BPL Surveys — Amendments

Amendment	Year	Description	Impact
National Food Security Act	2013	While not a constitutional amendment, the National Food Security Act 2013 significantly impacted BPL identification by mandating coverage of 75% rural and 50% urban population under the Targeted Public Distribution System. The Act required states to identify Priority Households and Antyodaya Anna Yojana families, largely based on SECC data.	Transformed the approach to poverty identification from exclusion-based to inclusion-based targeting, emphasizing the right to food and requiring more comprehensive identification of vulnerable households