Madhya Pradesh gov’t announces ration at minimum price for people with no ration card

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on August 19, 2020, announced that the state government has decided to distribute ration at minimum price to the non-ration holders in the state from September 1 amid the pandemic.

In a virtual conference, Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh informed that every member of a family who is poor but does not have a ration card will get salt, wheat, and rice for Rs. 1 and Rs. 1.5 per litre of Kerosene per family, from September 1, 2020.

जो गरीब भाई- बहन जिनको राशन नहीं मिल रहा है, पात्रता पर्ची नहीं बनी है। उनकी तकलीफ दूर करते हुए हम ऐसी व्यवस्था करेंगे जिससे गरीब परिवारों को 1 रुपए किलो में गेहूं, चावल और नमक मिलने लगे: मुख्यमंत्री श्री @ChouhanShivraj pic.twitter.com/AguymLcJa0

— CMO Madhya Pradesh (@CMMadhyaPradesh) August 19, 2020

जो हमारे गरीब भाई-बहन छूट गए हैं और पात्रता रखते हैं उन्हें 1 सितम्बर 2020 से 1 रुपए किलो में गेहूं, एक रुपए किलो में चावल, एक रुपए किलो में नमक और डेढ़ लीटर केरोसीन भी दिया जाएगा: मुख्यमंत्री श्री @ChouhanShivraj pic.twitter.com/I148EYhkqI

— CMO Madhya Pradesh (@CMMadhyaPradesh) August 19, 2020

◾मुख्यमंत्री श्री @ChouhanShivraj ने नए हितग्राहियों से VC के माध्यम से चर्चा की

◾एक सितम्बर से हर गरीब को मिलेगा एक रूपये किलो गेहूं, चावल एवं नमक

◾नवंबर तक 5 किलो प्रति व्यक्ति नि:शुल्क राशन भी मिलेगा

◾प्रदेश के 37 लाख गरीब होंगे लाभान्वित
RM:https://t.co/6sNXCLvTXB pic.twitter.com/dzVIzGh2XJ

— CMO Madhya Pradesh (@CMMadhyaPradesh) August 19, 2020

The announced plan by the Madhya Pradesh government will benefit around 37 lakh people, who will be able to get ration at a minimum price from September 1, 2020.

Chief Minister of the state explained that with this plan, 10 kgs of food grain will be distributed, meaning if there are five members in the family then the family will be getting 50 kgs of the ration. He further added that an additional 5 kgs of food grain for Rs. 1 will also be given until November 2020. 

The plan for the distribution of ration to the non-ration cardholders at a minimum price has been announced under the National Food Security Act. The Press Conference was organized for the discussion of the upcoming government plan with the public distribution system beneficiaries.