The state cabinet which met here on Tuesday approved the Right to Service (RTS) Act and the Chief Minister Food Security Scheme (CMFSS).
According to sources in the state cabinet, the RTS Act enables a citizen right to service within a stipulated period taking away the right of the government employees to sit on files related to services of the citizens.
According to sources in the state cabinet, the RTS Act enables a citizen right to service within a stipulated period taking away the right of the government employees to sit on files related to services of the citizens.
The sources said under the Mukhyamantri Khadya Suraksha Yojana i.e. CMFSS, those BPL families who have been kept out of the purview of the Central government’s criteria of the BPL and thus not being provided subsidized grain will be covered under this scheme.
According to the state government estimate, altogether 1.45 crore families are eligible to be covered under the food security scheme. However; the Union government provides subsidized grains only to 65 lakh BPL families and the rest have been left out.
Under the CMFSS scheme, the remaining BPL families who have been kept out of the central government’s BPL list will be provided subsidized grain, sources said.