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Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami had announced in the state Assembly in March that the scheme would be expanded following requests from various quarters.
The Tamil Nadu government on Monday expanded the Amma mobile fair price shop scheme across
the state, rolling out over 3000 such units to benefit more than 5.37 lakh ration cardholders. The scheme had been launched by late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa in 2014, an official release said.
Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami had announced in the state Assembly in March that the scheme would be expanded following requests from various quarters. Accordingly, the government expanded the scheme by adding another 3501 mobile fair price shops at a cost of Rs.9.66 crore to benefit a little over 5.37 lakh ration card holders in all 37 districts of the state, it said.
EPS flagged off seven mobile fair price shops on Monday to mark the symbolic rollout of the scheme, wherein a salesperson from the parent ration shop will visit designated areas once in a month to distribute the essential commodities at places convenient to the people, the release said.
Further, the chief minister launched a pilot project of providing fortified rice for ration card holders in Tiruchirappalli district. The fortified rice will contain iron, folic acid and Vitamin B12, the release said, adding, it will benefit women, children and the elderly.
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