Today, at her official residence in Yamuna Colony, Food Minister Rekha Arya held a review meeting with the officials of the Food Department regarding important issues of the department. The schemes run by the Food Department were reviewed in the meeting, as well as the upcoming proposed schemes were also discussed. Food Minister Rekha Arya told that the decision to give salt and sugar at 50 percent subsidy to the ration card holders was taken in the meeting. Knowing about its progress report, along with giving clear instructions to the officials that complete preparations should be made by making a proposal in the upcoming cabinet meeting.
It goes on to say that in the previous meeting, Antoday and PHH card holders will be given 2 kg sugar and 1 kg salt with 50 percent subsidy per card per month, one percent dividend per card to ration dealers and three free gas refill cylinders. is discussed. The Food Minister said that in the previous budget, we had made provision for some things which included salt and sugar, so finally a review meeting has been held regarding the preparations made by the department and how far the proposal has reached. Also said that the department has been instructed to make a proposal for salt and sugar, which will be brought in the cabinet meeting soon. Under this, Antodaya and PHH ration card holders will be given 2 kg sugar and 1 kg salt per month at 50 per cent subsidy.
Along with this, the problem of biometric machine, progress of wheat procurement: report, strengthening of godowns, how to solve the problems of ration dealers and various other topics were discussed in the meeting. The department has also been directed for a permanent solution for the installation of laptops and e-pos machines. Urging all the ration dealers, she said that she would assure everyone that as soon as the budget is received from the Government of India, the dividend of the ration dealers after March 2023 would also be released.
Departmental officers including Secretary Food Brajesh Sant, Deputy Commissioner PS Pangati, RMO CM Ghildiyal were present on the occasion.
