The State Government has decided to implement the Centre’s ‘food security’ move in the State. For this, BPl and Antyodaya card holders have been included into it with immediate effect. For Above Poverty line (APl) card holders, the Cabinet has finalised 15 points norms for eligibility of it.
This was disclosed by Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna, who had called a Cabinet meeting on how to implement food security bill which was passed by the UPA Government through ordinance, on Friday. Besides it, CM Bahuguna said that in view of ongoing inimical situation because of cloudbursts taking place, he is not going to attend the Congress chief ministers’ meeting, which is scheduled in Delhi on July 13, and he will send the outcome of Cabinet meet to the the Uttarakhand Congress in-charge Ambika Soni, who will represent the State in the meeting.
As per the food security Act, the government will give five kilogram ration, including two kg rice @ Rs 3 per kg and three kg wheat @ Rs two per kg per person to the card holder. If a family consists of six persons, they will get 30 kg ration, including 18 kg wheat and 12 kg rice. As per the norms, the Government has decided to provide food security to 75 per cent rural population and 50 per cent urban population so in Uttarakhand 60, 37,000 out of 1.01,16,800 people will be the beneficiary of it.
Besides it, the Cabinet has also finalised the norms for the disbursal of ex-gratia amount among the next of kin of the deceased, who lost their lives in natural calamity or missing since June 16-17, for the State. For this, recipients will have to file indemnity bond before receiving the ex-gratia amount. “Outside the State, we will disburse the amount on the proposal of their State chief secretary confirmation on missing persons. To provide succour to the aggrieved families, the State Cabinet has decided to pay ex-gratia amount to the Uttarakhand residents after July 15.”