State Government will provide cooked food (Khichdi) to the needy and poor from the mid of next week at every Police Stations (PS) of the State till the end of the ongoing nationwide Lockdown.

The Lockdown, announced by the government to prevent Coronavirus to spread through social isolation, has rendered many people jobless. Almost all shops and business activity are closed during the lockdown and people are facing problem of hunger.

The State Government with intention to provide food to these poor and needy people will distribute cooked food (Khichadi) at all PS under Chief Minister Dal Bhaat Scheme apart form 377 such centers already providing food to needy and poor across various part of the State.

Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee (JPCC) Chief cum Food and Supplies Minister, Rameshwar Oraon on Saturday said that the State Government is prepared a plan to provide cooked food from Police Stations and due to Bank holiday on Saturday the fund in this regard could not be sent to PS to arrange basic requirements to start the programme.

“On Monday the Government will provide fund to every PS for the programme and I think the cooked food will be distributed from either on Tuesday or from Wednesday so that people should be hungry due to ongoing Lock Down,” said Oraon.  

The Minister said that the Government is leaving no stone unturned to provide every basic facility to the people of the State during this period.

 He appealed to the people that they should follow the guidelines of social isolation as Corona virus infection became global epidemic as most of the developed Countries are badly affected with it. The State Government already announced to give two month’s ration to card holders in the last week of Mach and they will also get the rations who have applied for the cards.

Oraon said that the Government has decided that it will keep 2000 packets ready for emergency in every district for the poor, laborers and the helpless. “In every packet, 2 kg of Chuda, half a kg of Jaggery, half a kg of Gram will be kept. Apart from it a total of 5000 similar packets will be prepared for the State Capital.

There is a provision of 1 kg of Pulses by the Government of India, which the State Government will provide to the people of the State. Earlier the State Government used to give 1 kg of Salt, now it will give 2 kg of salt,” he added.