With an aim to ease the availability of dal, bhat and sabji for the BPl families, Food and Civil Supplies Minister, Saryu Roy has said that Mukhyamantri Dal Bhat Yojana will continue even at night.
The directives have been issued for running the scheme at night, added Roy. “It is one of the most innovative schemes and as of now the Dal Bhat Yojana used to function only during daytime by the women of self help groups for providing food at Rs5 for the poor. Now it will remain functional even at night,” said the Minister, while addressing a Press conference.
He went on to inform that biometric system would be introduced at Public Distribution System (PDS) outlets so that food reaches to the real beneficiaries. This will help the Government to keep a vigil on activities of the traders and dealers.
“The Jharkhand Government is working out an effective mechanism to strengthen the public distribution system in the State with an aim to remove irregularities and help the people living in remote areas to receive the Government schemes in an efficient way,” said Roy.
The department will have online information about transportation of food grains from godowns to depots which will help in keeping a check on hoarding of food grains.
The Government is also serious on implementing Food Security Act in the State based on the model of Chattisgarh, as this State has achieved good rating in implementation of the Act,” said the minister.
Meanwhile, Roy inaugurated a renovated traffic roundabout dedicated to freedom fighter Khudiram Bose at Mango. Spread in nearly 5000 sq ft, the square popularly known as Mango Chowk was named as Khudiram Bose Square. It is at the entrance point of the city linking Mango bridge with NH-33.
“We are happy to see the roundabout renovated. We had staged several agitations over the last few years for renovation of this area. Prior to this, it had become a dumping yard and now, it looks beautiful and will also have landscape to enhance its beauty,” he added.
He went on to inform that during the second phase of the beautification work; fountains, and street lights will be installed on the sqaure. Mango Notified Area Committee (MNAC), the local urban body incurred Rs10.76 lakh during the renovation work. “We want to develop the area as green hub. In the second phase, tenders will be issued for installation of a colourful fountains and tracks for joggers,” said MNAC special officer, Jagadish Yadav.