About 50,667 quintal gram were allotted to the Below Poverty line (BPl) ration card holders in 20 districts in notified areas under the Public Distribution System (PDS) in Chhattisgarh.
The Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Department in a press release said two kilo gram at the rate of Rs5 per kilo is distributed to beneficiaries of Antyodaya and Priority card-holder families.
The order said that 4982 quintal was allotted to Sarguja district, 4853 quintal to Korba district, 4588 quintal to Bastar district, 4368 quintal to Jashpur district, 3389 quintal to Surajpur district, 3569 quintal to Raigarh district, 3347 quintal to North Bastar (Kanker ) district, 3304 quintal to Balrampur-Ramanujganj district, 3239 quintal to Bilaspur district, 2652 quintal to Koriya district, 2538 quintal Kondagaon district, 1979 quintal to Gariyaband district, 1434 quintal to South Bastar ( Dantewada) , 1365 quintal to Sukma district, 1286 quintal to Rajnangaon district, 1234 quintal to Bijapur district, 815 quintal to Damtari district, 639 quintal to Balod district, 587 quintal to Narayanpur district and 60 kg to Mungeli district.
Moreover, about 73,971 quintal yellow dal was released for 15 districts under the Public Distribution System to the Below Poverty line ration card-holders.The ration is meant for the non-notified areas. The Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Department officials said that 2 kg dal is given at the rate of Rs 10 per kilo to the beneficiaries.
About 9412 quintal was allocated to Janjgir-Champa, 7593 quintal to Raipur district,7003 quintal to Balodabazaar-Bhatapara, 6821 quintal to Durg, 6624 quintal to Bilaspur district , 5975 quintal to dal to Mahasamund district, 5952 quintal to Rajnandgaon district, 4521 quintal to Bemetara district, 4496 quintal to Kabirdham district, 4412 quintal to Raigarh district, 4220 quintal dal to Mungeli district, 2934 quintal to Balod district, 2523 quintal to Dhamtari district, 1482 quintal to Gariyaband district and 2 quintal to North Bastar (Kanker district).