Govt eases norms for availing dilli Annashree Yojana

Jul 04, 2013 |

Age Correspondent

New Delhi

Ahead of the Assembly elections, the city Congress government expanded the Adhaar-enabled direct cash transfer scheme Dilli Annashree Yojana on Wednesday. The government amended the criteria of eligibility and reduced the residence certificate criteria to three years against five years. Now the Below Poverty Line (BPL) people living in Delhi for last three years can avail the scheme. The decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting presided over by chief minister Sheila Dikshit.
Under the Dilli Annashree Yojana, the city government provides `600 cash as food subsidy to the eligible people.
“The Cabinet has decided to broad base the scheme by liberalising eligibility criteria. As per latest criteria, all households whose head is resident of Delhi for at least three years with cut-off date as January 1, 2010, annual family income not more than `1 lakh and is not getting ration under public distribution system would become eligible to be included under the ambit of the scheme. The new beneficiaries would become eligible for benefit with effect from April 1, 2013,” Ms Dikshit told reporters. The government said that presently more than one lakh families are getting the benefits of the scheme. The MLAs have been provided 400-500 forms each to identify eligible people for Dilli Annashree Yojana from their respective areas.

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Vijendra gupta files complaint against sheila
AGE CORRESPONDENT
NEW DELHI, JULY 3

BJP leader Vijender Gupta on Wednesday filed a complaint against chief minister Sheila Dikshit before a city court seeking direction to the police to register an FIR against her for allegedly misusing government funds to the tune of `22.56 crore in an advertisement campaign ahead of the 2008 Assembly polls.
In his complaint filed before special judge Narottam Kaushal, Mr Gupta sought registration of FIR against Ms Dikshit and others for criminal breach of trust (Section 409 IPC), criminal misappropriation of public funds and criminal misconduct under provisions of Prevention of Corruption Act. He said he filed a complaint before Lokayukta Justice Manmohan Sarin who indicted Ms Dikshit for misusing government funds for carrying out advertisement campaign with a political purpose. The matter has been fixed for July 9.

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