Andhra Pradesh govt reverts to fair price shop format to supply ration
Recently the N Chandrababu Naidu-led government scrapped doorstep delivery of ration through Mobile Delivery Units (MDU vehicles) introduced by the erstwhile YSRCP regime.
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