Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik would launch roll out phase of the National Food Security Act (NFSA) here on January 28 in order to begin process for identification of beneficiaries under the Act, an official release informed.
It informed that Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Sanjay Dasburma held a review meeting in this regard.
It was revealed that the pilot phase initiated in Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation area on September 22 has been completed. All beneficiaries of the State would be identified during the roll out phase, which would be completed by August-end.
The Chief Minister would distribute new ration cards to the beneficiaries on the roll out phase launching day, the release informed.
Among others, Odisha State House Building Board Pratap Keshari Dev, FS and CW Secretary Madhusudan Padhi, BMC Additional Commissioner D Bindra, OSCSC MD Niranjan Nayak and World Food Programme State Coordinator Himansu Bal were present at the review meeting.