The much-awaited free 12 kg rice distribution scheme began in Telangana on Wednesday.
Public representatives and officials of the state launched the program in different districts of the state as also in the state capital.
Hyderabad District Chief Rationing Officer Balamai Devi said that the program had been launched for all white card holders of the city, and that rice would be supplied to all eligible card holders.
She said that the state capital had 675 ration shops and 5.8 lakh white ration card holders.
Devi also said that the department was distributing 100 coupons every day at every ration shop, and that those who had coupons should come to the ration shops at the scheduled time.
She added that the department had taken all necessary steps to ensure social distance at all the ration shops, and that they had arranged sanitizers and drinking water at all of them.
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