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.