Summary:
On the World Food Day, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said that her government had ensured that over 8.5 crore people in the state have been provided food security. “Special assistance is also provided to the people of Jangalmahal and Hill areas, Aila-affected areas, farmers of Singur, tea garden workers & Toto tribe,” she added. We have ensured the food security of more than 8.5 crore people of #Bangla through Khadya Sathi Scheme. We have ensured the food security of more than 8.5 crore people of #Bangla through Khadya Sathi Scheme,” Banerjee wrote on her Twitter handle. Under the government’s ‘Khadya Scheme’, special assistance is also being given to the people of Jangalmahal and Hill areas besides Aila-affected areas and farmers of Singur, tea garden workers as well as the Toto tribe, Mamata said..