In a simple and brief programme held here at his residence on Sunday, Chief Minister Raman Singh inaugurated the Statewide Food and Nutrition Security Week.
The Chief Minister flagged off special vehicles of the Civil Supplies Corporation to different districts of the state for the distribution ration materials under the Chhattisgarh Food and Nutrition Security Act 2012. 70 special vehicles will supply ration to the ration shops across the State, out of which, four vehicles will go to the ration shops in the Raipur Municipal Corporation limits.
According to an official Press Statement issued here on Sunday, these vehicles, laced with posters and banners showing the information regarding the Chhattisgarh Food Security Act, would publicise the Act among the people.
The Chief Minister said that Chhattisgarh, by making the first Food Security Act, has given a new model of public distribution system to the Central Government and other States. “Our Food and Nutrition Security campaign is the largest and successful in the country,” he added.
The Chief Minister also released the emblem of Chhattisgarh Food and Nutrition Security Act on the occasion. As per the declaration of the Chief Minister, under the Public Distribution System, the Food and Nutrition Security Week has been started in the 10,894 fair price shops of the state, in which along with distribution of ration cards, ration items would also given to the consumers at the fair price shops.
Food and civil supplies minister Punnulal Mohle, Chhattisgarh State Civil Supplies Corporation chairman leelaram Bhojwani, Chhattisgarh State Warehousing Corporation chairman Ashok Bajaj, secretary food department Vikassheel, director Umesh Agrawal and managing director of Civil Supplies Corporation Koushlendra Singh were also present at the function.
On the occasion the chief minister said that 90 per cent population of the state would get the benefits of the Food Security Act, under which Antyodaya families would get 35 kg food grain at Rs 1 per kg and the Priority poor families will get 35 kg rice at Rs 2 per kg and thegeneral families will get 15 kg rice at Rs 9per kilogram.