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MARGAO
After the community survey, now teachers have been roped in to monitor the distribution of food grains at the fair price shops to the intended beneficiaries.
With the government set to implement the PM-GKAY scheme to the beneficiaries at the fair price shops across Goa from April 27 to May 21, South Goa district Collector Ajit Roy has issued an order roping teachers to monitor the overall distribution of the food grains to the beneficiaries.
In fact, the district Collectorate arranged training sessions for the teachers at the respective taluka headquarters in South Goa district on Sunday morning.
While sources in the know informed that a group of teachers were scheduled to call on the district Collector on Sunday morning to discuss the matter, the Collector Ajit Roy told The Goan that he has not come across anyone expressing any reservations on their appointment to monitor the scheme.
In fact, the district Collector pointed out that his office has received cooperation from all quarters in the battle against the Covid-19 pandemic, while ruling out possibility of anyone objecting to the order appointing them to monitor the food grains scheme.
In his order, the Collector pointed out that the Covid-19 disease is spreading at a fast pace worldwide, adding that the government of India and the government of Goa have taken all preventive steps to check the spread of corona virus. “Whereas the government of Goa has decided to distribute free ration quota
to the beneficiaries under the PM-GKAY scheme to the NFSA beneficiaries at the fair price shops across Goa from April 27 to May”, the order stated.
Exercising powers conferred under section 33 of the District Disaster Management Act, 2005, the Collector has appointed the teachers to monitor the distribution of food grains to the entitled beneficiaries.
The order has warned that any violation of the instructions or non-compliance of the directions will attract punitive action as per the provisions, from section 51-60 of the Disaster Management Act 205.
The order has directed all the officials to attend the training at the respective taluka headquarters on Sunday.
The government had earlier this month engaged teachers across the state to carry out the community survey for three days.
