Yogi Adityanath issues orders to district officials to ensure adequate supply of food grains to poor

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday directed nine district officials, including from Meerut and Saharanpur, to ensure an adequate supply of food grains to poor, an official said. official said meeting was held via a video link.

Free ration should be distributed to Antyodaya cardholders, MGNREGS labourers, registered labourers of labour department and daily w labourers of urban development department.

Social distancing should be adhered to during distribution of food grains at e-POS shops.

Adequate arrangement of sanitisers, soaps and water should be maintained at every shop, and only after washing hands, ePOS machines should be used. crowding should take place at ration shops and social distancing must be adhered to.

If any person, family,community has been home quarantined, n home delivery of ration should be done. Instructions were also issued to appoint dal officers for every fair price shop by district magistrate. ration distribution should be done in presence of dal officer and vill pradhan, official said.

(Im - PTI)