Khan Market (New Delhi): The Delhi government on Saturday started distributing ration for the month of April and decided to provide ration everyday in the wake of the 21-day coronavirus lockdown.
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had announced last week that those receiving ration from fair-price shops would get 50 per cent extra for the next month.
To enquire about the distribution process of the ration, ETV Bharat had reached New Delhi's Khan Market on Wednesday.
"We are following the measures required for the prevention of COVID-19. We have drawn a circular mark on the road in order to maintain distance," said a shopkeeper involved in the distribution of ration.
While interacting with one of the customers, he said, "Earlier, we used to follow a distance while collecting ration but this time we are more concerned and taking extra precaution while collecting rations."
There are around 72 lakh beneficiaries of the public distribution system in the national capital.
In a statement issued on Saturday, Food and Civil Supplies Minister Imran Hussain assured the beneficiaries that sufficient ration is available for all of them.
"There is no need to create panic by rushing to ration shops for obtaining ration. The ration will be available on all seven days without any weekly off," Hussain was quoted as saying in the statement.
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