By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: With thousands being deprived off from getting rice and pulses as they are not in list of National Food Security Act and State Food Security Scheme, BJP on Thursday demanded that Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik shall provide for free distribution of rice and pulses among the families not covered under these two schems.
Leader of Opposition in State Assembly, Pradipta Naik, in a letter wrote to Patnaik that many non-NFSA and SFSS beneficiaries in the state are facing crisis during the pandemic. He urged the CM to provide free rice and pulses under PDS to those households, who do not have ration card under NFSA and SFSS.
“The Centre has made certain relaxation in rules for use of State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) and District Mineral Foundation (DMF) Fund to fight COVID-19 in the country. I request you to make arrangement by using these funds to provide free rice and pulses to those poor families, who are yet to avail ration cards,” Naik mentioned.
He also requested to keep the list of non-NFSA and SFSS beneficiaries at panchayat offices for necessary use.
