The central government wants to implement the new ration policy. But the Modi government has realized that it cannot be done alone. Therefore, the central government has planned to add the administrative officers of the state. And it is planned to send a central delegation to implement it successfully. At the same time, a letter has been written to the Chief Secretary of the State and a proposal has been made to involve District Magistrates and experienced officers in this work. The Center has even requested the Chief Secretary to join this work. With which the emphasis has started.
What exactly happened? Under the guise of ‘free’ rations, the Modi government is going to deprive Bengal of more than 114 crore rupees a year. Now that the state government has cut off this money and the Covid-era special five-kg ration (Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana) is ending in December itself, shopkeepers are also going to suffer from their earnings. There is a discussion going on about visiting the ration shops and ordering it to be completed by March 31. It has been decided that the center will publish the final report on July 5 after gathering all the information.
What else is known? Meanwhile The Center has decided to distribute rice and wheat ration completely free of cost in the entire country for the next one year from January 1, 2023. Many people think that this work has been done in imitation of Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s project. And only after doing this Modi government will present it as ‘One State, One Price, One Ration’. So this scheme is being launched in a new twist by naming it ‘Pradhan Mantri Garib Anna Suraksha Yojana’. And while doing that now Union Food and Supply Ministry Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey has written to State Chief Secretary Harikrishna Dwivedi. There he said that the experienced officers of the Center and State will look into the situation of the ration shops. The state has to appoint a nodal officer. And the District Magistrate, Secretary, Chief Secretary and responsible officer should cooperate in this work. The Chief Secretary should visit at least one or two ration shops during his work.
Why is this step being taken? According to sources, the Modi government wants to see how many consumers there are per ration shop, what is their experience, whether the current technology is being used in the food grain storage system, whether Aadhaar is linked with the ration card or not – including the name of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana. Whether it is being used or not. General Secretary of All India Fair Price Shop Dealers Association Biswambhar Basu said, ‘The central government would have done better if it had not taken such steps without strengthening the ration system earlier. Infrastructure management should be fixed first. After that let the deficiency be found