Uttarakhand

• 09 Jun 2022

Uttarakhand to become Third State to Launch Food Grain ATM Scheme

Why in News?

• On June 8, 2022, Uttarakhand's Food and Civil Supplies Minister Rekha Arya informed that under the World Food Scheme, the Uttarakhand Food Department is soon going to launch the Food Grain ATM scheme in the state.

Key Points

• It is to be noted that Uttarakhand will be the third state in the country to launch the Food Grain ATM scheme. At present, the Food Grain ATM scheme is running only in the state of Odisha and Haryana.
• Minister Rekha Arya said that the eligible people for free ration from the government ration shop will no longer have to make rounds of the shops, just as the common man withdraws money for his need from the ATM machine, now the eligible people can take the food grains.
• This system will work like an ATM machine. It will also have a screen like an ATM machine on it. Ration Card holders will be able to come here and extract wheat, rice and pulses like an ATM machine. The scheme is being launched under a pilot project.