Under the leadership of Chief Minister Shri Bhupesh Baghel, the state government is working towards providing food security to 100% citizens of the state. Taking a better initiative in this direction, the Chief Minister launched Universal PDS in the year 2019 on the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. Under the scheme, ration cards have been issued to all the poor and the rich. So far, more than 2.5 crore members are registered in the state through 69.67 lakh ration cards. In 25 districts of the state, the facility of purchasing ration from the shop of their choice has been made available to the ration card holders. A total of 13 thousand 304 government fair price shops are operating in the state, out of which this facility is being made available in 12 thousand 314 shops through e-POS machines. Officials of the Food Department said that according to the wishes of Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, ration cards are being issued to 100 percent families including the deprived, poor and general families in the state. At present 69.67 lakh ration cards are prevalent in the state. Of these, 20 lakh 73 thousand 954 ration cards of scheduled tribes, nine lakh 62 thousand 168 ration cards of scheduled castes, 32 lakh 73 thousand 937 ration cards of other backward classes and six lakh 41 thousand 692 ration cards of general category were issued. Is. Under the Public Distribution System, 54 lakh 62 thousand 125 ration cards have been issued in rural areas and 14 lakh 89 thousand 626 ration cards in urban areas. Officials said that in the last three years, 11 lakh 15 thousand new ration cards have been made, while the names of five lakh 52 thousand new members have been added to the ration cards. In Kondagaon district, from November 1, 2020, as a pilot project, fortified rice containing iron, folic acid, vitamin B-12 is being distributed through fair price shops to remove anemia and other nutritional deficiencies. In view of its success, it has now been decided to distribute fortified rice in 12 more aspirational and high load districts. Like this:Like Loading… Continue Reading