Summary:
More than 4.5 lakh people have been aided up until now through this scheme," the Delhi government said in a statement. It added that 5,000 metric tonne ration has been provided to the people and another 5,000 metric tonne will be reaching the distribution centres. A total of 280 Delhi government schools, one in every municipal ward, have been designated for the distribution of food grains. While some centres have simply run out of food grains, others are issuing a limited number of tokens everyday leaving large numbers of people without food grains. As per regulation, these ration centres are to remain open from 10 am to 4 pm..