100 Day Program Report

Inclusion of 25 lakh new beneficiaries under the National Food Security Scheme.

Total 24,95,136 beneficiaries have been included under the National Food Security Scheme and these beneficiaries have received food security.

Government Resolution dated 1.4.2025
Current status of ration cards in the state

Distributing Smart Ration Cards to the citizens of the state.

A Request for Proposal has been prepared and submitted to the High Power Committee for approval. In its meeting on 21.08.2025, approval has been given to implement the Smart Ration Card on a pilot basis in one district. However, the minutes of meeting of the High Power Committee are yet to be received. Further action will be taken after receiving the minutes of meeting.
(Expected timeline : 31.10.2025)

Distributing Food Grains in accurate quantities to the beneficiaries by attaching electronic weighing scales to the e-POS machines installed in the fair price shops.

The proposal to install electronic weighing scales in fair price shops has been approved by the High Power Committee in its meeting held on 21.08.2025. However, the minutes of meeting of the High Power Committee are yet to be received. Action will be taken to implement the tender after receiving the minutes of meeting. (Expected timeline : 31.10.2025)

To increase the efficiency of the public distribution system in the country, there are suggestions to implement route optimization for the transportation of food grains through the Department of Food and Civil Supplies, Government of India. The main objective of this program is to reduce the distance in the transportation of food grains, strengthen the public distribution system, and reduce the rising costs under the Minimum Support Price Scheme.

As per the route optimization received from the Central Government, 100% route optimization is being implemented in the state from March 2025.

Route Optimization Directive

Regarding the preparation of Maharashtra Legal Metrology (Government Approved Test Centre) Rules, 2025-
Due to increasing industry and trade, the current metrology system is not able to achieve the objective and quality of verifying and stamping weights and measures for maximum users due to insufficient manpower. Therefore, under the government’s Ease of Doing Business policy, it is necessary to allow private laboratories to conduct verification and stamping of weights and measures through valid metrology systems in a fast, accurate and transparent manner through a third party. The main objective of framing the Maharashtra Legal Metrology (Government Approved Test Centre) Rules, 2025 is to verify and stamp weights and measures through these laboratories. Accordingly, with a view to establishing the said parallel system, the matter of preparing Maharashtra Legal Metrology (Government Approved Test Centre) Rules, 2025 and publishing them with the approval of the Central Government is under consideration of the Government.

The draft of Maharashtra Legal Metrology (Government Approved Test Centre) Rules, 2025 was sent to the Central Government for approval on 11.02.2025. The Central Government has recently approved the said draft after suggesting some amendments. Accordingly, a proposal has been submitted for amendments to the said rules as per the advice of the Department of Law and Justice.

New Godown constructions are proposed to create three times the total monthly allocation i.e. the remaining 3.24 lakh MT storage capacity and a policy for this will be formulated at the departmental level within the next 100 days.

Since the construction of a warehouse takes 1-2 years, the proposal needs to be revised within 100 days. Accordingly, it is proposed to formulate a policy on storage capacity creation at the departmental level as per the WDRA standards.
(Expected timeline : 31.10.2025)