Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that Anna Utsav will be celebrated on 7th day of every month. On this day, poor persons will be provided wheat and iodised salt at Re 1 per kg and rice at Rs 2 per kg. He said that strict action will be taken if any irregularity is found in food grains distribution to the poor.
Chouhan has also directed the divisional commissioners and district collectors to ensure that the poor get their quota of food grains. Chief Minister Chouhan was addressing a gathering at the launch function of Mukhyamantri Annapurna Yojana's second phase here on Monday.
He said he would ensure that there were no poor people in the State. Big cities would be developed in the state and simultaneously the poor people would be provided with all facilities.
For this, houses worth Rs 3 lakh each with a subsidy of Rs 70,000 would be provided to the poor. Pattas for government land occupied by the poor would be given to them, he said. He said that Mukhyamantri Annapurna Yojana had brought in a revolution. The poor had all rights to resources and a good government should ensure that they got their share of it.
The State, he said, was a leader in terms of growth rate. But this would be meaningful only if the benefits of growth reached the poor. He said Rs 1,000 crore would be spent on Mukhyamantri Annapurna Yojana. The Government had held panchayats of every section of society and chalked out schemes as per their requirements. He said that arrangements of scholarships, free uniforms and cycles have been made for students. All citizens should educate their children.
Presiding over the function, Food and Civil Supplies Minister Paras Jain said that arrangements had been made under Mukhyamantri Annapurna Yojana for providing whole month's ration in one day's wages. The scheme would benefit 74 lakh ration card holders. The State Government would also provide sugar on subsidised rates.
At the function, Chief Minister Chouhan distributed food grains as token to some beneficiaries. Urban Administration and Development Minister Babulal Gaur, ex-CM and Bhopal MP Kailash Joshi, Bhopal district Panchayat President Meena Himmat Goyal, Mayor Krishna Gaur, MlAs Dhruvnarayan Singh, Vishwas Sarang, Chairman of Food and Civil Supplies Corporation Ramesh Sharma, Chairman of Minerals Development Corporation Rameshwar Sharma, Pharmacy Council President Basant Gupta, Bhopal BJP President Alok Sharma and large number of citizens were present on the occasion.