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Thiruvananthapuram: Minister for Food and Civil Supplies G R Anil informed that for Onam, all ration cardholders will receive 10 kg rice and 1 kg sugar for subsidy rates along with the free food kit distributed during this time.
The Onam kit carrying 14 items will be distributed from August 10. There will be strict measures to curb the price hike. The minister also said that the union government has promised to consider giving ragi and chickpeas in place of wheat which was cut short in the supply to the state.