Noida: Qutubuddin, a 35-year-old barber from Badun, came to Noida with his family a year ago to find a job.
When a pandemic struck, he did not have resources to get a livelihood.
However, he managed to get a ration card issued in his name and has got free food since then.
“I’m a roadside barber.
Thanks to a ration card, we haven’t faced a food crisis.
We have got free rice and wheat.
I have taken a backpack several times now,” Qutibuddin said who now lives in Bangel.
Like Qutubuddin, there are many other people in the same situation.
Pandemic has triggered a race for a ration, which gave a poor household title to subsidize grasslands from the reasonable price store managed by the government.
According to officials, the request of a ration card in Gautam Budh Nagar has surged five times during a pandemic.
The highest number of ration card requests (below 800) received every year is in 2019-20, in accordance with the District Supply Office (DSO), which operates under the district administration, from June 2020 to June 2021, the total number of ration cards issued by DSO has been recorded at 4,000.
According to the district supply office, the total number of ration card holders in Noida and Greater Noida have grown to 2,04,000.
“During a pandemic, we advertise the benefits of a remote and broad ration card.
According to the government’s orders, beneficiaries must be given free rations until November.
Every family has annual income lower than Rs 3 Lakh in urban areas and under RS ​​2 Lakh in rural areas in rural areas qualify for a ration card, “said Chamar Sharma told toi.
Ransum distribution center is currently distributing wheat, rice and salt twice a month.
Some of the people who registered for government food supply this year claimed that it had become a significant assistance for them in supporting their families because they did not work since April.
“Every weekend, we clean around 50-80 applications.
Applicants must fill in three forms in community service centers and we verify whether the person has a ration card elsewhere in this country.
If all data is accurate, the card is released between one or one Two weeks, “Sharma added.
GB Nagar has 366 Ransum distribution centers, where 242 is in villages and 124 in the city area.
When holding the card, at this time, the beneficiary gets 60 kg of Ransum per month for free.