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Week After Announcing Rations for Those Without Cards, Delhi Govt Yet to Implement Scheme The Delhi Rozi Roti Adhikar Abhiyan has written to the chief minister on the distress amongst the poor, who are having to resort to begging for food, as Delhi enters its sixth week of lockdown. Daily wage labourers and homeless people wait to receive free food during an extended nationwide lockdown to slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New Delhi, India, April 28, 2020. Photo: Reuters/Danish Siddiqui/Files Rights26/May/2021 New Delhi: A week after the announcement that the Delhi government would distribute rations to people without ration cards, the Delhi Rozi Roti Adhikar Abhiyan (DRRAA) has written to Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal to remind him of the situation facing the working poor and the marginalised communities. Noting that the COVID-19-induced lockdown in the national capital had entered its sixth week, the foods right campaign said that â ....
‘Only 44 of 110 shops were functioning’ According to an audit of ration shops conducted by the Delhi Rozi Roti Adhikar Abhiyan, 40% of the shops visited by volunteers were found closed during working hours. Of the 110 shops visited by the volunteers, only 44 were found to be distributing grains to ration cardholders. The audit of the ration shops was conducted between May 15 and May 20 across the city including, locations like Chirag Delhi, Mangolpuri, Kalkaji, New Seemapuri, Begumpur and Greater Kailash among other areas, the DRRAA said. “Nearly 40% ration shops that were visited [43 out of 110] were closed during working hours. Only 44 shops were found to be distributing grains to cardholders. Over 23 ration shops at the time of our visit claimed that they were awaiting the full stock of ration,” the report said. ....
Out of Work, Poor Not Getting Rations, Information on Schemes: Food Rights Activists In letter to Kejriwal, activists say that those without cards have not been covered under the free ration schemes this year, and with 10,000 SOS calls coming in, they request for a special helpline for those in distress. A migrant worker collects food at a temporary shelter home in Delhi, May 1, 2020. Photo: PTI/Vijay Verma Rights23 hours ago New Delhi: Food rights campaigners have accused the Delhi government of not distributing rations at the fair price shops for the month of May and excluding those without ration cards from the scheme of free rations. They have pointed out that while the Delhi government had distributed food grains and other essential commodities to nearly 60 lakh people without ration cards during the COVID-19 nationwide lockdown, this time during the second wave of the pandemic, when Delhi is under a lockdown, no such ....
Updated: It alleges ration not distributed to shops in May Share Article AAA The DRRAA has demanded that distribution of foodgrains to ration cardholders be started immediately without delay for May.
It alleges ration not distributed to shops in May The Delhi Rozi Roti Adhikar Abhiyan (DRRAA) on Friday wrote to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, urging him to ensure food security for migrants, daily wagers, and other vulnerable groups who do not possess ration cards. In the letter, the DRRAA said: “Over the last few days, on account of the continuing lockdown, the condition of daily wagers, migrant workers, residents of slums who do not possess ration cards has become even more precarious. In such a scenario, it is inexplicable why the government has not revived the e-coupon scheme, under which last year 60 lakh people who did not possess ration cards were provided free foodgrains.” The DRRAA has also demanded that the distribution of foodg ....
‘Schemes related to children, pregnant, lactating women must remain functional’ Updated: Updated: Food rights group urges CM to proactively trace kids testing positive Share Article Food rights group urges CM to proactively trace kids testing positive The Delhi Rozi Roti Adhikar Abhiyan (DRRAA) on Tuesday wrote to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal demanding that all schemes related to children, pregnant and lactating women should remain functional and be considered essential services. In view of several children being affected by COVID, the DRRAA has also demanded that there should be a special mechanism in place to track children who test positive, test their families and provide care. ....