Odisha government is planning to provide an additional 5 kg rice to the poor under the Public Distribution System (PDS), a minister told reporters in Bhubaneswar Wednesday.

“We are thinking of providing an additional 5 kg rice to all 3.25 crore people who are covered under food security schemes. The final decision will be taken by the Chief Minister,” Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Krushna Chandra Patra said.

Currently, the government provides 5 kg rice per person under the PDS.

“As many beneficiaries have said that 5 kg per month is insufficient, the government is considering distributing an additional 5 kg of rice to each of them,” the minister said.

Meanwhile, the state government has decided to stop the distribution of subsidised rice to beneficiaries who fail to compl

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