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Out of Work, Poor Not Getting Rations, Information on Schemes: Food Rights Activists
In letter to Kejriwal, activists say that those without cards have not been covered under the free ration schemes this year, and with 10,000 SOS calls coming in, they request for a special helpline for those in distress.
A migrant worker collects food at a temporary shelter home in Delhi, May 1, 2020. Photo: PTI/Vijay Verma
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New Delhi: Food rights campaigners have accused the Delhi government of not distributing rations at the fair price shops for the month of May and excluding those without ration cards from the scheme of free rations. They have pointed out that while the Delhi government had distributed food grains and other essential commodities to nearly 60 lakh people without ration cards during the COVID-19 nationwide lockdown, this time during the second wave of the pandemic, when Delhi is under a lockdown, no such scheme has been
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It alleges ration not distributed to shops in May
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The DRRAA has demanded that distribution of foodgrains to ration cardholders be started immediately without delay for May.
It alleges ration not distributed to shops in May
The Delhi Rozi Roti Adhikar Abhiyan (DRRAA) on Friday wrote to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, urging him to ensure food security for migrants, daily wagers, and other vulnerable groups who do not possess ration cards.
In the letter, the DRRAA said: “Over the last few days, on account of the continuing lockdown, the condition of daily wagers, migrant workers, residents of slums who do not possess ration cards has become even more precarious. In such a scenario, it is inexplicable why the government has not revived the e-coupon scheme, under which last year 60 lakh people who did not possess ration cards were provided free foodgrains.” The DRRAA has also demanded that the distribution of foodgrains to ration cardholders