Excelsior Correspondent
LEH, July 2: The Administration of UT of Ladakh has launched the Ladakh Food Security Scheme (LFSS), with effect from 01-06-2020 in the Union Territory of Ladakh.
With the implementation of the LFSS, the Mufti Mohammad Sayeed Food Entitlement Scheme (MMSFES) of the erstwhile State of J&K is discontinued.
The introduction of this revamped scheme will benefit 6101AAY families of Ladakh in addition to 43,916 PHH & NPHH families, which were already covered under the MMSFES.
Under this scheme, AAY rationees shall be provided 5 kg of food grains per soul over and above the NFSA entitled scale of 35 Kgs per family, subject to the maximum of 50 Kgs (NFSA+LFSS) per family and PHH & NPHH rationees having family size of 01 soul to 09 souls shall be provided 5 kgs of food grains per soul over and above NFSA scale subject to the maximum of 50 Kgs (NFSA+LFSS) per family.
The food grains to all the categories of beneficiaries covered under LFSS shall be provided at the same sale rate as provided to PHH & NPHH under the erstwhile J&K State MMSFES.
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