Allegations baseless, says BJD
By Express News Service
BHUBANESWAR: Dismissing the BJP demand for a probe into the alleged irregularities in free ration rice distribution as a concocted story, the BJD on Thursday maintained that greater than 95 computer of the allocation underneath completely different schemes have been distributed to beneficiaries.
Stating that the memorandum submitted to Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Piyush Goyal by BJP MPs has uncovered their ignorance, BJD nationwide spokesperson and Rajya Sabha MP Sasmit Patra requested them to pressurise the Centre to launch the pending meals subsidy to Odisha and raise seven lakh tonne surplus rice by means of the Food Corporation of India (FCI).
The info with the Ministry confirmed that Odisha is among the greatest performing states in meals grain distribution, Patra mentioned, and added that as an alternative of attempting to tarnish the great work of the State authorities, the BJP MPs ought to advise their occasion to work extra successfully in these states that are faring badly in meals grains distribution.
Patra mentioned underneath PMGKAY, 3.24 lakh tonne was allotted to Odisha for May and June, 2021 out of which 99.8 computer has already been lifted and 96.1 computer distributed. Similarly, for July and August, 2021, 3.24 lakh tonne was allotted to Odisha out of which 99.3 computer has been lifted and 84.9 computer distributed as on at the moment. The relaxation could be accomplished within the subsequent seven days, he added.
The BJD MP mentioned that particulars have been uploaded to the Centre’s Annavitran portal which reveals that Odisha has distributed 95.8 computer of the meals grains. Targeting the BJP for its ‘false and baseless’ statements, Patra mentioned that BJP dominated states haven’t been in a position to distribute one lakh tonne meals grains in comparison with 2.75 lakh tonne by Odisha from July onward.
