Free Ration: Poor Outside Food Act List To Get Free Ration Under Annapurna: Cm | Jaipur News

Jaipur: Chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday said that non-NFSA (Non-National Food Security Act) families who were given financial assistance during Covid will be provided free ration kits under the Annapurna ration kit scheme. Gehlot urged the Central government to give free rations to NFSA beneficiaries regularly instead of extending the scheme by six months repeatedly. He was speaking at the launch of the Annapurna food packet scheme on Tuesday.

The CM said that the commission of ration dealers distributing Annapurna food packets has been increased to Rs 10 from Rs 4 per packet. Along with this, the CM announced to give a commission, based on telescopic rates to the ration dealers instead of the number of ration card holders in the state and not to deduct fees from the ration dealers for PoS machines.
He said that the state government is taking decisions with a focus on the poor, which are being discussed across the country. The state government by bringing all the public welfare schemes on the ground has provided relief to the general public. These public welfare schemes are not freebies, but it is the responsibility of the democratic government towards the general public.

The chief minister said the scheme launched to realise the resolution of ‘no one goes to bed hungry’, Annapurna food packet containing one kg each of chana dal, sugar and iodised salt, one litre soybean refined edible oil, 100 gm each of chilli powder and coriander powder and 50gms of turmeric, will give further relief to the people reeling under unprecedented inflation.
Gehlot said that the state government is moving with a vision to include Rajasthan in the list of leading states by 2030.