CM NAVEEN UTKAL DIBAS GIFT :5 KG FREE RICE PER MONTH

Bhubaneswar (The Quiver) : On the occasion of Utkal Dibasa, the Odisha government has announced the extension of the distribution of free rice to the beneficiaries covered under its own State Food Security Scheme (SFSS) for six more months. Earlier, the benefit of 5 kg of free rice was extended for the beneficiaries of the SFSS from December 2021 to March 2022.

On Friday Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said in a statement that Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik has directed  to extend distribution of additional 5 kilo grams of rice per month free of cost to beneficiaries of the State Food Security Scheme for next six months. It may be mentioned here that the benefit of 5 KG free Rice was earlier extended for the beneficiaries of SFSS from December 2021 to March 2022.

As per the directive each beneficiary of the State Food Security Scheme will get an additional 5 Kgs of rice from the allotment month of April 2022 to September 2022. As many as 8,09 lakh beneficiaries  will continue to recieve this benefit under the State Food Security Scheme.

For this purpose, 24,270 Tonnes  of rice will be supplied from the State pool with an expenditure of Rs. 91.70 crore from the State’s own fund.

This will facilitate beneficiaries enrolled in the State Food Security Scheme to remain at par with beneficiaries under National Food Security Act.