Hamirpur (HP), 30 Jun :As many as 1,65,574 people of the district have been benefitted during the last two months under the ‘Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana’ that was proving to be very useful for the common people.

Deputy Commissioner Debashweta Banik has said that under this scheme, a provision has been made to provide five kg of food grains per month to the eligible families. Three kilograms of gum and two kilograms of rice are being provided free of cost to the family members eligible under the National Food Security Act, 2013.

She said 43,081 families have been selected under the National Food Security Act, 2013 in Hamirpur district, whose population is one lakh 65 thousand 574.

The Deputy Commissioner said that 6,950 quintals of rice and 9,870 quintals of Wheat have been allocated under this scheme for the period May 2021 to June 2021 in Hamirpur district. Out of this, 6,203 quintal rice and 9,247 quintal wheat had been distributed to the eligible families of the district from May 2021 to June 2021 through 296 fair-price shops.

The information about the food grains available under this scheme has been displayed on the notice boards of all fair-price shops. She said that the government has recently decided to continue the ‘Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana’ till November this year.

She also informed that the guidelines for selection of beneficiaries under the National Food Security Act, 2013 has been revised by the State Government.

According to the new guide, if a family member has died due to Covid-19, then that eligible family has to be selected in the above scheme.

In this regard, instructions have been issued to all the Block Officers, Executive Officers of Municipal Council and Nagar Panchayat Secretaries.

She has urged the eligible people to take maximum benefit of this scheme.(UNI)