UP / Preparations to give free ration to the poor till the Lok Sabha elections 2024, distribution will not stop after Holi

In UP, preparations are being made to distribute free ration to 15 crore poor people of the state by 2024. This scheme was to be closed after Holi, but the state government is preparing to expand it. A final decision in this regard will be taken soon. To give relief to the public from inflation on Holi and Diwali, preparations are also being made to give one gas cylinder each. Its proposal has been sent to the government by the Food and Logistics Department.

During the Corona period in the state, a scheme to provide free ration to the poor was started, which was to continue till November 2021, but in view of the impact on the income of the people due to elections and corona, the Yogi government continued the scheme till the end of March. announced to keep Now the government is preparing to extend this scheme till the Lok Sabha elections 2024.

Under the scheme, 35 kg food grains are given to Antyodaya card holders and 5 kg food grains (3 kg wheat and 2 kg rice) per unit to eligible household card holders.

In the assembly elections, the effect of the Yogi government's success in delivering the benefits of beneficiary schemes to the beneficiaries in an effective manner was clearly visible. It is believed that the voting of the beneficiary class has started changing the voting pattern on the basis of caste and religion. The government will now push forward the delivery system more strongly.

The Yogi government has prepared a large group of beneficiaries of government schemes in the state. This group included women, Adivasis, Dalits, OBCs and minorities. More than 15 crore people in the state were provided houses under PM Awas Yojana, free ration under foodgrain scheme, toilets and benefits of Ujjwala scheme to more than 15 crore people in the state. In the Yogi government, the same system was implemented for every district. The result of this was that all the efforts of the opposition like unemployment, inflation and caste mobilization were cut by the BJP on the basis of this beneficiary class.