The Minister for Food and Civil Supplies, Shri P Thilothaman today informed that the free ration declared by the Kerala Government was distributed to 63.5% of ration cardholders in the State in just four days. This is a record for the Food and Civil Supplies Department in the State. He said this while addressing a press conference at the PR Chamber in the Secretariat in Thiruvananthapuram.

12.56 lakh ration card holders collected their food grains today. Since the distribution of free ration through ration shops began on April 01, a total of 55.44 lakh ration cards have been served till now. Across all categories, there are 87.28 lakh ration card holders in Kerala.