JAIPUR: The central government has to give a big financial help to states to strengthen the fight against Covid-19, said chief minister Ashok Gehlot at the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting held on Thursday.
He stressed that unless there is such a financial package, it would be difficult for states to maintain normalcy.
The Centre has not yet shown any interest in the Rs 1 lakh crore package demanded by corona-affected states and put forward by the chief minister.
CM: Without fin package, revival would come under severe strain
Jaipur: Jaipur: “In the present situation, the biggest worry is that lakhs of people have lost livelihoods and are suffering from hunger. The central government must take steps proactively to provide food and financial security to the poor, vulnerable and needy,” the chief minister demanded.
He apprised the CWC of the works being carried out by the state government. “We gave advance pension to 80 lakh beneficiaries. For the poor and destitute, we transferred Rs 2,500 to 31 lakh daily-wage earners. We will also give 10kg wheat by buying it from the open market to cater to the destitute and other deserving poor out of NFSA. This is a landmark decision,” said the chief minister.
The state government’s decision to purchase 30,000 metric tonnes of additional food grains to serve 60 lakh poor outside the NFSA has become political with the state transport minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas taking a dig at BJP on Thursday. The minister alleged that despite the BJP bagging all 25 seats to the Lok Sabha, the state had to purchase from the Food Corporation of India (FCI) to meet its demand for wheat. He alleged that the MPs failed to put pressure on the Centre to increase the state quota for wheat. He complained that the government’s constructive suggestions for centralised procurement and distribution of test kits and other equipment have been ignored. “We emphasized on rapid testing but unfortunately the test kits have failed...There is need for centralised procurement of kits, ventilators so that availability, quality and quantity can be assured,” he said. The CM maintained that without financial package, the revival of state finances and industry would come under severe strain.
He stressed that unless there is such a financial package, it would be difficult for states to maintain normalcy.
The Centre has not yet shown any interest in the Rs 1 lakh crore package demanded by corona-affected states and put forward by the chief minister.
CM: Without fin package, revival would come under severe strain
Jaipur: Jaipur: “In the present situation, the biggest worry is that lakhs of people have lost livelihoods and are suffering from hunger. The central government must take steps proactively to provide food and financial security to the poor, vulnerable and needy,” the chief minister demanded.
He apprised the CWC of the works being carried out by the state government. “We gave advance pension to 80 lakh beneficiaries. For the poor and destitute, we transferred Rs 2,500 to 31 lakh daily-wage earners. We will also give 10kg wheat by buying it from the open market to cater to the destitute and other deserving poor out of NFSA. This is a landmark decision,” said the chief minister.
The state government’s decision to purchase 30,000 metric tonnes of additional food grains to serve 60 lakh poor outside the NFSA has become political with the state transport minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas taking a dig at BJP on Thursday. The minister alleged that despite the BJP bagging all 25 seats to the Lok Sabha, the state had to purchase from the Food Corporation of India (FCI) to meet its demand for wheat. He alleged that the MPs failed to put pressure on the Centre to increase the state quota for wheat. He complained that the government’s constructive suggestions for centralised procurement and distribution of test kits and other equipment have been ignored. “We emphasized on rapid testing but unfortunately the test kits have failed...There is need for centralised procurement of kits, ventilators so that availability, quality and quantity can be assured,” he said. The CM maintained that without financial package, the revival of state finances and industry would come under severe strain.
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