Department of Food & supplies

Lowis Jubilee Complex, Darjeeling

Khadyasathi - 6.28 Lakh beneficiaries under GTA area are getting benefits.


T.G Beneficiaries Non T.G Beneficiaries Total
GTA Area under Darjeeling District 47031 581395 628426
Siliguri Sub-Division 180858 867312 1048170
Grand Total 227889 1448707 1676596

  • People in the hills are getting food grains @ 11Kg (6kg Rice and 5 kg whole wheat flour) per head per month under State Special Scheme.
  • All ration card holders living under the jurisdictional area of Tea Gardens are being treated as AAY beneficiaries and food grains are being distributed as per NFSA norms.

PADDY PROCUREMENT

Name of agency Target up to January 2019 Achievement % of Achievement
CPC 5600 2650 47
WBECSC Ltd 7000 3152 45
BENFED 3360 224 7
NAFED 840 0 0
Total 16800 6026 36
  • DIGITAL Ration Card-578859 Digital Ration Cards (96.27%) under GTA area have been distributed.

Distribution Status of NFSA & RKSY I &II Digital Ration Cards

Sub-Division Cards Received Cards Distributed Cards Blocked % of Cards Distribution
Darjeeling 434192 419697 9883 96.66%
Kuseong 166919 159162 6829 95.35%
Siliguri 919483 803822 - 87.42%
Total 1520594 1382681 16712 90.93%
  • Model Fair Price Shops : Construction of 29 out of 31 Model Fair Price Shops in 31 Tea Gardens has been completed. 5 FPSs are funded by NBDD and 26 FPSs are funded by F&S, Department..
  • Khadya Bhavan : Construction work of Khadya Bhavan along with a Guest House has been started at an estimated cost of Rs. 5.26 Crore. Physical progress 74%.
  • Repair and complete renovation of Govt. Food Depot (GFD) at NJP, Dabgram having storage capacity of 17000 MT is nearing completion.
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