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By Express News ServiceTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM: People buying free rice from ration shops will have to follow a pattern to make the purchase in the next five days starting Wednesday. Those with ration card number ending 0 and 1 can buy the rice on the first day. Similarly people can make the purchase on Thursday if their card number ends in 2 and 3. On Saturday, the distribution is restricted to those with card number ending 6 and 7. The state is providing 15 kg of free rice from ration shops as part of the lockdown mitigation efforts..