A scheme that promises to provide rice and wheat at subsidised rate
to over 7 crore people, almost 80 per cent of the state’s population,
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday January 27,2016 slammed the opposition party
for “being blind to the state’s development”.
“From today Wednesday January 27,2016, 7 crore people in Bengal will receive rice and wheat at Rs 2
per kg. I am thankful to the farmers of Bengal for contributing to the
stock of grains required for Khadya Sathi,” Mamata said after launching
the scheme from Red Road.
“As much as 15 lakh metric tonnes of rice have already been procured, which is more than our target of 10 lakh metric tonnes. The Krishak Mandis have been instrumental in the procurement process. Out of 176 Krishak Mandis, 120-130 are already up and running. We have been providing help to the people of Singur who lost their land,” the CM asserted.
The much publicised ‘Khadya Sathi scheme’, which aims to ensure that
70 lakh people in the state get subsidised food and cereals at half the
market price while over 7 crore people would receive 5 kg of food grain
every month at Rs 2 per kg, will prove vital in the upcoming elections,
TMC leaders believe.
The scheme, according to government officials, targets the “poor and very poor”, many of whom who aren’t covered under the National Food Security Act
“As much as 15 lakh metric tonnes of rice have already been procured, which is more than our target of 10 lakh metric tonnes. The Krishak Mandis have been instrumental in the procurement process. Out of 176 Krishak Mandis, 120-130 are already up and running. We have been providing help to the people of Singur who lost their land,” the CM asserted.
The scheme, according to government officials, targets the “poor and very poor”, many of whom who aren’t covered under the National Food Security Act
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