Mizoram govt to issue special ration cards to low-income families

Guwahati: Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma has said the state government will issue special ration cards to the families with a low annual income and are not covered under the National Food Security Act.

The chief minister said that special ration cards will be issued to about 2,500 families which will cover nearly one lakh beneficiaries.

Lalduhoma said the beneficiaries who want to avail these cards may reach the civil supply officers of their respective district.

He said the state government will need the support of the NGOs and local councils to select the beneficiaries.

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The ration card holders in Mizoram are divided into three categories.

The yellow card is for Antyodaya Anna Yojana, blue for priority household and white for the non-National Food Security Act.

The beneficiaries of Antyodaya Anna Yojana and priority households are covered under the National Food Security Act.

Earlier, minister for food, civil supplies and consumer affairs B Lalchhanzova said the state government has decided to revise the existing ration cards system in order to drop subsidies to the white card holders.

He said the white card holders, whose yearly income in the urban areas is less than Rs four lakh and Rs 2.5 lakh in the rural areas, will be converted into a National Food Security Act beneficiary.