Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to provide 5 kg additional rice to those, who have not been covered under national and state food security schemes in 19 districts, for three months from September to November.

The Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare department has directed collectors of the 19 districts to complete lifting and delivery of rice to fair price shops by October 31 and wrap up foodgrain distribution by November 10. The collectors have also been instructed to ensure that fair price shops (FPS) carry out Aadhaar-authenticated distribution of PDS commodities as was being done earlier. “Only genuine cases including old and infirm, differently-abled, critically ill and leprosy patients, the practice of bypass shall be followed,” the order added. ADVERTISEMENT

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