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Before March 8, poor families will receive rations again in February.
This ration will be distributed from February 20 to 28.
The government is giving out free rations under the National Food Safety Law.
New Delhi. Good news has arrived for crores of poor families. Ration card holders will get one more free ration in the month of February. There is a preparation by the government to give this ration before Holi, that is, before March 8, poor families will receive a ration. This ration will be distributed from February 20 to 28.
Under the National Food Security Law, the central government distributes free rations to poor families across the country. Recently, the government has extended its duration until December of this year.
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Crores from poor families will benefit
money control According to the news, under the National Security Food Act in Uttar Pradesh, wheat and rice will start receiving rations from February 20. Previously, a single ration was given to poor families from February 10 to 17. Card holders will receive a ration of 5 kg per unit, in which 2 kg of wheat and 3 kg of rice and Antyodaya card holders will receive a ration of 35 kg (14 kg of wheat and 21 kg of rice). without cost.
He explains that the Central Government had decided to deliver free rations until December 2023 to people covered by the National Food Security Law. Previously, this free ration was delivered through Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana), which was started in 2020 to provide food grains to poor families affected by the Kovid epidemic.
Under the National Food Security Act, rice is delivered at Rs 3/kg, wheat at Rs 2/kg and coarse grains at Rs 1/kg. The government has decided that until December 2023 it will be available completely free of charge. This will benefit Rs 81.35 crore.
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FIRST POSTED: February 19, 2023 18:55 IST