Latest News | Food Minister Imran Hussain Reviews Free Ration Distribution in Delhi
Get latest articles and stories on Latest News at LatestLY. Delhi Food and Civil Supplies Minister Imran Hussain reviewed the distribution of free ration under the National Food Security Act and the One Nation One Ration Card schemes on Friday.
New Delhi, Jul 5 (PTI) Delhi Food and Civil Supplies Minister Imran Hussain reviewed the distribution of free ration under the National Food Security Act and the One Nation One Ration Card schemes on Friday.
He also sought detailed information about the distribution of ration through the ration card portability scheme in the national capital, according to a statement.
The minister instructed department officials to gear up for the application process of new ration cards so that more beneficiaries can avail themselves of the benefits of the National Food Security Act.
Hussain instructed to cancel ration cards lying inactive or whose beneficiaries had left Delhi. New cards will be included by following the first in-first out mode while processing fresh applications.
The ceiling for Delhi is approximately 72 lakh beneficiaries under the National Food Security Act, the statement said.
Department officials informed Hussain that the distribution of ration under the National Food Security Act for July commenced on Monday.
Around 51 per cent of the quota has already been distributed to beneficiaries, it stated.
Beneficiaries are also utilising the portability scheme that allows a cardholder to get ration from any shop in Delhi. The ration is being distributed through e-pos devices and technical issues also get resolved expeditiously, it said.
In Delhi, under the Public Distribution System covered by the National Food Security Act, beneficiaries are provided three kilogrammes of wheat and two kilogrammes of rice every month under regular entitlement, the statement said.
Regular entitlement under the Antyodaya Anna Yojana category is 20 kilogrammes of wheat, 15 kilogrammes of rice and one kilogramme of sugar per household, it added.
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