Food Security scheme launched in Rajasthan

About 38.83 lakh beneficiaries of BPL and Antyodaya Anna Yojana would, however, continue to get 35 kg of wheat at Re one per kg every month, Gehlot said.

Over 50 lakh new beneficiaries under the Food Security Scheme would get wheat at Rs two per kg, rice at Rs three per kg and bajra at Re one per kg, he said.  

Besides existing ones, about 2,000 new ration shops would be opened to distribute foodgrains under the scheme, the Chief Minister said.

The scheme was today launched at all district headquarters and panchayat samitis by other ministers.  

In an indirect remark at BJP, Gehlot said, communal forces were trying vitiate the state's atmosphere on the eve of the Assembly polls, but the state government would not let it happen and the Congress would hold “shanti sandesh yatra” (peace message rally).