The Food and Civil Supplies department of Madhya Pradesh has issued a fresh order that states the all the beneficiaries under the National food and security Act will not get subsidised ration until they show a proof of Covid 19 vaccination after 31st December.
This move is aimed to get more people vaccinated under the government backed vaccine program. The order stated that “A public distribution system (PDS) shopkeeper should ensure that the vaccination of all the eligible members of 11.5 million families by December 31. PDS shopkeepers should paste the necessary information regarding vaccination at their shops. The Patrata(eligibility) slips have the names of all the members of the family”
“The shopkeepers should ensure that all the eligible beneficiaries have been vaccinated. If they are nit vaccinated, the shopkeeper has to ensure counselling sessions at nearby health facilities. The shopkeepers should also provide a list of Non-vaccinated and those beneficiaries who have taken only the first dose, to a nearby hospital every week.”
Several traders and district administrators are coming up with ideas to improve the vaccination drive in the state. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan has urged the people to get them vaccinated. Traders of namkeen and sev in Ratlam district of Madhya Pradesh have said that they would serve only the vaccinated customers.
In Ujjain no bookings can be made to the hotels and shrines if you are not vaccinated.
