Statesman News Service
MALDA, 7 JAN: Gram panchayat officials are not sure about the future of their programme on action against hunger and destitution, called Sahay. They have doubt as to how long the Sahay will continue if market prices of essential commodities go up following the ongoing trend. The matter was discussed yesterday when the district magistrate Mr. Sridhar Ghosh and other district officials inaugurated a Sahay centre at Malatipur in Chanchal for the have-nots.
Sixteen members of three destitute families of this gram panchayat will be getting cooked food every day from Sahay, said Mr Ghosh. The Sahay is one of the various poverty alleviation programmes with an objective to provide economic development and social justice to the poor and helpless people.
According to the state government guidelines, Rs 10 will be allotted per head for supplying food to these people. The panchayat and rural development department will provide Rs 7 and the gram panchayat will pay rest of the amount. The local self-help group will be engaged for cooking their food.
Such Sahay programmes have been started in various gram panchayats in the state as well in Malda district to achieve the target of having poverty and destitution free district. But the gram panchayat officials are facing problem in providing meal to them for Rs 10 per head. The district magistrate Mr Sridhar Ghosh said: “The recent price hike may create problem to provide quality food to them at the rate of Rs 10 per head. At least Rs 20 is required to cook quality food for an individual.”
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