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Free grain for over 12,000 ration card holders to be permanently stopped in Chandrapur

Chandrapur, Aug 4 (UNI) The Maharashtra government has issued orders to discontinue benefits for those who have not collected grains from ration shops for past six months.
Under this directive, the Supply department in the district has begun the process of stopping grain distribution to as many as 12,350 beneficiaries.
At present, verification of beneficiaries is being carried out at each fair price shop level.
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