Day: October 16, 2020

India giving free ration to around 80 crores poor for last 7-8 months, says PM Modi
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India giving free ration to around 80 crores poor for last 7-8 months, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said India has been sans giving free ration to around 80 crores poor for the last seven to eight months in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. "During the coronavirus crisis, many kinds of discussions are going on around the world about starvation and malnutrition. India has been providing free ration to about 80 crore poor for the last 7-8 months. During this time, India distributed foodgrains worth about Rs. 1.5 lakh crores to the poor," Prime Minister Modi said during an occasion to release a commemorative coin of ₹75 denomination to mark the 75th Anniversary of India's long-standing connection with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). "Another important work is being done to tackle malnutrition. Now such crops are being promoted in ...