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COVID-19 Lockdown: Delhi govt starts distributing ration for next month
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Saturday said the city government has started distributing ration for the next month in the wake of the 21-day lockdown.
New Delhi: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Saturday said the city government has started distributing ration for the next month in the wake of the 21-day lockdown.
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had announced last week that those receiving ration from fair-price shops would get 50 per cent extra for the next month.
दिल्ली सरकार ने अगले महीने का राशन भी अभी से बाँटना शुरू कर दिया है. प्रति व्यक्ति 7.5 किलो यानि सामान्य से डेढ़ गुना.
— Manish Sisodia (@msisodia) March 28, 2020
There are around 72 lakh beneficiaries of the public distribution system in the national capital.
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According to the Union Health Ministry, 39 coronavirus cases have so far been reported in Delhi.
The number of COVID-19 cases in India climbed to 873 on Saturday with the death toll rising to 19. (PTI)