Assam to ensure free food gain security to over 2.5 crore people

Assam Government has taken a crucial step to extend nutritional coverage to 70 percentage, estimated 2.5 crore plus of the population in the state.

Under the National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013, in Assam is 2,51,89,775 and on January, 42 lakh new beneficiaries were again added. Assam CM informed, the entire extended process will get completed by November.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma said, “With addition of the new 17 lakh+ beneficiaries along with almost 2 lakh NRC deleted beneficiaries and people under State pool; over 2.5cr people will be entitled to free food grains by 2025 following the Antyodaya approach of serving the poor and marginalised.”