Mukhya Mantri Ration Aapke Gram Yojana' is being started by the Madhya Pradesh Government in the State. Ration will be distributed in the village itself through ration distribution vehicles under the scheme. Tribal beneficiaries will no longer have to go to the Panchayat Headquarters to get fair price ration. This will also help them in getting the ration and also save time. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will launch this scheme on November 15 at the Tribal Pride Day function at Jamboori Maidan in Bhopal.
For the operation of the scheme, 485 vehicles have been contracted in the state through which fair price ration will be distributed in 74 tribal development blocks of 16 districts of the state. Total 7.43 lakh families of 6,575 villages will be benefited by the scheme. About 16,944 metric tonnes of ration will be distributed every month. Ration vehicles will be customized, arrangements will be made for weighing, seating, mic, fan, light and security of the material on the vehicles. Important government schemes will also be publicized through the vehicles.
Vehicles of scheduled tribe youth will be contracted for operation of the scheme. For a vehicle with a capacity of one tonne of food grains, Rs. 24,000 and for a vehicle with a capacity of 2 tonne, Rs. 31,000 will be provided per month. The rental rate may be revised every four months.
To purchase ration vehicles, Rs. 2 lakh for one ton capacity vehicle and Rs. 3 lakh per vehicle will be given for vehicle of more than one ton capacity will be given by the government to the scheduled caste youth. Loans will be provided to the beneficiaries at a concessional rate of 7.40 percent through the Central Bank of India.