Free Fine Rice Scheme

Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Thursday said the Congress government deserved full credit for the historic and transformational rollout of the Free Fine Rice Scheme, calling it a landmark moment in India’s welfare history.

Huzurnagar, March 30: In a landmark initiative aimed at ensuring food security with dignity, the Telangana government on Sunday launched the country’s first scheme to distribute fine rice (sanna biyyam) at free of cost to the poor…

Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy announced that the state government will launch the free fine rice distribution scheme on March 30, coinciding with Ugadi.