Raipur, 21 December 2021. The Food Minister of Chhattisgarh, Shri Amarjit Bhagat attended the National Meeting of Food Ministers organized on the topic of smooth functioning of ‘Community Kitchen’ in New Delhi today. During this, Minister Shri Bhagat gave detailed information regarding the Chhattisgarh Public Distribution System, the operation system of fair price shops. On this occasion, he Gave many useful suggestions regarding the smooth operation of ‘Community Kitchen’ for arranging food for the helpless and needy people. Shri Bhagat also informed the Union Minister Shri Goyal about the concept of Model PDS in Chhattisgarh. Shri Bhagat informed that in relation to making the fair price shops operated under the PDS system in Chhattisgarh more useful for the general public, he gave information about its model form. He said that by ensuring that all essential items for the kitchen are sold and stored under one roof through fair price shops, consumers will be facilitated and they will be able to get their daily use items at subsidized rates. . Union Food Minister Shri Piyush Goyal presided over the meeting of Food Ministers of all the states of the country. You will be able to get the material of your daily use at the rate. Union Food Minister Shri Piyush Goyal presided over the meeting of Food Ministers of all the states of the country. You will be able to get the material of your daily use at the rate. Union Food Minister Shri Piyush Goyal presided over the meeting of Food Ministers of all the states of the country.
Minister Shri Bhagat told the Union Food Minister that the Government of India has given consent to supply 2.14 lakh bales of jute gunny bags to Chhattisgarh for the purchase of paddy in the Kharif marketing year 2021-22, out of which only 1.31 lakh bales have been supplied so far. Has been. It is estimated that one crore five lakh metric tonnes of paddy has been procured in Chhattisgarh this year, against which 37 lakh metric tonnes more paddy has been procured till December 21 in the state. He urged to make available the remaining 83 thousand bales of gunny bags to Chhattisgarh before December 31, through the Jute Commissioner, in order to smoothly operate the system of procurement of paddy on support price in the state. Shri Bhagat informed that many varieties of rice in the state of Chhattisgarh are not suitable for Arva milling. There are 416 Usna mills operating in the state, The use of which milling capacity is necessary in the disposal of paddy. A proposal to procure 23 lakh tonnes of Usna rice by the Food Corporation of India in the Kharif marketing year 2021-22 has been sent by the Government of Chhattisgarh to the Government of India. He requested the Union Minister Shri Goyal to take Usna rice from the state of Chhattisgarh.
Food Minister Shri Bhagat told the Union Minister Shri Goyal that due to limited supply of new jute gunny bags against the estimate of procurement of paddy in the current Kharif marketing year, problems arise in custom milling of paddy and depositing rice in Food Corporation of India. is likely to occur. Rice is being taken in new jute bags by the Food Corporation of India. Keeping in mind the paucity of new jute gunny bags, he asked the Union Minister HDPE. In gunny bags also requested to deposit rice in FCI and permission should be given for railway rake movement as per requirement.