Himachal Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh will launch UPA’s game changer scheme Rajiv Gandhi Ann Yojna in the State on September 20 from the historic Ridge Maidan here.
Food, Civil Supplies and Transport and Technical Education Minister GS Bali said that this scheme would be started under the Right to Food Act, benefiting more than 32 lakh individuals of the State. He said that the beneficiaries, who were covered under the guidelines of this Act, were BPl, Antodaya, single women, critically ill and social security pensioners would be covered under the scheme.”Total of 16, 99, 225, ration card holders of the State are already being provided three pulses, two edible oil and iodized salt under subsidized ration scheme,” said Bali, adding that Right to Food Act would empower the beneficiaries to avail food items and to enquire with the concerned officers, about the delays in getting these items.
He said that under the Act, each eligible person would get 5 kg of food grains per month. They would be provided three kg of rice at the rate of Rs3 per kg and wheat at the rate of Rs2 per kg. Bali, however admitted that there is problem with storage facilities and efforts were being made to enhance the storage capacity from existing 45, 000 tonnes so that beneficiaries of the schemes get uninterrupted supply of rations.