152 Annapurna Dal Bhat Centre in Chhattisgarh

     Raipur, April 21, 2010: In an attempt to provide food in a very reasonable rate, a total of 152 Annapurna Dal Bhat Centre were currently being run in Chhattisgarh, officials said today.

     Such centres are being run by various social organizations, Gram Panchayats and individuals in various parts of the state, they said.

     A total of 24 such centres are being run in Raipur District, where as 22 in Sarguja District, 21 in Bilaspur, 18  in Durg, 11 in Raigarh, 9 in Kanker, seven in Janjgir-Champa, six in Jashpur, 5 each in Korba, Rajnandgaon, Kawardha, Korea and Dhamtari, 4 in Bastar, three in Mahasamund and 2 in Dantewada, the officials said.

     For the 152 Dal-Bhat centres, the 216 tonnes of rice has been allotted for the month of March 2010, they added.