The State government will supply essential commodities under the Chandranna Ramzan tohfa programme to 1.96 lakh Muslim families below poverty line in Kurnool district from July 15, Civil Supplies Minister Paritala Sunita said on Monday.
Each family holding white ration card will be provided with five kg of wheat flour, two kg of sugar, one kg vermicilli and 100 gram ghee, which cost Rs. 400 in the market, at Rs. 300, in view of the Eid-ul-Fitr to be celebrated on July 18, the Minister said.
The government would distribute the commodities among 11 lakh Muslims in the State, Ms. Sunita said. Ramzan tohfa programme would benefit 9.,84 Muslims in Kurnool district for which the Government had allocated Rs. 5.9 crore for it, she added.
Accompanied by Yemmiganur MLA Jayanageswara Reddy, Banaganapalli MLA B.C. Janardhan Reddy and Joint Collector C. Harikiran, the Minister inspected the commodities in civil supplies godown .
She also enquired with the Joint Collector about the stock of commodities available and wanted foolproof arrangements for distribution of 1,070 tonnes of wheat flour, 428 tonnes of sugar, 214 tonnes of vermicilli and 2.14 lakh packets of ghee in the district.
New ration cards
The Minister promised to discuss with Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and take steps to issue ration cards to the eligible persons from among eight lakh applicants.
Hamalis submitted a representation to the Minister, seeking health cards and a rest room, toilets and set up a cycle stand at the civil supplies godown. SP Ake Ravikrishna and Kadapa DSP Ramanamurthy accompanied the Minister.
