New Delhi: Delhi is all set to become the first state in the country to roll out the food security scheme with Chief Minister saying that the ambitious programme will be launched on August 20, the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
Dikshit conveyed her government's decision to launch the scheme first to Union Food Minister K V Thomas in a meeting.
"The Chief Minister informed the Union Food Minister that Delhi will be the first state in the country to roll out the scheme," Delhi's Food and Civil Supplies Minister Harun Yusuf, who accompanied Dikshit in the meeting with Thomas, told PTI.
He said the Delhi Government has started the ground work for implementation of the scheme and Dikshit has appointed a committee under his chairmanship for making all the preparations.
When asked about his meeting with Dikshit, Thomas said "Delhi has come forward first to implement the food security programme."
He said Dikshit sought some clarifications on number of beneficiaries and prices of food grains and he clarified about them.
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