<span style="color: #222222;">Gujarat Government has launched free food grains distribution to the 68.80 lakh families till today. Around 3.36 crore people will be covered under the scheme. AIR Ahmedabad correspondent reports that these families will also get an additional of 3.5 kilograms wheat and 1.5 kilograms rice per person and 1 kilograms pulses per family under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">&nbsp;</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">In a major relief to the people of Ahmedabad, the supply of groceries and vegetables resumed after remain suspended for eight days. After closing all stores except milk and medicines, civic authorities have screened vegetable vendors and staff of groceries and have issued licenses to resume operations. About 32,000 such grocery and vegetable vendors have been given licenses to operate in and around Ahmedabad.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">&nbsp;</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Ahmedabad district has already recorded more than 8 thousand Covid19 cases. 490 patients have lost their lives till now. Authorities have also identified more than 700 super spreaders from Ahmedabad as Covid19 positive, mainly grocery and vegetable vendors during the last week. This will help to contain the infection in Ahmedabad.&nbsp;</span><br />'' &nbsp;<br />
News On AIR | May 17, 2020 1:35 PM
Gujarat Govt launches free food grains distribution