A handheld apparatus ( 100, 200) for spreading a material, with the material being seeds, salt, fertilizers, sand, stones, ice melting granules, pesticides, insecticides, weed killer, herbicides, calcium chloride, granular soil amendment material, granular oil absorbent material dusting products or granular floor cleaning products, the handheld apparatus ( 100, 200) comprising: a bucket member ( 102, 202) configured to store the material, the bucket member ( 102, 202) includes a closable dispensing opening ( 114, 214); an actuating member ( 118, 218) disposed on the bucket member ( 102, 202); a housing member ( 120, 220) connected to the bucket member ( 102, 202), the housing member ( 120, 220) includes a top wall ( 158, 258), a bottom wall ( 160, 260), a back wall ( 168, 268) and side walls ( 162, 262) connecting the top wall ( 158, 258) and the bottom wall ( 160, 260); a rotating member ( 122, 222) disposed within the housing member ( 120, 220), the rotating member ( 122, 222) is operably associated with the actuating member ( 118, 218) to receive rotary movement therefrom, the rotating member ( 122, 222) includes a base plate ( 152, 252) having a first diameter and a plurality of blades ( 154, 254) disposed onto the base plate ( 152, 252) and disposed at a predefined distance from the housing member ( 120, 220), the predefined distance is greater than maximum size of the material passing through the dispensing opening ( 114, 214); the bottom wall ( 160, 260) comprising a rim member ( 186, 286) defining a second diameter such that the second diameter is larger than the first diameter of the base plate ( 152, 252) of the rotating member characterized in that, the bottom wall ( 160, 260) comprising at least one slot at a rear portion of the bottom wall ( 160, 260) that is covered by the back wall ( 168, 268) and the side walls ( 162, 262), the bottom wall ( 160, 260) further comprising: one or more slots ( 182, 282) at a front portion ( 161, 261) of the bottom wall ( 160, 260) that is not covered by the back wall ( 160, 260) and the side walls ( 162, 262); and the rim member ( 186, 286) encompassing the plurality of slots ( 164, 264). a bucket member ( 102, 202) configured to store the material, the bucket member ( 102, 202) includes a closable dispensing opening ( 114, 214); an actuating member ( 118, 218) disposed on the bucket member ( 102, 202); a housing member ( 120, 220) connected to the bucket member ( 102, 202), the housing member ( 120, 220) includes a top wall ( 158, 258), a bottom wall ( 160, 260), a back wall ( 168, 268) and side walls ( 162, 262) connecting the top wall ( 158, 258) and the bottom wall ( 160, 260); a rotating member ( 122, 222) disposed within the housing member ( 120, 220), the rotating member ( 122, 222) is operably associated with the actuating member ( 118, 218) to receive rotary movement therefrom, the rotating member ( 122, 222) includes a base plate ( 152, 252) having a first diameter and a plurality of blades ( 154, 254) disposed onto the base plate ( 152, 252) and disposed at a predefined distance from the housing member ( 120, 220), the predefined distance is greater than maximum size of the material passing through the dispensing opening ( 114, 214); the bottom wall ( 160, 260) comprising a rim member ( 186, 286) defining a second diameter such that the second diameter is larger than the first diameter of the base plate ( 152, 252) of the rotating member characterized in that, the bottom wall ( 160, 260) comprising at least one slot at a rear portion of the bottom wall ( 160, 260) that is covered by the back wall ( 168, 268) and the side walls ( 162, 262), one or more slots ( 182, 282) at a front portion ( 161, 261) of the bottom wall ( 160, 260) that is not covered by the back wall ( 160, 260) and the side walls ( 162, 262); and the rim member ( 186, 286) encompassing the plurality of slots ( 164, 264).