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The civil supplies department confirmed that all ration shops have adequate stock.
He emphasised that the strike could undermine efforts to enhance the Ration Dealers' Welfare Fund Scheme and diversify the sector.
The minister highlighted Kerala's success in shielding its citizens from sharp price hikes, attributing the state's proactive measures to control inflation to an unprecedented level in India.
Minister G R Anil will inaugurate the mobile ration shops on Saturday
10 kg of rice would be distributed to white ration cardholders (APL category/Non Priority Non Subsidy) for Rs 10.90.
The adjustment marks the first change since 2014, as prices were maintained untouched during the tenure of the first Left Democratic Front (LDF) government.
Talking to Manorama News, he clarified that the price hike in Supplyco will come into effect only with the issue of the next tender for purchasing products.
The minister made the provocative insinuation that the UDF, by speaking of Supplyco's problems, was making way for the entry of big corporate houses to Kerala's retail sector.
The special rice is priced at Rs 25 per kg
Two of them – Civil Supplies Minister G R Anil and Animal Husbandry Minister J Chinchurani – have openly expressed their displeasure, even if not in strong and bitter terms.
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