Villagers protest denial of ration in Chandigarh

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Chandigarh, September 30

Residents of Khuda Lahora and Khuda Jassu villages today held a protest over denial of ration benefits to the poor inhabitants.

In a letter, the protesters requested the UT Adviser to get a fresh survey conducted in the villages for the beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana.

The protesters claimed that in view of the pandemic many of the under-privileged residents were given ration till July this year, but they were being denied the benefit now.

The residents stated that a survey conducted by officials to identify the needy families had left more than 200 families out of the scheme. The scheme even did not include the slum areas of both the villages, they said.

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