SUPPLY OF QUALITY RICE AT Rs.2/- PER KG.

SUPPLY OF QUALITY RICE AT Rs.2/- PER KG.

The Hon’ble Chief Minister Kalaignar M.Karunanidhi on assuming power on 13.5.2006announced the first order of distribution of 1 Kg. of rice at Rs.2/- which brought happiness on the faces of the poor and the downtrodden.

• This scheme is being implemented from 3.6.2006 onwards in TamilNadu. From the inception , this scheme has won the appreciation of the general public. The happiness of the poor and the downtrodden people while obtaining their commodities from the fair price shops is quite evident throughout the state.

• This heavily subsidised rate is much lower than the price at which the Government of India supplies rice to people below poverty line. Supply of rice at such a low price in the state will go a long way in eliminating hunger by enabling the highest levels of affordability and utilisation by the poor.

• This scheme assures food security to the poor and the needy. Since the price at which rice is supplied through the Public Distribution System in Tamil Nadu is the lowest in India, the price of open market rice is kept under control for the past one and half years. It is also ensured that good quality of rice is being issued under this scheme to the public.