Central scheme ensures 16.5 lakh tonnes of free foodgrains to T.N., U.T.
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The Central authorities has up to now supplied 16.5 lakh tonnes of foodgrains, estimated to price ₹7,588 crore, to Tamil Nadu and Puducherry free of price beneath the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) as a reduction measure for folks affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, in accordance to R.D. Nazeem, Executive Director, south zone, Food Corporation of India (FCI).
The amount was as well as to the conventional allotment beneath the National Food Security Act (NFSA).
The PMGKAY, which was in operation between April and November 2020, was being carried out once more for the final two months. It would proceed until November. Of the extra amount provided to the State and the Union Territory, rice accounted for 15.78 lakh tonnes and wheat 72,830 tonnes. “In Tamil Nadu, around 3.57 crore beneficiaries are covered under NFSA, and are provided an additional 5 kg of rice/wheat (per head) free of cost,” Mr. Nazeem stated.
In respect of these not lined beneath the NFSA, the FCI gave 10.09 lakh tonnes of foodgrains, costing about ₹3,354 crore, to Tamil Nadu. The worth of rice, which was “a highly subsidised rate”, was ₹22 per kg, the official famous. [The State government was supplying additional entitlement of rice, too, free of cost to non-NFSA beneficiaries of the public distribution system.]
The FCI was holding round 13.7 lakh tonnes of foodgrains [equivalent to about four months’ requirement of Tamil Nadu] in its godowns. It had elevated its capability, and will maintain up to 17.06 lakh tonnes. Besides, the State authorities had procured round 36.25 lakh tonnes of paddy, which might consequence within the supply of 24.16 lakh tonnes of rice, Mr. Nazeem stated.
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