Delhi Govt. extends free ration scheme for poor till May 2022

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday announced that the Delhi Government’s free ration scheme to citizens will be extended by six more months, i.e., till May 2022, due to the continuing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mr. Kejriwal also wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealing to him to do the same across the country.

Inflation has increased to very high levels and the common man is finding it “difficult to even get two square meals”, Mr. Kejriwal wrote to Mr. Modi.

He also pointed out that many youth were unemployed due to the pandemic.

“The Delhi Government is extending its free ration scheme to the poor for six months. I urged the Central Government to also extend its ration scheme for six months by writing a letter to the Prime Minister. People are in a lot of trouble right now. It would not be right to leave their hand at this juncture,” Mr. Kejriwal tweeted.

During the COVID pandemic, Mr. Kejriwal said, the Central Government had distributed free ration to every ration cardholder across the country and the Delhi Government following suit.