Master Stroke: Know how single person's thumbprint was used to execute Uttar Pradesh food grain scam
ABP News Bureau
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31 Aug 2018 10:05 PM (IST)
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The Central government allocates foodgrains to each state government for distribution through ration shops at subsidised rates to the poor. Under the PDS scheme, each BPL (Below Poverty Line) family is eligible for 35 kg of rice or wheat every month, while an APL (Above Poverty Line) household is entitled to 15 kg of foodgrains on a monthly basis.