Hyderabad: The district civil supplies department began the November ration rice distribution after completing all arrangements, District Civil Supplies Officer Srinivas said on Friday. He confirmed that officials had moved rice stocks to fair price shops across the district.
17,102 tonnes of rice readied for November quota
Srinivas said the district has 7,98,269 ration cards, covering 30,42,056 beneficiaries. The department prepared 17,102 tonnes of fine rice for this month’s quota and stored it in warehouses for supply.
In the first phase, officials sent 8,500 tonnes of rice to 653 ration shops across the city. They also began distributing wheat under the GHMC limits, with 3,400 tonnes allotted for November.
Srinivas said that all supplies had reached the respective shops safely and that distribution would continue until every beneficiary had received their share.