AP White Card Holders To Get 10 kgs Of Rice May 01, 2021, 17:03 IST
Gudivada: State Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister Kodali Sri Venkateswara Rao (Nani) has announced that each white ration cardholder in the state will receive 10 kg of sortex medium-sized thin rice free of charge.
Minister Nani told the media in Gudivada on Friday that in light of the Covid pandemic in the state, the government has made this decision. The Central government has listed only 88 lakh white ration card holders out of a total of 1.47 crore in the state.
He mentioned that regardless of the Central government s approval of 88 lakh white ration cards, the State government would distribute rice to all 1.47 crore white ration cardholders. He said that the ration would put an additional burden of Rs 800 crore on the state government s coffers.