Ongole, Andhra Pradesh: Taking note of the upcoming Christmas and Sankranthi festival seasons, the state government has decided to provide sugar along with the December 2022 monthly ration stocks to all the families belonging to the BPL (Below Poverty Line) category, reports The New Indian Express.
According to the officials, around 6.55 lakh people from the district will be benefited from this.
The Civil Supplies department will be providing half kg of sugar for Rs 17 with a fixed subsidy price to these people.
A ration dealer from the district said that they have received the required quantity of sugar as well as other commodities and they have started the door-to-door distribution through the MDUs (Mobile Dispensing Units) across the district.
