In line with the National Food Security Bill, a new arrangement of public distribution system would be enforced from October 1 in the State. This was informed in a Divisional level workshop being organised at hotel Tansen Residency on Thursday here.
In the workshop, the Commissioner of Food and Civil Supply and Consumer Protection department of Madhya Pradesh Manohar Agnani gave detailed information about distribution of food grain under subsidies rates. The workshop which was organised in the presence of Divisional commissioner KK Khare, sought suggestions from the experts. The Food Commissioner Agnani said that under the provisions of National food security ordinance eligible families would have two categories. First category is the card holders of Antyodya and other schemes and the second category was priority families.
He said that in the new arrangement distribution of food grains for priority families would be on the basis of number of total members. In the new arrangement Antyodaya card holders would be given 35 kg food grains per family. The priority families would get food grains of 5 kg per member of the family. The CEO of Janpad Panchayat, CEMO of Municipal Corporation, food department staff and information science officer have ordered to complete the work in the time limit.