Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is supervising the construction of state-of-the-art Annapurna Bhawans across Uttar Pradesh to enhance food supply and ensure secure storage of essential goods.
These Bhawan are designed to make the public distribution system permanent and effective, ensuring the stability of ration shops despite change in dealers. So far 3,213 Annapurna Bhawan have been completed, while work is currently underway on an additional 1,630 Bhawans.
About The Annapurna Bhawans
The Yogi government aims to develop these Annapurna Bhawans as multi-purpose centers in both rural and urban areas of the state. The facilities will help meet the everyday needs of residents while also contributing to the improvement of their social and economic conditions.
These Bhawan are being constructed under MGNERGA and will not only serve as storage spaces for food grains but will also support the operation of fair-price shops.
These Bhawan’s are being constructed on government land in gram panchayats, and include facilities such as a hall, waiting room, and public services center. In the financial year 2024-25, construction has started on over 2,800 new Bhawans.
Aim Of The Annapuran Bhawan
The aim of Annapuran Bhawan is to streamline the food grain supply process in both rural and urban areas. Previously, fair-price shops were often situated on narrow streets, causing difficulties for both food grain supply vehicles, and customers. With the development of these Bhawans, access to both supply vehicles and the general public has significantly improved.
Annapurna Bhawan will serve as more than just a center for food grain supply; it will also provide a range of public facilities. Two separate rooms are being constructed within the Bhawan, one will be used for storing government ration, while the other will house the Common Service Center (CSC). The CSC will provide essential services such as issuing birth, death, income and caste certificates.
In addition, general stores and community service centers will operate in the Bhawans. These centers will provide facilities for electricity bill payment, broadband access, affordable generic medicines, and the sale of everyday necessities. This initiative will ease the lives of people while also ensuring effective implementation of government schemes.
State-of-the-art facilities are being integrated into the Annapurna Bhawan, including CCTV cameras and internet connectivity, ensuring both transparency and security. Supply inspectors have been instructed to identify suitable land for the construction of new Bhawans. Once land selection is completed, construction will begin immediately.
The Yogi government’s goal is to transform all 80,000 fair-price shops into permanent, fully equipped Annapurna Bhawans. This initiative will enhance the food distribution system and ensure that people receive high-quality services.
