Hyderabad, December 06: Civil Supplies Minister D Sreedhar Babu on Monday clarified that the State Government was not supplying different stock under the Rs 1-a-kg rice scheme.
In response to the allegations made by Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen floor leader Akbaruddin Owaisi in the legislative assembly that inferior quality of rice was being provided to poor people under the Rs 1-a-kg rice scheme, Sreedhar Babu said that the government has only reduced the price of rice from Rs 2 to Rs 1 per kg. The supplies are being made by the Food Corporation of India (FCI) only. However, he assured that the government would take stern action against the dealers if they provide inferior quality rice.
Earlier, while participating in the discussion on No Confidence Motion, Akbaruddin Owaisi showed a sample of coloured rice which was being supplied to the white ration card holders under the Rs 1-a-kg rice scheme. He also criticised the government for supplying just 4 litres of kerosene oil per month to the BPL families. He said four litres per month amounts to just 135 ML of kerosene per day. “How do you expect the families to cook their food with 135 ML of kerosene? This is not even sufficient to burn a lamp for a day. Nobody can even commit suicide with so little kerosene,” he asked.
The MIM floor leader demanded that the State Government increase the quota of kerosene to at least 10 litres per month. The Civil Supplies Minister assured that the government would consider his demand.
——–Agencies