Lucknow. Yogi government is going to take a new initiative to provide relief from inflation to the laborers and poor families in Uttar Pradesh. The government is preparing to launch Maa Annapurna Bhojan Yojana. Under this, a full meal will be provided to the needy people for just Rs 5. The main objective of the scheme is to provide nutritious food at low cost to the hard working people.
Under this scheme, food will be provided in the morning and evening. Initially, it is proposed to give priority to laborers and domestic workers registered in the Labor Department. At present, rules are being prepared for the selection of beneficiaries. The government is preparing to start kitchens in 12 districts in the first phase from January.
You will get a full meal in a plate worth Rs 5
The thali provided under Maa Annapurna Bhojan Yojana will include many food items. In this, pulses, two types of vegetables, four rotis, a small bowl of rice, pickles and a sweet will be given. This means that needy people will be able to get enough food at a very low price.
The scheme will start in 12 districts first
The government has selected 12 districts for the first phase. These include Lucknow, Kanpur, Agra, Varanasi, Meerut, Ghaziabad, Moradabad, Aligarh, Gorakhpur, Ayodhya, Shahjahanpur and Rae Bareli. Under the scheme, a target has been set to provide food to one thousand people in the morning and one thousand in the evening at each kitchen center. In this way, preparations are being made to provide cheap thali to about 2,000 people daily from each centre.
Rules for beneficiaries will be decided soon
Financial approval has been received from the government for the operation of the scheme. Now the organization that will take over the responsibility of preparing and distributing food has to be selected. According to Food and Logistics Minister Manoj Pandey, a policy for selection of beneficiaries is being prepared and it is proposed to give priority to registered workers.