<span style="color: #222222;">Amidst the lockdown imposed to combat the spread of Coronavirus, Department of Food Civil Supplies & Consumers Affairs, Jammu, has plunged into massive distribution of essentials besides undertaking delivery of masks, sanitizers and free ration to stranded labour and daily wagers.<br />'' <br />'' AIR Correspondent reports that the department has distributed 95.14 percent of advance ration for April and May, 99 percent rice and pulses under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana for April, 2.12 lakh masks and 0.44 lakh hand sanitizers besides providing 1000 qtl of free rice and 1500 qtl of free atta for stranded labour and daily wagers in Jammu division.        <br />'' <br />'' Likewise, about 98.84 per cent of rice has been distributed under PMGKAY for the month of April, 2020 among AAY, PHH and BPL categories @5KG per month.<br />'' <br />'' Out of 1, 57, 884.30 qtl of rice, 1, 57, 651.50 qtl has been lifted from FCI and 1, 56, 052.35 qtl stands distributed among the beneficiaries.<br />'' <br />'' Also, 29.14% of rice has been distributed under PMGKAY for the month of May and June, 2020 to each soul of AAY, PHH and BPL Categories @ 5KG per month.<br />'' <br />'' Out of 3, 15, 768.60 qtl of rice, 1, 73, 941.98 qtl has been lifted from FCI and 92000.53 qtl stands distributed among the beneficiaries.<br />'' <br />''Meanwhile, the department has distributed about 98.58 percent of pulses under PMGKAY for April among beneficiaries of AAY, PHH and BPL Categories @1KG per month.</span>