Khadya Sathi Scheme In West Bengal

Khadya Sathi Scheme In West Bengal:-

Khadya Sathi Scheme was started by the Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamta Banerjee on 26 January 2016. Under the scheme, the state ensure food security to the people under Below Poverty Line & Economically Weaker Section categories. Scheme covers 90% of the population of the state and provide rice & wheat to the beneficiaries at a subsidized rate. The scheme targets uniform food distribution to the ration card holders of the state by creating a systematic food mechanism.

Purpose of the Khadya Sathi Scheme:

The main purpose of this project is to ensure food and nutrition by supply of food. Under this project about 8 crore 66 lakh people, that is almost 90.6% of population, would come under food security. With the inspiration of CM Mamta Banerjee, Khadya Sathi Project under RKSY has come into effect throughout the state from 27 January, 2016 for those who had not been earmarked under NFSA backward in Socio-Economic terms.

The backward classes include people from primitive tribal groups, workers of closed tea gardens, pavement dwellers of Kolkata, Aila affected people, drought affected of Purulia, residents of Darjeeling hill area and inhabitants of Jangalmahal. They will get food grains at the rate of RS 2 per kg.

This apart, another 50 lakh people, who applied in White form will get food-grains at the cost of half of the market price. A special coupon has been introduced jointly with Food and Supplies Department for all mothers and babies admitted in Nutrition Rehabilitation Centres. % kg of rice, 2.5 kg of wheat, 1 kg of grams will be provided to them against this coupon.

Eligibility Criteria for Khadya Sathi Scheme:

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Some eligibility criteria for the scheme are as follows :-

• Applicant must be resident of West Bengal.
• Applicant must be under BPL & EWS category.
• Applicant must have a valid ration card.
• Applicant must not be a government job holder.

Documents Required For Khadya Sathi Scheme:

Important documents required for the scheme are:

• Voter ID
• Ration Card
• Aadhaar Card
• Residential Proof
• Income Certificate

• Pass port size photo

How to Apply for the Scheme:

• Visit the Official Website
• Click on E-Citizen option on the official page
• Click on the ” Digital ration Card 2023″ option
• Select the district name and municipality
• enter all the other required details as mentioned on the page
• Upload the scanned copy of required documents
• Click on Submit to apply.

How to check the application status of the scheme:

• Visit the official website
• Enter mobile number
• Enter the OTP received on the mobile number
• Click “Login” option to login into your contact
• Select status option to view your application status