Guwahati, Nov 10 (PTI) The Assam government on Monday launched a scheme to provide lentils, sugar and salt at subsidised rates under the National Food Security Act.
Rolling out the initiative, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the rates will be further slashed from January.
“Masur Dal: Rs 69 per kg, Sugar: Rs 38 per kg, Salt: Rs 10 per kg. Is it possible? Yes in Assam it is!” Sarma said in a post on X, after launching the scheme during a programme here.
He said from Monday onwards, “for the first time across all fair price shops” , these food products will be offered at “below-market prices”.
“Antyodaya is our aim, objective and mission,” Sarma said.
“There is more GOOD News: From January, Rs 100 will equal to 1 kg Dal + 1 kg Sugar + 1 kg Salt. With this, we have set a new benchmark in nutritional security for ration card holders,” he asserted.
The Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said the scheme has been launched under the National Food Security Act (NFSA).
It said special meetings were held to mark the launch across nearly 33,000 fair price shops in the state, with beneficiaries participating alongside ministers, MLAs and others.
An official statement added that around 2.45 crore beneficiaries will benefit from the initiative.
Each ration card holder family can purchase one kg of masur dal at Rs 69, sugar at Rs 38 and salt at Rs 10 per month. These rates will remain effective for November and December this year.
From January 2026 onwards, the prices will be further reduced – masur dal at Rs 60, sugar at Rs 30 and salt at Rs 10 – enabling the families to buy all three for just Rs 100, it said.
The products will be available in specially designed one kg packets.
Similar to the free rice distribution system, beneficiaries can collect these items during the ‘Anna Seva Divas’ between the first and 10th of every month from fair price shops, it said.
The beneficiaries can purchase one, two or all three items, with separate biometric authentication required for each, the statement added. PTI SSG RBT
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