Raj govt squares up Cong on state's food scheme beneficieries

The BJP-led Rajasthan government today sought to square up the previous Congress regime in the Assembly over a question about information on the number of beneficiaries under Right to Food Security Guarantee Act.

When Congress deputy chief whip Govind Singh Dotasara asked this question, cabinet minister for food and civil supplies Babulal Verma, taking a jibe, said the total population of Dungarpur was 12.40 lakh but more than 14 lakh were selected under the scheme by the Congress government.

While Verma was replying to the house, Dotasara intervened and shot back, saying the government could have rectified the list in three years time and claimed that several eligible needy people were not getting the benefit under the scheme.

Verma said currently over 4.44 crore people were getting benefit under Right to Food scheme, assuring the poor will be provided the benefit.

He also requested Dotasara to provide list of eligible people and he will get their issues resolved.

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