APl cardholders in Udham Singh Nagar will get 6 kg more food grains under the subsidised food distribution scheme in this month of May as compared to that of previous month. Under the APl food grain distribution scheme, 18 kg food grains i.e. 13 kg wheat and 5 kg rice per is being distributed per APl card, said Vipin Kumar, District Food Supply Officer (DSO), Udham Singh Nagar. The APl cardholders will be able to get wheat at Rs4 per kg and rice at Rs8.45 per kg, added the DSO, Udham Singh Nagar.
The district administration, Udham Singh Nagar, has, however, appealed to the APl cardholders concerned to collect their food grain quota from the respective subsidised food grain shops. Meanwhile, the APl cardholders could get only 12 kg food grains i.e. 7 kg wheat and 5 kg rice per APl card in April due to less allotment of food grains in that month, added the officials concerned of the Udham Singh Nagar district administration.