is the PDS outlet from your house?

Kms.

11. How long you take to reach at PDS outlet?

Hrs. Mins.

12. How would you rate the overall functioning of the PDS now
compared with 5 years ago?
 (a) Better
(b) Same
(c) Worse

13. The quantity of food grains you get is sufficient for your family?
(a) Yes
(b) No

14. Has it ever happened, during the last 3 months, that some people in
the household had sleep hungry because there was not enough food in
the house?
(a) Yes
(b) No

15. What do you consider as basic daily food requirements for your
household?

16. Considering your basic daily food requirements as minimum food

intake required for life: Do you think that the basic daily food intake of
your household has improved?
(a) Yes (b) No
If yes, to what extent? If no, then?
(a) Slightly better (a) Same
(b) Same (b) Worse
(c) Better (c) Much worse
(d) Much better

17. Is your Ration Card registered under “ONE NATION ONE

RATION CARD” (ONORC) Scheme?
(a) Yes (b) No

18. Have you downloaded the “MERA RATION” app in your mobile
phone?
(a) Yes
(b) No

19. How many days does the PDS outlet usually open in a month?
Days

20. Are these days fixed for each month?

(a) Yes
(b) No