Continuing to mount pressure on the Union Government in the ongoing monsoon session, the YSRCP MPs, Margani Bharat, Vanga Geetha and N. Reddappa, said on Thursday that there was a huge mismatch between the provision of rice from the Centre and the actual distribution from the states to the people.
“There is a gross misinterpretation of facts here. While there are 1.54 crore BPL families in the State, the Centre is providing rice to only 89 lakh BPL card-holders, and the State is providing rice to an additional 56 lakh families,” they said.
“Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has taken a bold decision to provide rice to every family by spending an additional ₹3,000 crore every year. While the Centre is providing rice to 76% per cent of the population in Gujarat, Karnataka and Maharashtra, it is providing only to 60% of the population in Andhra Pradesh,” they alleged.
Mr. Bharat further said that Andhra Pradesh was the only State which was ensuring door-delivery of rice to the card-holders, and added that quality rice was being provided to the beneficiaries.
Ms. Geetha said that door-delivery of provisions under the PDS was an unique idea to ensure transparency and accountability.
