<p>The Delhi government on Tuesday said it will provide free ration to public distribution system cardholders till November to mitigate the hardships caused to them due to the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/coronavirus" target="_blank">coronavirus</a> pandemic.</p>.<p>The distribution of foodgrains for this month is scheduled to start in a phased manner from July 8, a government statement said.</p>.<p>In Delhi, more than 17.54 lakh households are covered under the National Food Security (NFS) Act.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-over-359-lakh-have-recovered-from-covid-19-so-far-indias-tally-spikes-over-606-lakh-toll-at-17852-856206.html#1" target="_blank"><strong>For latest updates and live news on coronavirus, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>Nearly 71,40,938 people get subsidised foodgrains from the Delhi government. These also include 68,465 Antyodaya Anna Yojna (AAY) households with 2,78,954 beneficiaries.</p>.<p>The NFS beneficiaries are given 5 kg foodgrains every month, including 4 kg wheat and 1 kg rice.</p>.<p>Regular entitlement under the AAY category is 25 kg wheat, 10 kg rice and 1 kg sugar per household.</p>.<p>Delhi Food and Civil Supplies Minister Imran Hussain said, “During the lockdown, the Department of Food and Supplies made all-out efforts towards meeting the food requirements of the poor and vulnerable sections of the city including NFS beneficiaries.</p>.<p>"The Delhi government had earlier provided free ration to the NFS beneficiaries for April-June,” he added.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/coronavirus-live-news-covid-19-latest-updates.html" target="_blank">CORONAVIRUS SPECIAL COVERAGE ONLY ON DH</a></strong></p>.<p>The minister also cautioned the beneficiaries to be aware and not pay for the foodgrains provided to them.</p>.<p>“In case the beneficiaries face any problem in receiving ration free of cost at fair price shops (FPS), they may contact officers of the department for immediate redressal,” he said.</p>.<p>The beneficiaries can make a complaint to the respective assistant commissioner, food supplies officer or food supplies inspector.</p>.<p>Hussain said for effective management at fair price shops, the government has deployed civil defence volunteers to ensure social distancing norms and orderly distribution of foodgrains.</p>.<p>He added that officials have been deployed round-the-clock in the field to facilitate the distribution of foodgrains.</p>
<p>The Delhi government on Tuesday said it will provide free ration to public distribution system cardholders till November to mitigate the hardships caused to them due to the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/coronavirus" target="_blank">coronavirus</a> pandemic.</p>.<p>The distribution of foodgrains for this month is scheduled to start in a phased manner from July 8, a government statement said.</p>.<p>In Delhi, more than 17.54 lakh households are covered under the National Food Security (NFS) Act.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-over-359-lakh-have-recovered-from-covid-19-so-far-indias-tally-spikes-over-606-lakh-toll-at-17852-856206.html#1" target="_blank"><strong>For latest updates and live news on coronavirus, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>Nearly 71,40,938 people get subsidised foodgrains from the Delhi government. These also include 68,465 Antyodaya Anna Yojna (AAY) households with 2,78,954 beneficiaries.</p>.<p>The NFS beneficiaries are given 5 kg foodgrains every month, including 4 kg wheat and 1 kg rice.</p>.<p>Regular entitlement under the AAY category is 25 kg wheat, 10 kg rice and 1 kg sugar per household.</p>.<p>Delhi Food and Civil Supplies Minister Imran Hussain said, “During the lockdown, the Department of Food and Supplies made all-out efforts towards meeting the food requirements of the poor and vulnerable sections of the city including NFS beneficiaries.</p>.<p>"The Delhi government had earlier provided free ration to the NFS beneficiaries for April-June,” he added.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/coronavirus-live-news-covid-19-latest-updates.html" target="_blank">CORONAVIRUS SPECIAL COVERAGE ONLY ON DH</a></strong></p>.<p>The minister also cautioned the beneficiaries to be aware and not pay for the foodgrains provided to them.</p>.<p>“In case the beneficiaries face any problem in receiving ration free of cost at fair price shops (FPS), they may contact officers of the department for immediate redressal,” he said.</p>.<p>The beneficiaries can make a complaint to the respective assistant commissioner, food supplies officer or food supplies inspector.</p>.<p>Hussain said for effective management at fair price shops, the government has deployed civil defence volunteers to ensure social distancing norms and orderly distribution of foodgrains.</p>.<p>He added that officials have been deployed round-the-clock in the field to facilitate the distribution of foodgrains.</p>