Under the guidance of PM Modi and the leadership of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, this scheme was implemented on a large scale in Uttar Pradesh, benefiting 15 crore people of the state directly
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday, said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India is achieving new heights of development and the world is looking up to the country.
As per the eligibility prescribed under the NFS Act 2013, 5 kg of food grains was given free of cost to the needy people, including migrant workers, unorganized workers, construction workers, domestic helpers who do not have ration cards. Under this scheme, four kg of wheat and one kg of rice are included per person per month.
The chief minister also announced free rations for all ration card holders in Delhi for two months.
State government has made a budgetary allocation of Rs 100 crore for the ‘Maa’ scheme.
According to the RTFWN, even with its limited contacts and outreach during the pandemic, it has already come across three incidents of starvation in Purulia district.
It was the first Cabinet meeting this month as Vijayan left for the US for medical treatment on September 2 and returned early this week.
