Delhi: Ration at doorstep in containment zones

Atul Mathur | TNN | Updated: Apr 21, 2020, 05:29 IST

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NEW DELHI: To ensure that public distribution system beneficiaries living inside the containment zones do not face shortage of dry ration, Delhi government has decided to send their entitlement of wheat and rice at their doorsteps.
Senior officials said a detailed plan has been worked out by the department of food and civil supplies to inform the ration card holders about the date and time of the delivery of ration.
Government officials said, those living inside the containment zones cannot step out of their houses. While the Centre has already released the ration for May to all fair price shops in the city, some beneficiaries may be deprived if the doorstep delivery plan is not enforced.
Officials said the department’s area officers have been asked to prepare a list of the people enrolled at each fair price shop living in the containment zones within three days. “These officials will also have to prepare the delivery plan in consultation with the area SDM. A copy of it will be sent to the system analyst so that a text message on the mobile phone linked with the ration card could be sent,” an official explained.
While the food supply officer will ensure the delivery of ration till the barricades, the civil defence volunteers will ensure that the ration reaches the correct house. “The distribution will have to be completed within seven days so that the regular sale of ration at each fair price shop could be started,” said an official.
In case a fair price shop is located within the red zone, all ration cards linked with that unit will be temporarily transferred to a nearest shop outside the zone.