66 lakh BPL ration card holder families to get Rs. 1,000 in bank accounts: Gujarat govt

Gandhinagar: Secretary in Gujarat CMO, Ashwani Kumar today in his briefing here said, 66 lakh families under NFSA (National Food Security Act) will get Rs. 1000 in their bank accounts directly starting from next Monday. Beneficiaries don’t need to fill any form, as Govt will use its database to identify them, he said. This will add Rs. 660 crore burden to State exchequer, he added.

He also said that the Gujarat govt will send 100 Dhaman-1 ventilators to Delhi, the Chief Minister has decided today after a video conferencing with Rajkot based Jyoti CNC that has developed and manufactured Dhaman-1 using swadeshi technique. Jyoti CNC has already made announcement to donate 1,000 Dhaman-1 to Gujarat government. The first such Dhaman-1 was today presented to Rajkot district administration. 100 Dhaman-1 will be sent to Ahmedabad.

Secretary in Gujarat CMO in his briefing today: 66 lakh families under NFSA to get Rs. 1000 in their bank accounts from next Monday. Beneficiaries don't need to fill any form, as Govt will use its database to identify them. This will add Rs. 660 crore burden to State exchequer. pic.twitter.com/QITvDdp9EC

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