Nearly 67 lakh families across Assam have received their ration as the state's flagship food distribution drive, Anna Sewa Din, clears its eleventh day — with rice delivery racing past the 97 per cent mark and a second, special phase already underway for pulses and sugar.

The Chief Minister's Office of Assam posted the progress update on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, citing figures that place the drive among the most expansive state-level food security exercises the state has run. Under the leadership of Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma, 66.86 lakh families — 96.66% of the target — have been covered, with 1,33,475.25 metric tonnes of rice distributed, representing 97.59% of the allocated quantity.

Special Phase Adds Dal and Sugar to the Basket

Day 2 of the Special Anna Sewa Din has added two more essentials to the distribution ledger. 16,582.57 quintals of masur dal (23.62%) and 16,509.23 quintals of sugar (23.51%) have been handed out so far in this second phase — a sign that the state is moving beyond staple grains to address a broader nutritional basket for low-income households.

The drive operates within the framework of India's National Food Security Act, 2013, which legally entitles priority households to subsidised food grains through the Public Distribution System. Assam has used time-bound campaigns like Anna Sewa Din to push coverage figures upward, reduce backlogs, and ensure the last-mile reach that routine monthly distribution sometimes misses.

What the Numbers Mean on the Ground

A 96.66% family coverage rate by Day 11 is a logistical statement — it means ration shops, supply chains, and field staff across one of India's larger northeastern states are moving in near-lockstep. The remaining roughly 3.3% of families represent the hard-to-reach tail: remote villages, documentation gaps, or administrative delays that the drive's remaining days will need to close.

For the Special Anna Sewa Din, the dal and sugar figures — hovering just above 23% on Day 2 — suggest a steep ramp-up ahead if full distribution targets are to be met before the phase concludes. Watch for the final tally once both phases close.

Assam's push on food security under Dr. Sarma is not happening in a vacuum. Indian states have increasingly used concentrated distribution windows to demonstrate welfare delivery, and the numbers posted publicly in near-real time signal a government keen to make the accounting visible. Whether the last few lakh families are reached before the drive ends will be the real measure of this campaign's reach.