Ration Card: The Yogi government is also working on a plan to extend the existing central food distribution ‘PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana’ to provide free ration among the poor by March next year. Along with this, there is talk of adding more food items to it.
New Delhi: Ration News: Ration card beneficiaries of Uttar Pradesh can get good news. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath can announce free ration till the year 2022. In view of the upcoming assembly elections, the government is busy making many big announcements. In this episode, the Yogi government of the state is considering to extend the free ration scheme till March next year.
Free ration can be available till next year
According to media reports, the Yogi government is considering to provide free ration among the poor by March by taking forward the current central food distribution program ‘PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana’. It is worth noting that this scheme was started during the Covid period. According to the announcement made by PM Modi earlier, this scheme is to be run till November. But now in Uttar Pradesh this scheme can be extended till next year.
Chief Minister praised the ration scheme
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has praised this scheme of distributing free ration during meetings with MLAs and with different organizations. Along with this, it has been suggested that it should continue till March next year. Sources said that the Chief Minister did not immediately react to the feedback but after discussing it with his team directed to prepare a proposal.
Under this scheme of the central government scheme, 3 kg wheat and 2 kg rice are given. But, the state government is planning to add 1 kg of pulses, 1 liter of oil and a packet of salt to it.
