Food Security Act will be implemented in Madhya Pradesh with effect from March 1, 2014. State’s 75 per cent population will be under the Act’s purview.
So far, more than 3.70 crore people’s names have been included in Samagra Portal developed by Food and Civil Supplies and Social Justice departments.
Even before implementation of this Act, wheat and rice are being provided at the rate of Rs1 under Annapurna Yojana through public distribution system in the state since January 1, 2014.
As per Food Security Act, the Central Government will provide wheat at the rate of
Rs 2 per kg and rice at Rs3 per kg to the State Government.
However, both wheat and rice will be provided at Re one per kg under Mukhyamantri Annapurna Yojana by giving additional subsidy to all eligible families.Food and Civil Supplies Department has made large-scale preparations for
implementation of National Food Security Act.
Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) card holders and priority families will get its benefit.
These include BPl families, beneficiaries of social pension scheme, building and other construction workers, Mukhyamantri Mazdoor Suraksha Card, forest rights patta holders, cycle
rickshaw and handcart pullers, women domestic helps, urban vendors, registered bidi workers, landless kotwars, registered weavers and craftpersons, registered hair dressers, persons affected by defence agreement, registered railway porters, labourers of closed mills, registered persons with multiple disabilities and mentally retarded persons, inmates of old age homes, children of juvenile homes, porters and weighing assistants at mandis and all SC and SC domiciles of the State.
In SC and ST category, income tax payers and class I, II and III officers and employees of state and Central governments have not been included in the scheme.
According to Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s announcement, all registered fishermen, drivers, conductors and calamity-affected families will also be provided subsidised food grains by including them in the category of priority families.
In the SC and ST category, all income tax payers and Class I, II and III officers-employees of Central and the State Government have not been included in this scheme.
Of the total 3.70 crore persons registered on integrated portal, 2.84 crore belong to rural and 86.70 lakh to urban areas. Registrations at integrated portal are being done under supervision of collectors. Urban bodies are conducting survey in urban areas and Panchayats in rural areas
with cooperation of Food Department.
After implementation of National Food Security Act, every AAY ration card holder will get 35 kg food grains and families identified under priority families will get 5 kg per person per month.
The State Government has also decided that families having over 7 members will be provided 5 kg food grains per person under Antyodaya Anna Yojana. In this way, every eligible family will get over 35 kg food grains each.