In light of the epidemic, it has instructed all the state governments to undertake special initiatives to distribute ration cards under the National Food Security Act 2013 to vulnerable individuals, including beggars, ragpickers, and workers. Several allegations and complaints are being made via media, journals, NGOs, and individuals that those who are in extreme need of food, vulnerable and weakest sectors of society like street residents, picking rags, hawks, rickshaw pullers, migrant labor, etc., cannot purchase ration cards.
The government delivers subsidized grains, recognized as food-insecure, to about 800 million qualified recipients under the Food Safety Act. They are also eligible for Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana for five kg of free grains.
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