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CM for efficient monitoring to ensure rightful implementation of food security schemes 7/1/2016 11:06:49 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, July 1: Asserting that Mufti Mohammad Sayeed Food Entitlement Scheme (MMSFES) launched to supplement National Food Security Act (NFSA) would guarantee food to the people of the state, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said that efficient monitoring is require to ensure rightful implementation of these schemes. "Multifaceted efforts are also being made to increase productivity of food-grain production within the State, Mehbooba said today after rolling out the MMSFES to supplement the NFSA and ensure adequate food safety under targeted public distribution system. The unique food security scheme devised to supplement the requirement of additional food-grains of the people, christened as MMSFES, in tune with the vision of the former Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, was rolled out by Mehbooba at a modest but impressive function at S K International Conference Centre (SKICC) here. Pertinently, the decision to roll out MMSFES to supplement NFSA was taken by the State Cabinet headed by Ms Mehbooba in its very first meeting on April 11, 2016. Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister said the new scheme launched to supplement NFSA would guarantee food to the people, especially the underprivileged sections of the society, through a proper public distribution system. "The scheme will effectively address the food needs of the people. It was a challenging task but we did it and now the onus lies on the government functionaries for effective and rightful implementation of the scheme," she said and expressed the hope that the scheme would do well as it has been launched on an auspicious day in the holy month of Ramadhan. She said under MMSFES all those families with family size of 1 to 6 souls falling under Priority Households (PHH) and Non-Priority Households (NPHH) will get additional food-grains, over and above NFSA entitlement, at the uniform scale of 5 kgs per soul per ration card except for AAY families who are otherwise entitled to receive 35 kgs ration per family irrespective of the family size.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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