Self-Help Groups applying for ration depot allotment will be given priority, he said while interacting with the beneficiaries of SGHs.
"To avail ration facility, the BPL and anthyodaya cardholders, around 2.9 lakhs in number, will need to take vaccine compulsorily," said MR Ravi, Deputy Commissioner of Chamarajanagar district.
Over the years, food storage kept increasing, but starvation and malnutrition did not decrease in that ratio, Modi said, after a virtual interaction with the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PM-GKAY) beneficiaries in Gujarat.
The Centre on Friday asked the Delhi government not to implement the 'Mukhya Mantri Ghar Ghar Ration Yojna' saying it is "not permissible" to use subsidised foodgrain allotted under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) for a state scheme.
The Aam Aadmi Party government has also provided free ration to 39.18 lakh National Food Security Act (NFSA) beneficiaries till May 9, Delhi's Food and Civil Supplies Minister Imran Hussain tweeted on Monday.
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