Food & Civil Supplies (F&CS), Dimapur, is implementing an “Allocation of Food grains under Welfare Institutions and Hostel Scheme”.
F&CS assistant director, N. Jamonger Ao, in a press release said that under this scheme, allocation of food grains for residents/students of ST/SC/OBC hostels, is made in order to ensure standards of nutrition in institutions meant for welfare and development of the weaker sections of society.
The allocation of food grains is made for the residents/students of the ST/SC/OBC hostels subject to the condition that 2/3rds of its inmates belong to the ST/SC/OBC community. The beneficiaries/hostels are entitled to receive food grains at BPL prices with an upper ceiling of a maximum of 15kg, per beneficiary, per month.
In this connection, the eligible welfare institution/hostels under Dimapur district have been directed to obtain release orders for lifting the food grains from the office of the F&CS assistant director from November 5 onwards during office hours. They have also been directed to bring along the following documents as a perquisite to obtain the order: i) Aadhaar of the proprietor of the welfare institute/hostel; ii) eligibility certificate/registration of society from the competent authority; iii) residential/location proof certificate from the competent authority.