Lucknow. There is relief news for the Kotedars operating government ration shops in Uttar Pradesh. Yogi government has given a big gift to the fair price sellers who have been demanding increase in dividend for a long time. The government has increased the payment received by the Kotdars and has started sending the additional amount to their bank accounts. More than 80 thousand Kotedars of the state are going to benefit from this decision.
Now you will get more dividend on every quintal ration
The government had decided to give additional dividend of Rs 25 per quintal to the farmers from the month of July. After this, now they have started getting a total dividend of Rs 125 per quintal. That means, for the work of ration distribution, you will get more payment than before. The special thing is that the dividend of Kotedars has been increased after about 14 years.
Rs 20.90 crore transferred to accounts
Just before Diwali, Rs 20.90 crore was released by the government as additional dividend. This amount has been sent directly to the bank accounts of the tenants. According to Food and Logistics Minister Manoj Kumar Pandey, verification of bills is also being done rapidly to take the payment process forward.
Speed up payment process
The department has completed the verification of 10,779 bills of primary dividend and 6,137 bills of supplementary dividend. After resolving the technical problems related to PFMS, payments have increased. The work of verification of bills including all three items has reached approximately 85 percent.
Ration reaches more than 14.5 crore people
In Uttar Pradesh, more than 14.5 crore people get the benefit of the government food grain scheme through about 80 thousand Kotedars. In such a situation, the role of Kotedars is very important. The government has appealed to them to provide complete ration to poor and needy families on time and not to be negligent during distribution.