LAKHIMPUR: Agriculture Minister Atul Bora, who is also the Guardian Minister of Lakhimpur, ceremonially inaugurated the distribution of new ration cards among the beneficiaries under 77 Dhakuakhana LAC on Thursday. A total of 11,107 beneficiaries under the LAC have received the new ration cards under the National Food Security Act, 2013.
Attending the ceremonial event organized on the occasion at Dhakuakhana HS School playground as chief guest, Atul Bora said that no needy family across the State would be left to die in hunger and the government is ready to allot more ration cards in the upcoming days. “The incumbent Government of Assam has achieved remarkable success with regard to ensure social justice by mitigating hunger and malnutrition in the light of NFSA, 2013,” Borah added.
Atul Bora further said, “From January 16, the government has distributed ration cards for over 42 lakh new beneficiaries across the State. They will also get Ayushman cards along with the ration cards.”
Notably, the government offers two types of ration cards. Under the Priority Households (PHH) ration cards, each member of such households get 5kg of rice per month. On the other hand, under the Antyodaya Anna Yojana, families of each beneficiary get 35kg of rice per month, irrespective of the number of family members. They will also get the benefits of the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), a national flagship scheme of the Centre, under which Rs 5 lakh coverage per eligible family per year will be given for secondary and tertiary care as cashless treatment in the empanelled hospitals.
The ceremonial event was held under the management of ASRLM Block Project Manager Bijay Krishna Koch, wherein Dhakuakhana SDO-Civil Kartik Kalita delivered the welcome address. The event was attended by Lakhimpur MP Pradan Baruah, Dhakuakhana MLA Naba Kumar Doley, Lakhimpur District Commissioner Gayatri Hyalinge, Lakhimpur Zila Parishad chairperson Manju Borgohain and a host of noted persons.
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