Armed with the resolute will to provide ration at the doorstep of the people, the State Government shall undertake the home delivery service of atta from October 1 this year. The scheme shall be implemented across the State in a single phase. For the purpose, the entire state has been divided into eight zones.
“Under the scheme, the Government shall offer, to every beneficiary enrolled under NFSA, the option of home delivery of atta. Any beneficiary, who wishes to physically collect his entitlement of wheat from a Fair Price Shop (FPS), shall have an option of ‘opt-out’ through a suitable IT-intervention freely available to him. The delivery cycle of distribution shall now be changed from quarterly to monthly cycle,” said the state Food, Civil Supplies, and Consumer Affairs Minister Lal Chand Kataruchak.
The home delivery service shall introduce the concept of Mobile Fair Price Shops (MPS) — which shall be a transport vehicle, preferably fitted with GPS facility and cameras to live stream the handing over of atta to the beneficiary, said the Minister adding that it shall mandatorily have the facility of weighing scales in order to satisfy the customer about the weight of the atta before it is delivered.
An MPS shall enjoy a status similar to the ‘Fair Price Shop’ under the NFSA. Only MPS shall offer the facility of home delivery of Atta.