Lucknow. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath started distribution of doubly free ration for the poor from the ration shop near Yojna Bhawan in Lucknow. Under this campaign, more than 15 crore ration card holders will get free ration. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath thanked PM Narendra Modi for launching it. Ministers will start this scheme in their respective areas.
On Sunday, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched a statewide free ration distribution campaign in the capital and launched a scathing attack on the previous governments. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath provided ration to ten people, during which he also became very emotional. He said that the free ration that we are giving to the poor today was there in the state earlier also. Before 2017, the same food grains used to go to the mafia and they used to sell it, while the poor used to stare. The food grains of his entitlement used to go to another country. He said that earlier there was a lot of food grains scam in the state. Hundreds of people died of hunger during the tenure of the previous government, but the government remained under pressure from the mafia. Everyone should get the benefit of double food grains of the government of double engine, that is why it has been decided to carry forward the distribution scheme till Holi. Yogi Adityanath said that during the previous governments there were food scams in the state. The mafia used to grab the grains of the poor and send them to other countries. There were also starvation deaths in the state. The BJP government has curbed these scams and scams by implementing a transparent system of ration distribution.
The Chief Minister said that we have started free food grains distribution program under the National Food Security Act. 15 crore people in Uttar Pradesh will benefit from this scheme. The Uttar Pradesh government has also distributed free food grains for a period of three months. He said that after the second wave of corona virus infection in 2021, we gave free food grains under this scheme for about seven months from Ram Navami to Diwali. After that we have extended it till Holi. People can take food grains twice a month from Diwali to Holi.
The Chief Minister said that our scriptures also say that if we give bread to the hungry for great merit and if we link it with the government scheme, then there is more great merit. PM Modi has started a big campaign of food distribution in the country. About 80 crore people of the country are benefiting from this. In UP, about 15 crores are getting benefited. We have also started this in the state on the instructions of the Prime Minister. We have distributed free food grains in the state from April to June. After this, the second wave came in 2021 and started it again. The central government distributed food grains continuously for seven months. The state government also did it in June, July, August.
The Chief Minister said that in the meantime the prices of pulses and oil started increasing, so we said that if there is inflation in the market, then the government will give a discount from its side. Today we are also providing pulses, edible oil, salt, sugar in free ration distribution. It’s all packed. He said that in the midst of the third wave of corona virus infection, the preparations of the Center and the state are complete. We have made arrangements for free test, treatment, vaccine and ration in the state. During this, everyone will also get free ration.
The BJP government, which is constantly explaining to the public the benefits of double engine government, is now giving double doses of ration to the poor. From today onwards, a campaign for distribution of free ration to more than fifteen crore ration card holders will be done. It was launched on Sunday by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in Lucknow. Public representatives including government ministers have gathered at the government ration shops of their respective areas. BJP workers are reaching there and expressing their gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for this big scheme.
The government spokesperson claims that the campaign starting on Sunday will be the biggest ration distribution campaign in the country. Antyodaya and eligible domestic ration card holders will get the direct benefit of the government scheme. Along with the officers, MPs and MLAs will also monitor the campaign. Under the scheme, double ration is being distributed to Antyodaya ration card holders and eligible families. There are about 1,30,07,969 units under Antyodaya Anna Yojana and 13,41,77,983 units of eligible domestic cardholders in the state.
In fact, the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana, which started during the Corona epidemic, ended in November. In view of this, the Chief Minister had announced the distribution of free ration till Holi on behalf of the state government from Ayodhya on November 3. Since then 10 kg ration is being given free of cost to the eligible card holders every month. The Center has also extended the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana till March 2022. The state government is giving wheat and rice twice a month to the card holders. Pulses, edible oil and salt are also being given free of cost from ration shops. Party organization is also involved in this campaign.
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