Lifting and distribution of PDS items continues
Source: The Sangai Express / DIPR
Imphal, May 27 2020:
To ensure that the people of the State are provided PDS items especially rice and dal, the State Government continues lifting and distribution of rice and dal in certain Assembly Constituencies (AC) of the State.
In Imphal West district today, 4958.83 quintal of rice both (AAY & PHH) were lifted and 1815.85 quintal of rice under PMGKAY was distributed in Thangmeiband AC while 7.38 quintal of rice (OMSS) was also distributed to truck drivers.
A total of 211.55 quintal of masoor dal was lifted for three ACs in Churachandpur district today.
The lifted Masoor Dal are 16.49 quintal for Thanlon (Mualnuam) AC, 84.41 quintal for Henglep AC and 110.65 quintal for Churachandpur AC.
For Mao AC of Senapati district, 2125.78 quintal of rice under PMGKAY and another 178.16 quintal of dal (PMGKAY) for the month of April was lifted from Ningthoupham godown.
The State Government has been distributing PDS items under NFSA, PMGKAY and OMSS in all the districts of Manipur to ensure no one suffers on account of non-availability of foodgrains during this period of ongoing lockdown in the State.
On Tuesday, 5,615.83 quintals of rice under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) was lifted for Imphal West.
The lifted rice consisted of 1,668.15 quintals, 1,674.85 quintals and 2,272.83 quintals allocated to Uripok AC, Keishamthong AC and Patsoi AC respectively.
It was also reported that 130.65 quintals of dal was distributed to the beneficiaries
of Patsoi AC .
Ukhrul AC too lifted 1,345.65 quintals of rice under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) from FCI Godown, Ukhrul today.
In Senapati District, 1,988.87 quintals of PMGKAY rice was lifted for its Mao AC .