Rajasthan will provide Wheat to BPL Families at Rs.2 per kg from 2nd May 2010 when govt launch this scheme on may day. The State Government has strengthened the public distribution system (PDS) to cope with the increased workload on this front. In all, 36.57 lakh BPL families will benefit from the scheme. Each family would be provided with 25 kg of wheat a month at Rs.2 per kg. “As elsewhere in the country, PDS in Rajasthan too is in a shambles,” Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot admitted while talking to newspersons here on Friday. “The heavy subsidy given by the Central Government is not reaching the poor,” he lamented. “We have tried to spruce up the system making changes and adding the amount of commission given to the traders and intermediaries,” Mr. Gehlot said.
Mr. Gehlot said the Rs.2/kg wheat scheme would benefit 10.62 lakh BPL families who were excluded in the 2002 BPL survey in the State. As the State decided to retain them in the BPL category on its own they were later categorized as the State BPL but were not given facilities at par with the rest of the 25.84 lakh BPL families, he noted. Though the scheme is to be launched on May 1, the actual distribution would begin on May 15. In the coming months also the availability of the wheat would be ensured during the period from 15-21 of every month.
Mr. Gehlot said the Rs.2/kg wheat scheme would benefit 10.62 lakh BPL families who were excluded in the 2002 BPL survey in the State. As the State decided to retain them in the BPL category on its own they were later categorized as the State BPL but were not given facilities at par with the rest of the 25.84 lakh BPL families, he noted. Though the scheme is to be launched on May 1, the actual distribution would begin on May 15. In the coming months also the availability of the wheat would be ensured during the period from 15-21 of every month.
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