The Centrally-sponsored National Food Security Scheme will be implemented in Dehradun district by March 1, said Dehradun District Magistrate Ravinath Raman after reviewing the scheme with the district officers.
Raman directed the district food and civil supply officer and district development officer to complete the computerisation of ration cards issued under NFS Scheme in the district.
Raman recently reviewed progress on NFS scheme and directed them to ensure that digitalisation work of ration cards issued under NFS scheme are completed on war footing. They should also ensure that no beneficiaries are deprived from such scheme in the district.
The computerisation of ration cards that comes under Below Poverty line should be completed on priority basis. He said that NFS scheme is an important scheme of the Central Government and all the work related to the scheme should be completed promptly.
DDO was directed to complete such works in coordination with block development officers in rural areas within the stipulated time. Error in ration cards should be rectified by February 25 at any cost and the officers should inform update him of the work being done on the set date.
He said that he would review this scheme on February 28 and computerisation of all ration cards should be completed by February 27 by any means.
The district food and civil supply officer PS Pangti said that work on computerisation of around one lakh ration cards has been completed and the remaining ones would be completed by the stipulated time. District development officer Sushil Mohan Dobhal, block development officers and food and civil supply inspectors were present on the occasion.
It may be mentioned here that after launching of National Food Security Scheme on August 20, 2013, the then Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna had distributed ration kits to 100 women beneficiaries and said that under the scheme, the poor would get five kilos of food grain comprising three kilos of rice and two kilos of wheat per person for Rs3 and Rs2 per kg respectively.
BPl and Antyodaya card holders were included in the scheme. He had also stated that the APl section having monthly income Rs15,000 would also benefit after they were provided with the new ration cards under the scheme.
According to Bahuguna 62 per cent of the State’s population would directly benefit from the scheme. The scheme would be instrumental in combating hunger and malnutrition in the country, he had added.