Pandemic forces revamp of world’s biggest food stamps programme

Under the program, people are now allowed to take their quota of foodgrains from a “fair-price shop” anywhere in India by giving their ration card number and providing biometric authentication. Until now Indians could only receive the rations in their hometowns, which could discourage some from moving away in search of work.

from Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/307FST3