Distribution of relief in ration shop delayed
The Hindu
Staff waited for Vellore MLA to turn up
More than 100 people waited in queue for close to two hours after staff of the fair price shop at Consalpet in Vellore delayed distribution of COVID-19 monetary relief on Tuesday. The second instalment of ₹2,000, of the COVID-19 monetary relief amount of ₹4,000, and relief kits with grocery items were supposed to be given to ration card holders in the district from Tuesday. The relief is given to beneficiaries between 9 a.m and 12.30 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. There are close to 11 lakh beneficiaries in Vellore, Ranipet and Tirupattur districts and 1,821 fair price shops.
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