As many 92,98,582 families comprising 3,24,73,370 people have been included in the National Food Security Act (NFSA) and 83,035 families comprising 3,12,311 people getting subsided rice under the State Food Security Scheme (SFSS).
Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain informed this in the State Assembly in response to a question of BJP MLA Nityanand Gond on Wednesday.
The Minister informed that 86,612 families comprising 3,33,450 people have been included in the NFSA and 337 families comprising 1,274 people included in SFSWS in the Umarkote Assembly constituency area.