In Chhattisgarh, BJP Government To Provide Free Rice To Poor Families For 5 Years

This decision will benefit 67,92,153 eligible ration card holders of Antyodaya, priority, differently-Abled and single destitute categories who will get free rice through fair price shops as per eligibility, the official said.

 The BJP government in Chhattisgarh has decided to provide free rice to poor families for the next five years beginning January 2024, a government official said on Tuesday.

This move will benefit more than 67 lakh beneficiaries, he said.

"The government has decided to provide free rice to poor families for the next five years under the Chhattisgarh State Food Security Act on the lines of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement to extend for five years the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana covering 80 crore poor people," he said.