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Below the poverty line cardholders Honnamma, Nagarathna and Parvathamma are univocal in their support for Anna Bhagya, the flagship programme of the State government.
The scheme has guaranteed food for their families at a subsidised cost, they say. The quality of rice distributed (at Re. 1 a kg) under the scheme is better than that distributed earlier at Rs. 3 a kg. The women, who had come to collect their quota of ration at a fair price shop in Saraswathipuram here on Wednesday, said that the scheme had helped to sustain their families. “The quantum of rice distributed meets our food requirements.”
As the scheme is completing one year on Thursday, the cardholders told The Hindu that they were satisfied with the scheme, barring minor hiccups, primarily with biometric machines. At the same time, some consumers favoured an increase in the quantity of rice.
Except for some trifling issues with regard to biometric machines (networking problem) which were being sorted out, the scheme is predominantly flaw-free and successful, said K. Rameshwarappa, Deputy Director of Food and Civil Supplies, Mysore.
He claimed that the scheme was transparent and measures such as ‘Paditara Khatri’ and ‘Ahaara Adalat’ guaranteed the success of the scheme. About 6.08 lakh BPL cardholders were availing themselves of the scheme’s benefits.
Anna Bhagya, a success story in Mysore - The Hindu
The scheme has guaranteed food for their families at a subsidised cost, they say. The quality of rice distributed (at Re. 1 a kg) under the scheme is better than that distributed earlier at Rs. 3 a kg. The women, who had come to collect their quota of ration at a fair price shop in Saraswathipuram here on Wednesday, said that the scheme had helped to sustain their families. “The quantum of rice distributed meets our food requirements.”
As the scheme is completing one year on Thursday, the cardholders told The Hindu that they were satisfied with the scheme, barring minor hiccups, primarily with biometric machines. At the same time, some consumers favoured an increase in the quantity of rice.
Except for some trifling issues with regard to biometric machines (networking problem) which were being sorted out, the scheme is predominantly flaw-free and successful, said K. Rameshwarappa, Deputy Director of Food and Civil Supplies, Mysore.
He claimed that the scheme was transparent and measures such as ‘Paditara Khatri’ and ‘Ahaara Adalat’ guaranteed the success of the scheme. About 6.08 lakh BPL cardholders were availing themselves of the scheme’s benefits.
Anna Bhagya, a success story in Mysore - The Hindu
