Distribution of ration cards under the State Food Security Scheme-2018 was started in Nuapada district from Khariar on Sunday, which was followed by programmes in Komna and Nuapada blocks on Sunday and Boden and Sinapali on Monday.
Minister of Housing & Urban Development Niranjan Pujari attended the programmes in all blocks during his two-day stay in the district.
"Khariar block was allotted 7,062 ration cards for distribution, but 2,670 eligible beneficiaries were found," informed Khariar BDO Uttam Bag.
The Civil Supplies Officer informed that the State scheme aims to cover above 11,000 beneficiaries of the district out of which 2,591 are from Nuapada block, 2,400 in Komna, 2,023 in Sinapali and 1,342 in Boden block.
The Khariar, Nuapada and Khariar Road NACs would be given 163, 175 and 274 cards, respectively.
Praising the leadership of the CM Naveen Patnaik, Minister Pujari said the Government is committed towards addressing the needs of poor and deprived. "Our motto is to cover all the poor under the State scheme," he said.
All district-level officers, including the Collector, were present in the meetings. ZP President Namita Pradhan and Vice-President Bhanupratap Singh Majhi, Khariar block Chairman Balkrishna Sabar and NAC Chairperson Khulana Behera were present in the Khariar programme.
Block Chairpersons and ZP Members of other blocks were present in their respective block programmes.