Thiruvananthapuram: Minister for Food and Civil Supplies G R Anil said that the central government has not provided any financial assistance for distributing free food kit in the state.

He added that the food kit is an instance of compassion and consideration of the state government towards the people.

The minister said this while responding to the question of Varkala MLA V Joy regarding the rumours that the food kit was provided by the Centre. The minister replied that these allegations were baseless.

G R Anil added that there are some fake news spreading among the people that the central government is distributing food kit and that such reports are not true.