Additional rice: CM urges parties to protest against Centre's stance
In a Facebook post, he said that the State had demanded that 5 kg of rice per card be made available to families with non-priority cards also at the rate of ₹8.30 currently being given to the State as a tide-over allocation. It has also demanded that the allotment of wheat, which was being given as a tide-over allocation till two years ago, be restored.
To prevent the price of rice from soaring in the public market during special occasions like Onam, it is necessary to ensure the availability of food grains to the non-priority sections as much as possible. It is in this context that the State has demanded an additional rice allocation to be given to the non-priority sections. Studies indicate that a significant section of the State's population is suffering from diabetes. The State has made the demand for the restoration of the allotment of wheat to the non-priority sections considering this fact. However, the Union government has ruthlessly rejected these demands, said Mr.Vijayan.
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