The Yogi Adityanath government, on Wednesday (1 April), started distributing free ration to the poor and daily wage earners.

The state government has already transferred Rs 1,000 each into their accounts to help them during the lockdown period.

Daily wage earners who are registered with the labour department under MNREGA and the Antyodaya scheme will be the beneficiaries of this free ration.

The ration card holders will continue to get wheat at Rs two per kilogram and rice at Rs three per kilogram.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary, R K Tiwari, meanwhile, has asked all district officials to ensure that the work timings of banks and ration distribution shops do not clash and social distancing is maintained as per the prescribed rules.

Earlier last week, CM Yogi Adityanath had announced a number of relief measures, including free wheat and rice from state’s PDS shops, for the daily wage earners as well as the poor of the state.

The state has also set up 527 community kitchens across its districts and 1.37 lakh food packets have been distributed up till now to the needy.

(With inputs from IANS)