Local grain in PDS: Ragi in, jowar to wait in Karnataka
The Hindu
The State has started providing ragi to poor families under the Public Distribution System (PDS) after cutting the quantum of rice.This is according to the assurance of Umesh Katti, Minister for Food
The State has started providing ragi to poor families under the Public Distribution System (PDS) after cutting the quantum of rice. This is according to the assurance of Umesh Katti, Minister for Food and Civil Supplies, that local foodgrains would be supplied to BPL ration card-holders, rather than the staple of rice and wheat. Now, the 13 districts of Old Mysore region are getting 3 kg of ragi and 2 kg of rice instead of the 5 kg of rice given per unit earlier. Mr. Katti had announced in the Legislative Assembly that the State government would distribute locally favoured foodgrains other than rice and wheat from April 1. The distribution of ragi has started, but jowar is yet to be included in the scheme.
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