Shillong, Feb 20: The office of the Deputy Commissioner (Supply) of South West Garo Hills in collaboration with the Meghalaya State Food Commission organised a regional camp at Ampati to strengthen implementation of the National Food Security Act (NFSA).
The programme began with a welcome address by Deputy Commissioner Anendya Raajsshre.
Meghalaya State Food Commission Chairman DP Wahlang reiterated that the Commission’s core mandate is to ensure no eligible person is denied food. He informed that this is the second regional camp of the financial year, with another scheduled in Shillong next month.
The Commission oversees implementation of food security schemes through the Food & Civil Supplies, Education and Social Welfare Departments. Under the ration system, Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) households receive 35kg of food grains per month, while priority households receive 5kg per person free of cost.
He emphasised maintaining quality and quantity of food grains distributed through fair price shops and urged beneficiaries to report grievances to the District Grievance Redressal Committee, which may be escalated to the Commission if unresolved.
Officials informed that under TPDS, 70,198 AAY households and 3,51,358 Priority Household beneficiaries are covered in Meghalaya. The ICDS and Supplementary Nutrition Programme benefit over 4.27 lakh children and thousands of mothers and adolescent girls, while the PM POSHAN Scheme covers 11,078 schools across the state.
