Machilipatnam: People in Andhra Pradesh will get free ration at their door steps on March 29 in view of the nationwide lockdown to check the spread of coronavirus, state Civil Supplies Minister Kodali Srivenkateswara Rao said on Wednesday.
The ration card holders need not visit the public distribution system (PDS) shops for biometric verification as the process has been suspended in view of the current situation, he told reporters here.
April’s quota of rice as well as 1 kg of thoor dal would be distributed to ration card holders through village volunteers, he said.
Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy had on March 22 said free ration, including dal, would be supplied to the poor while a monetary assistance of Rs 1,000 per family also would be handed out in view of the lockdown.
The cash assistance will be distributed to all ration card holders on April 4 through the village volunteers, Rao said appealing to the public to cooperate with the government in containing the spread of COVID-19, which has so far affected eight people in the state.
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Sir .iam Kalithal.Rosha age at 68 years .iam from visakhapatnam near New gajuwaka depo pin code 530011 .I have white ration card and rice card but volunteer cannot give 1000 ruppess .in my name not have any car and higher current bill .iam staying at rent house at last 15 years.pls help to me Sir and madam
Sir .iam Kalithal.Rosha age at 68 years .iam from visakhapatnam near New gajuwaka depo .I have white ration card and rice card but volunteer cannot give 1000 ruppess .in my name not have any car and higher current bill .iam staying at rent house at last 15 years.pls help to me Sir and madam
1000 rupees relief fund not distributed everyone when asks they are say amount was not reliesed to u becose u have high power bill lasy month
I have recently shifted locally. Whether I am eligible to get the ration in my new address? I am holding ration card. Please reply.