The coronavirus pandemic and the resultant lockdowns and shutdowns have severely affected the livelihood of poor people.
So, keeping in mind the interest of State Food Security Act beneficiaries, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday directed the officials to provide free rice and dal through PDS from July to November free of cost.
The beneficiaries of the food security scheme would get five kg of rice per head for five months apart from getting one kg of dal for five months. These items would be provided free of cost.
This would prove beneficial for the lakhs of beneficiaries, who have been omitted from the National Food Security scheme.