INDIA
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Central government has distributed free ration in rural areas of Rajouri’s Kotranka Budhal on June 18. The move was undertaken as part of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana. It is a food security welfare scheme launched in March 2020 to provide ration to more than 80 crore Indians amid COVID-19 crises. The scheme has been extended till Diwali 2021.