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Maha cabinet clears distribution of subsidised food packets ahead of Gudi Padwa
Updated On: 22 February, 2023 02:25 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
All the districts in Aurangabad and Amravati divisions and Wardha from Nagpur division have been identified as 14 suicide-prone districts where each and every ration card holder can get the "Shidha" packet
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Ahead of Gudi Padwa and Ambedkar Jayanti, the Maharashtra cabinet on Wednesday decided that eligible ration card holders and beneficiaries of the Antyodaya scheme across Maharashtra will get a packet of one kg each of edible oil, sooji (rava), chana dal (split chickpeas) and sugar for Rs 100.
The Maharashtra government in a statement said, "the packet, named Anandacha Shidha, will be distributed on Gudi Padwa (March 22) and the birth anniversary of Dr Babasaheb Amberkar (April 14). One packet will cost Rs 100 only."
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