BPL families to get 2 litres of mustard oil

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, April 24

Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday directed to enhance the quantity of mustard oil being provided to the Below Poverty Line (BPL) as well as Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) families in the state to two litres. At present one litre mustard oil of Hafed is being provided to beneficiaries of such families at the rate of Rs 20 per litre.

Khattar was presiding over a meeting of procurement agencies here. Minister of State for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Karan Dev Kamboj was also present in the meeting.

It was also decided that fortified flour enriched with essential nutrients would be distributed to people in two districts of Ambala and Karnal under the Public Distribution System. At present, fortified flour is being distributed in Naraingarh and Barara blocks of Ambala district. Later on, the remaining districts of the state would also be covered under this scheme.