Chandigarh: Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday announced that people in Punjab now will not require to stand in long queues to get ration as state government would soon start delivering it at their doorstep.
While making an announcement to this effect in a video message, Bhagwant Mann said that the scheme is aimed at providing good quality ration wheat or atta and daal to the people packed in clean gunny bags. He said, “You need not to stand in long queues or miss your daily-wage anymore for getting ration and now our officials would check your availability before delivering the ration at your doorsteps”.
Pointing out further, Mann said that under this scheme an option would also be given to those beneficiaries who want to get ration supply from the nearby depots as per their convenience.
He lamented that the people have to still stand in long queues for fetching ration even after 75 years of independence whereas now in a digital era people can get anything delivered online within no time at their place.
CM Mann said that those who lived near ration depots could get it from the depots as earlier while those opted for home delivery will get ration at their doorstep.
Meanwhile, according to government data, there are about 1.42 lakh beneficiaries in the state under the National Food Safety Act. Wheat at 5 kg per beneficiary per month is provided for six months in one go, twice a year.