The BJP-led Central Government kept trying to "impede" the implementation of the ‘Ghar-Ghar Ration Yojna’ in the national Capital, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Monday and announced that the scheme would be implemented in Punjab by the Bhagwant Mann-led AAP Government.
Elaborating upon the issue, he said, “Under the ‘Ghar-Ghar Ration Yojna’ the Punjab Government will properly pack all your rations and deliver it to your doorstep with complete dignity.
The underprivileged section of the society will greatly benefit from the scheme. I am sure it will be implemented very soon now that it has been formally announced.”
"Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has made a great announcement today that ration will be delivered to the very doorstep of the people, and it will immensely benefit the poor. And, I feel, it will have an impact on people across the country," he said.
"We have also been trying hard to implement it in Delhi for the last four years. We had done everything for it," he said.
But the BJP Government at the Centre has been trying to "impede" the implementation of this policy in Delhi which is not right, he said.
"The time for this idea (doorstep delivery policy) has come. They won't let it get implemented in Delhi, but it will be implemented in Punjab. And, the whole country will see. All people of this country will demand it. It will see implementation across the country," he claimed.
He cited the model of Aam Aadmi Mohalla Clinic to buttress his claim, saying such clinics are being set up at many places in the country. What is being implemented in Delhi, is getting replicated in various other States.
Earlier in the day, Mann announced the rollout of the doorstep ration delivery scheme in his State, saying the poor will no longer need to stand in queues as good quality ration would be delivered at their doorstep.
However, the scheme will be optional for the eligible beneficiaries, he said.
At the briefing, Kejriwal said even after 75 years of Independence, people have to stand in long queues, face hardship and take leave to collect ration even though, the time has come now when pizza and other goods are being delivered just by calling on the phone.
In the last few years, the "work of Delhi" had been "stalled" like in the implementation of the Mohalla Clinic scheme earlier, Kejriwal alleged and asserted that his Government, however, implemented it.
He charged that the CCTV camera project was also stalled by the Centre and work related to schools and hospitals was also being stalled.