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The full form of BPL is Below Poverty Line. It is an economic benchmark related to threshold income. It is fixed by the Government of India. It can help one identify the financially weaker people and households in immediate need of government aid.

The main criteria for availing a BPL Card is if the person earns less than Rs. 6,400/- in rural areas and less than Rs. 11,850/- in urban areas per month. Anything exceeding this income limit and then that person is not eligible to own a BPL Card.

Visit the Government of Maharashtra- Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Department. On the left-hand side of the page click on 'Download'. Click on 'Form 1 - application for a new ration card' link. Get a printout of the form and duly fill it.

Families having income below Rs10,000 are covered under BPL category.

In urban areas, the range is Rs 59,000 to Rs 1 lakh per year. This means that in urban areas, an APL card holder's monthly income averages between just Rs 4,916 and Rs 8,333.

Families with an annual income up to Rs. 15 000 have been included in the Integrated Rural Development Program (IRDP) list from 1997 to 1998. The family should not own a four-wheel vehicle or a telephone in their residence.

To apply, the eligible person has to apply with required documents to the concerned village Panchayat/ Block Panchayat / municipal authority. Please go to the respective office. Get the form for this certificate or write on a plain paper as advised.

As per the method authorized by the Union Cabinet, the household income limit to become a beneficiary under the BPL (Below Poverty Line) list is approximately Rs. 27,000 per year. A household will not be included in the BPL list if the annual income of a family exceeds Rs. 27,000.