Chitradurga makes biometric authentication mandatory for food ration distribution

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Authorities in Chitradurga district are distributing food grains for the months of August and September together to ration card holders.
Beneficiaries collecting their rations at fair price shops must provide biometric authentication twice, separately.
Antyodaya card holders will receive a total of 42 kg of ragi and 28 kg of rice, while central priority card holders get 6 kg of ragi and 4 kg of rice and state priority card holders get 10 kg of rice.
The authorities have said beneficiaries can complain on helpline 1967 if shop staff give less than the allotted quantity or ask for money.

Whether beneficiaries face difficulties providing biometric authentication twice during the combined two-month distribution.
Whether complaints of short supply or demands for money at fair price shops are reported on helpline 1967.
Whether the combined August-September distribution pattern continues in later months.

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