In a major decision on the National Food Security Act, the State Administrative Council (SAC) today ordered increase in allocation of ration from 5 kg to 7 kg per person for Below Poverty Line (BPL) and Priority Sector Households (PSH) to provide relief to a vast majority of people across the state. The intervention is unique as the state will have to bear the burden of procuring additional quantity of food grains pursuant to the revision in the scale of ration, which is beyond the Food Act level. The SAC,…
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