HYDERABAD: After the Top Minister Narendra Modi-led govt on the Centre just lately introduced extension of the unfastened meals grain scheme to the deficient underneath the Nationwide Meals Safety Act (NFSA) for a 12 months, the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) govt has made up our minds to increase the scheme to all ration card holders within the state.

Telangana has 55 lakh ration card-holders coated via the NFSA, however the state govt issued an extra 35 lakh ration playing cards to hide extra beneficiaries via expanding the source of revenue cap, masking 2.83 crore folks in 90 lakh families.

Whilst the Centre supplies 5 kg of rice in keeping with individual at RS. 3 in keeping with kg for each and every family underneath the NFSA, the state govt has greater this to Rs. 6 kg in keeping with individual at Rs. 1 in keeping with kg. The state govt is bearing an extra Rs. 2 in keeping with kg, in addition to an extra one kg for each and every person in each and every family.

The state govt’s rice subsidy value has risen to just about Rs. 2,800 crore. That is anticipated to double to Rs. 5,600 crore, if all ration card holders are coated till December 2023. With the Centre’s choice to increase the unfastened rice scheme until December 2023, the state govt’s subsidy burden will building up even additional, as it’s going to no longer get better even the present Rs. 1 in keeping with kg for all 90 lakh ration card holders masking 2.83 crore other folks.

Whilst the Centre has set a most source of revenue prohibit of Rs. 1.2 lakh in keeping with family in keeping with 12 months to factor ration playing cards underneath the NFSA, Leader Minister Okay. Chandrashekar Rao has enhanced this prohibit to Rs. 1.50 lakh in rural spaces and Rs. 2 lakh in city spaces. In consequence, an extra 35 lakh families are actually eligible for ration playing cards, with the state govt bearing the expenditure.

Minister for civil provides Gangula Kamalakar is claimed to have knowledgeable the CM on Monday of the Centre’s choice to put in force the unfastened meals grain scheme till December 2023 for the ones coated via the NFSA and recommended him to take a choice at the 35 lakh ration card holders coated via the state govt’s meals safety regulations, 2017.

The CM is claimed to have spoke back definitely to the theory of increasing the scheme to all 90 lakh ration card holders, and an authentic announcement is anticipated quickly.

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