Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan chaired the review meeting with the Food Corporation of India’s Zonal Executive Directors and Regional General Managers on the distribution and procurement of food grains.
The Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution said that the Centre has made allocation of eight lakh metric tonnes foodgrains to 37 States and Union Territories for this month and the next month.According to FCI, against this allocation, so far over two lakh metric tonnes of food grains have been lifted by the States.
The Minister, while reviewing the allocation of food grains under Atma Nirbhar Bharat Package for stranded migrants through video conference, directed the FCI to coordinate with the States to expedite the lifting of food grains.
Under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana, the Centre has made allocation of over 120 lakh metric tonnes food grains to the States for the months of April, May and June this year.During the meeting, FCI informed that against this allocation, around 96 lakh metric tonnes foodgrain have been lifted by the States and UTs.
The Dispatch Staff
