Latur administration to distribute special food kits to 4.6 lakh families for Diwali

The administration in Maharashtra's Latur district will be providing 'Anandacha Shida' food kits to 4.6 lakh beneficiary families for Diwali. Collector Varsha Thakur-Ghuge initiated the distribution of these kits in the Khadgaon Road area on Saturday.

All eligible ration card holders will be provided Anandacha Shidha kits ahead of Diwali, the collector said.

Under the public distribution system of the state Antyodaya food scheme, ration card holders will receive kits containing 1 kg each of sugar, oil and half kg of rawa, maida and poha at Rs 100, district supply officer Priyanka Narhe-Ayre said.