Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday requested the Centre why ration couldn’t be delivered at residence “when pizza may be” as he attacked the government for “giving in” to ration mafia.
Addressing a digital press convention, Kejriwal additionally disputed the Centre’s declare that his authorities didn’t take permission for the implementation of the scheme. “My authorities sought approval 5 occasions from the centre regardless of no such permission wanted as per the regulation,” he said.
“For the first time, a government had taken a step to check on ration mafia. See how powerful they are, they got the scheme cancelled just a week ahead of its implementation,” he mentioned.
The assertion got here a day after Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, Anil Baijal, stalled the Delhi authorities’s flagship doorstep ration supply scheme, which was supposed to start per week later. The scheme, which aimed toward benefiting 72 lakh individuals, was axed by LG Baijal because it mentioned the Arvind Kejriwal authorities didn’t search prior permission for the challenge.
Delhi Food and Civil Supplies Minister Imran Hussain mentioned that LG Anil Baijal has cited two “invalid” reasons for withholding approval for the rollout of the scheme — that the scheme has not been approved by the central government and that there is an on going court case.
Alleging that the move was politically motivated, Hussain argued, “No approval for launching such a scheme is required as per existing law. Nevertheless, we have written 6 letters to the Centre since 2018 apprising them of this revolutionary scheme at every stage. Moreover, based on the last communication received from the Centre on 19.02.2021, their concerns regarding scheme name have also been accepted by Delhi Cabinet. What further approval is required?”
One of probably the most formidable schemes of the Arvind Kejriwal authorities, the ‘Mukhya Mantri Ghar Ghar Ration Yojna’ (MMGGRY) below the Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) of the National Food Security Act, 2013, was introduced in 2018 however notified by on February 20 when the AAP gained once more in February 2020. The scheme concerned the supply of packed wheat flour and rice to beneficiaries at their doorstep.
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