The state government has started a programme to distribute nutritious food for Jenukuruba and Koraga community members in the state.
Jenukuruba community members are found in Kodagu, Mysore and Chamarajanagar districts and find it difficult to carry out their living during monsoon. Hence, they are given nutritious food for six months in a year.
Every family is given 15 kg ragi, 2 kg tur dal, one kg horse gram, 2 kg jaggery, one litre oil and 30 eggs. There are 3,105 Jenukuruba families in the district. The nutritious food is given to 2,064 families in Virajpet and 1,041 families in Somwarpet. A sum of Rs 28 lakh is spent on Jenukuruba families in the district. The TDP officer Ganti said all the families are given a nutrition food card.
Published 04 February 2012, 16:45 IST