Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Sunday promised that her Government would install vending machines to distribute subsidised food on the lines of Mother Dairy for the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS), if Congress returns to power in Delhi.
“People face problem while getting their quota of foodgrain at PDS shops where the items are either scarce or not available,” said Dikshit, addressing an election rally in Ambedkar Nagar.
Dikshit said that the her Government has decided to install vending machines for wheat, rice and pulses at PDS shops on the lines of Mother Dairy where people get milk through tokens.
Stressing on the infrastructure development during the last 15 years, Dikshit made a strong pitch for people to elect Congress and promised that the Government would ensure that the per capita income of the people doubles in the next five years.
“In Delhi, the per capita income is very high, but we want to double it in the next five years. If people earn Rs 2 lakh per year today, we will work to see that it becomes Rs 4 lakh to Rs 5 lakh,” said Dikshit. She also promised to create special business zones for hawkers.
“We will construct zones for hawkers so that they can ply their trade in peace without the police or the MCD harassing them,” she added. To improve sanitation in the city, Dikshit said the Government would construct toilets in every constituency.
“There is a paucity of toilets in Delhi and we will construct toilets in every constituency, and at least 20 toilets in each will be exclusively for women,” she said.
On the rising onion and potato prices, Dikshit said this trend was not specific to Delhi and that her Government had deputed 200 vans to hawk vegetables at affordable prices.