70,000 quintals of rice lying undistributed with fair price shops

Mysore | Sunday | 15th January, 2017

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"This is because entries of duplicate ration cards were deleted. In December, 90,000 people got their ration and Aadhar cards linked," Rameshwarappa said.He added, "Our department has lodged criminal cases against 107 fair price shops for indulging in irregular practices. In terms of distribution of fodder to villages, Mysuru is ahead of all other districts in the state. "Murthy said that the department had opened fodder banks in five locations across the district. Murthy added, "Of the 327 tonnes of fodder that have been procured, 102 tonnes have been distributed to the drought-hit villages in the district..