Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday inaugurated two important programmes to further strengthen the food security system in the State. He launched the “One country, one ration” scheme in all districts. This allows people from outside the State to get rations from their favourite shops in Odisha and Odias would avail the benefits outside the State. The beneficiaries will avail the facility from 10,578 fair price shops in the State.Besides, the CM also started a pilot project of vitamin-plus rice supply in Malkangiri district. Patnaik said, ‘Living with dignity is everyone’s right and no one can deprive the poor of this right. We will continue to work for the welfare of the poor." The CM said the vitamin-rich rice contains Vitamin B-12 and folic acid, which would be very helpful for the health of the poor, especially women and girls.Patnaik said food security is one of his Government's largest welfare programmes which benefits 93 lakh families and around 3.5 crore people. Since 2008, the State is providing rice to people at Rs 2 per kg; and since 2013 at Rs 1 per kg. “I have always said our goal is to ensure that no poor person is deprived of food security," he stated “During the Covid pandemic, it’s the poor who were impacted much and that’s why the Government has provided Rs 2,000 crore for the livelihoods of the poor people, farmers, women and workers,” he said.