Under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY), the ration for April will be distributed from Friday.
The distribution will continue till May 12. Along with this, one kg of iodized salt and pulses / whole gram and one liter of refined oil will also be distributed.
Food commissioner Saurabh Babu has issued an order in this regard. Additional Food Commissioner Anil Kumar Dubey has informed that under PMGKY, Antyodaya and eligible household
ration card holders are to be given five kilograms per unit per month from April to September, 2022. In PMGKY, three kg of wheat and two kg of rice are given.
At the same time, in April, oil, gram and salt could not be distributed along with the ration given by the state government under the National Food Security. Now it will be distributed. Mr.
Dubey said that Nafed would supply iodized salt, pulses, whole gram and refined soybean oil items as per the schedule at the block level godowns. He said that the quantity and quality of essential commodities being supplied by NAFED would be verified.
The District Food Marketing Officer will be the nodal officer to ensure that the three essential commodities are easily received at the block godowns.
