5740 MT Wheat & 297 MT Dal distributed in District till now
S. A. S. Nagar, June 03, 2020: Due to the sincere efforts being made by the District Administration as well as the Food and Civil Supplies Department, the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojna (PMGKY) is proving to be a great success in the District.
Disclosing this here today, the Deputy Commissioner Mr. Girish Dayalan said that the Wheat and Dal distribution to the Smart Ration Card Holders in the district has touched 1 lakh mark today. He also divulged that till now, 5740 MT of Wheat and 297 MT of Dal has been distributed in the district.
Today, the distribution work was undertaken in Phase - 6, Village Mataur, Village Basma and many other villages in Mohali and 3000 card holders were given the benefit.
It is noteworthy that 15 Kg of wheat per member for 3 months and 3 Kg of Dal per family as 3 months lump-sum, free of cost under the National Food Security Act, 2013, is distributed under the scheme.