The Delhi Cabinet on Tuesday decided to continue providing free ration to people without ration cards. Under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the decision has been taken and it is expected to benefit 40 lakh non-PDS beneficiaries in the city.
For this, the Cabinet approved Rs 48 crore for procurement, distribution and transportation of food grains. In this, Rs 42 crore will be spent on the purchase of food grains. About Rs 2 crore will be spent on transportation. While Rs 3.6 crore will be paid to civil defense employees.
The Food and Supplies department has identified 100 places in different areas and 16,000 metric tonnes of wheat and 4,000 metric tonnes of rice would be required by the Delhi Government to provide free ration to 40 lakh non-PDS beneficiaries. The AAP Government will buy this quantity from the Food Corporation of India.
To provide relief to migrant workers and the needy who lost their livelihood due to Covid -19, the Delhi Government had decided on May 25 to provide free ration to all. “As per the eligibility prescribed under the NFS Act 2013, five kg of food grains were given free of cost to the needy people including migrant workers, unorganized workers, construction workers, domestic helpers who do not have ration cards. Under this, four kg of wheat and one kg of rice are included per person per month. Due to this decision of the Cabinet, such people living in Delhi were benefited and now the number of beneficiaries has increased significantly. In addition, free food grains are being provided to 72.78 lakh PDS beneficiaries under regular allocation under NFSA,” the Delhi Government stated. At present, distribution of food grains to the beneficiaries is being done in 282 Delhi Government, Corporation and New Delhi Municipal Council schools.
Registration for ration can be done by visiting Delhi Government Ration E-Coupon Corona Relief Portal. During the distribution of ration, four civil defense personnel will be deployed per distribution center for security and compliance with the Covid protocols.
