Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that no poor will live without ration during Covid crisis. He directed the officers of the Cooperatives and Food Departments to relax the rules and make arrangements in this regard.
Chouhan was reviewing free food grains distribution system to the eligible families under the public distribution system from the Chief Minister's residence on Wednesday. Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Minister Bisahulal Singh and Cooperative, Public Service Management Minister Arvind Bhadoria were also present in the video conference.
Chouhan said that the poor person should not have any problem in getting food grains. Food grains should be distributed to them even if they don’t have eligibility slip, Aadhar Card and other documents. He asked the ministers of the Food and Cooperation Departments to make effective arrangements in this regard.
Chouhan said that fair price shops should not be crowded at the time of distribution of ration. Corona guideline should be effectively followed. Along with its effective system, it should also be monitored. A competent government officer or employee should be posted at the time of distribution of ration.
The Chief Minister said that the beneficiaries should be informed about the distribution of free food grains through SMS. He said that lifting, transportation and distribution of free ration is a challenging task during the Covid crisis. The transportation and distribution of food grains should be closely monitored. There should not be any kind of laxity and communication gap in this. The Co-operatives and Food Departments should work in tandem with mutual co-ordination.
Chouhan said that along with free food grains distribution, an acknowledgment should be provided to the beneficiary from the P.O.S. machine. He said that irregularity in distribution work will not be tolerated.