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JAMMU: Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Choudhary Zulfkar Ali on Tuesday said the process of distribution of ration cards among the remaining consumers would be completed by the end of this month. He further said the process of the issuance of ration cards is on and the consumers who have not received the ration cards till date can also download temporary ration tickets from the departmental website.
The Minister was responding to a question by Sajjad Ahmad Kichloo in the Upper House. He said the department has divided the areas according to the consumption of rice and wheat in the State and the ration will be distributed according to the preferences of these areas.
After the implementation of National Food Security Act in the State, the scale of ration was reduced, the Minster said, adding that to supplement the ration scale, the government introduced Mufti Mohammad Sayeed Food Entitlement Scheme (MMSFES) under which 5 kg additional ration is provided to the consumers.
Giving further details about the distribution of ration, Choudhary Zulfkar Ali said that food grains are being distributed to 119 lakh souls of the State comprising 28 lakh families. He said under AAY ration is being provided at the rate of 35 kg per family per month and under PHH/NPHH, 5 kg per soul per month, besides under MMSFES 5 kg rice per soul is being given subject to the maximum 35 kg per month. The food grains are being procured from Food Corporation of India (FCI), he added.
Legislators Ramesh Arora, Kaiser Jamsheed Lone and Dr Bashir Ahmad Veeri also raised supplementary questions.
