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New ration cards to be issued from Aug. 1

Kakinada: The Food and Civil Supplies Department will issue ration cards according to the new BPL (below poverty line) norm viz. annual family income not exceeding Rs 70,000 in urban areas and Rs 60,000 in the villages, from August 1. The income limit was recently increased by the State government to bring more poor people under the purview of public distribution system, said Collector Gopalakrishna Dwivedi.

Addressing a review meeting on Indiramma housing and ‘Adarsa gramalu’, Mr. Dwivedi said the process of issuing ration cards would be completed in two months from the above date and it was up to eligible beneficiaries to avail of the scheme. Such people have to get themselves photographed in the designated photographic location (DPL) centres to be set up at the division level from July 15.

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