Raipur, 9 December 2020 Allocation of kerosene has been issued by the Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Department for distribution to consumers in the month of December 2020 by the fair price shops and hawkers. A total of 4920 kilo liters of kerosene has been allocated for the month of December for ration cards and hawkers prevailing under the Chhattisgarh Food and Nutrition Security Act. Kerosene will be eligible for all priority, Antyodaya and Annapurna ration cards under the public distribution system in December 2020.
Food department officials said that maximum 2 liters of kerosene will be eligible for ration card holders in urban areas, maximum 3 liters in scheduled areas under rural areas and maximum 2 liters of kerosene in non-scheduled areas. The hawkers who distribute the kerosene will stand in front of the fair price shop set by the district administration and distribute the kerosene to the ration card holders. A separate allocation for hawkers at the value of 85 liters per hawker has been issued.
Of the total kerosene released by the Food Department for the month of December, an allocation of 204 kilo liters of kerosene has been issued for Bastar district. Similarly for Bijapur 60, Dantewada 72, Kanker 168, Kondagaon 144, Narayanpur 36, Sukma 72, Korba 156, Bemetra 120, Durg 168, Kawardha 156, Rajnandgaon 360, Dhamtari 108, Gariaband 180, Balrampur 192 kg liter, Bilaspur 264 Allocation of 228 kilo liters of kerosene has been issued for Janjgir-Champa 276, Mungeli 132, Raigad 396, Balod 108, Balodabazar 216, Mahasamund 180, Raipur 228, Jashpur 228, Korea 144, Sarguja 252, and Surajpur district.
Raipur: Kerosene allocation continues
