The Central government seems to not have been satisfied by the publicity that it is getting, by the free door to door delivery of ration in the state of Andhra Pradesh. As a result, a silent war seems to have begun between the Central and state governments. The Central Government has now announced to all cardholders that the free ration that is being provided by the Centre is available at all ration shops in the state. The Centre has also planned to put up “Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana” banners in front of these shops.
The Centre is said to be of the thought that the credit for its scheme would go to the State government’s account, due to the door to door delivery scheme. Civil authorities have been given the responsibility to make sure that the Centre’s ration quota is available at all ration shops in the state from the 16th of this month and to make sure that the Centre’s banners are hung outside these shops.
The Civil authorities are said to be putting this pressure on lower authorities, who are in turn said to be putting the pressure on shop owners, to hang these banners. Given that the printing cost of these banners would cost heavily per piece, shop owners are said to be ordering these banners in bulk. These banners are expected to be put up within a week.