Hazaribagh Sadar MlA Manish Jaiswal launched the much awaited National Food Security Scheme at Hazaribagh on the occasion of loknayak Jaiprakash Narayan’s birth anniversary on Sunday. In a function held in the premises of Zila School, Hazaribagh, he handed over bags of food grains to the beneficiaries of this scheme.
Addressing the gathering Manish Jaiswal said that now no one will sleep hungry in the state. Under this scheme the beneficiaries will get 35 kg food grain every month and in a household each person will get 5 kg grain as per the food security act. Our Government is aiming to bring 86 per cent of rural population and 60 per cent of urban population under the umbrella of this act, he added.
MlA Jaiswal said that since the formation of Raghubar Das Government in the State we were trying to start the scheme in the State and today first phase of this much needed and much awaited scheme has been launched. The beneficiaries of Katkamsandi and Katkamdag blocks have got their ration cards and from today onwards they will get ration. Soon beneficiaries of other blocks and town will also get their ration cards and subsequent benefits of this scheme. He said that till date there were 12400 beneficiaries in both blocks but now it will be more than 36000.
Talking about the scheme Manish said that State Government is soon going to provide packed food items to the beneficiaries of this scheme. The people will get sugar, flour, rice etc. packed from the PDS shops which will ensure them that they are getting quality products in accurate weight.
DDC Rajkumar Choudhary said that the district administration was preparing for this day since last six months and soon beneficiaries of the town and other blocks will also get benefitted of this scheme. In town the beneficiaries will get wheat also along with rice. He said that it is a most needed scheme of the poor people of the state and today a dream has come true.
In this specially organised launch program of the scheme 70 selected beneficiaries of different villages were given the food grains by the MlA, DDC, SDO, DSO and MP representative Dr. Surendra Sinha. SDO Anuj Prasad and DSO assured everyone that this time the district administration is going to provide ration cards to everyone and soon distribution of cards will take place everywhere. On this occasion MOs of blocks and village local body representatives were present in large numbers.