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Ten lakh yellow ration card holders in Uttarakhand will probably be supplied additional portions of foodgrains for 3 months underneath the Rajya Khadyanna Yojana in view of the Covid-19 state of affairs, the state authorities mentioned on Wednesday. Yellow ration card holders who get 7.5 kg of foodgrains underneath the scheme at current will get 20 kg of foodgrains for 3 months.
The choice has been taken in view of COVID-19 on the behest of Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat, an official launch right here mentioned.
Ten kilograms of rice and 10 kg of wheat will probably be given to the yellow card holders on the fee of Rs 8.60 and Rs 11 per kg respectively for the months of May, June and July underneath the scheme, it mentioned.
The rations for the continuing month will probably be distributed among the many beneficiaries from May 18.
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