Updated May 9th, 2020 at 13:29 IST
Bengal receives over 4L MT free rice from Centre amid COVID crisis, Guv gives out details
Amid the Coronavirus pandemic, West Bengal has received around 4,78,000 metric tonnes of free rice and 10,800 metric tonnes of free Dal till now.
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Amid the Coronavirus pandemic, West Bengal has received around 4,78,000 metric tonnes of free rice and 10,800 metric tonnes of free Dal till now. Taking to Twitter, West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar gave out the details of the amount of supply provided by the Centre to the State under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana (PMGKAY).
According to the Governor, the free ration is supplied by the Central government to the State. He added that apart from this, around 12,800 MT of free dal has been despatched and will be received by the end of this month.
आपका राज्यपाल
— Governor West Bengal Jagdeep Dhankhar (@jdhankhar1)
आपका सेवकUnder Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojna 4,78,000 METRIC TONNES OF FREE RICE supplied by Central Government to WB.
FREE RATION is available from the Central Government: 5 Kg Rice per person per month and 1 Kg Daal per family per month. (1/2A)
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आपका राज्यपाल
— Governor West Bengal Jagdeep Dhankhar (@jdhankhar1)
आपका सेवक
In addition to 4,78,000 Metric Tonnes of FREE RICE Central Government has despatched 12800 MT of FREE DAAL and 10800 MT has been actually received by West Bengal.
Further supply of Moong Daal will commence next week completed by end of May.
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Mamata, Centre face-off
On April 21, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had claimed that she was kept in "dark" about the visit of central teams to assess the COVID-19 situation. The Centre on Monday has constituted six Inter-Ministerial Central Teams (IMCTs) to make an on-spot assessment of the COVID-19 situation in hotspots and issue necessary directions to four states, including Bengal. That irked the Mamata government which saw it as an unwarranted intervention in the State's efforts.
To this, the Governor had said it is not appropriate for the State to get into a confrontational mode with the Centre in the wake of the pandemic. He had asked the Trinamool Congress government to take assistance when provided in such a situation.
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Published May 9th, 2020 at 13:28 IST