BIG RELIEF! Kerala announces free ration kits for all including migrant workers from THIS DATE - check full list of goods here

There is some relief for the migrant workers in Kerala as the state government has recently announced that it will provide free food kits to all families and migrant labourers in the state through ration shops from May 15.

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Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan announced this initiative on Friday. He tweeted, "Nobody will go hungry during the lockdown. Next week onwards free food kits will be distributed for all families and guest workers. Food will be delivered to the needy from People's Restaurants and Community Kitchens through Local Self Government Institutions." The government has taken this decision to ease the burden on the people and help them survive through the second wave of the pandemic and lockdown measures taken in the state as per a report by india.com.

Nobody will go hungry during the lockdown. Next week onwards free food kits will be distributed for all families and guest workers. Food will be delivered to the needy from People's Restaurants and Community Kitchens through Local Self Government Institutions.

— Pinarayi Vijayan (@vijayanpinarayi) May 7, 2021

The Kerala Chief Minister has also mentioned that local bodies would start community kitchens in order to ensure that nobody is starved. The volunteers would deliver affordable meals from the Janakeeya hotels to their homes.

As per an ANI report, the Kerala government had announced a state-wide lockdown till May 16, 2021, in order to tackle the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in the state.

Reportedly, the Department of Food and Civil Supplies has instructed the State Civil Supplies Corporation (Supplyco) to provide kits to workers who belong to the unorganised sectors and those who are without permanent employment. Incidentally, these are the people who are facing the major crisis because of the lockdown. The free kits will contain more than 10 items.

Supplyco has also been asked to conduct the procurement immediately. Also, the state government has accepted a proposal from the Labour Department to give free food kits to migrant labourers.

The items that will be provided in the free kit are as follows:

1) Green dal (500g)

2)  Urad dal (500g)

3) Tur dal (250g)

4) Sugar (1kg)

5)  Tea powder (100g)

6)  Chilli powder/red chillies (100g)

7) Turmeric powder (100g)

8)  Wheat flour (1kg)

9) Coconut oil (1L)

10) Salt (1kg)

11) Rice (5kg)

12) Potato (1kg)

13) Onion (1kg)

Due to this initiative of the state government more than half a lakh of migrant workers who are scattered over the state will be benefitted. At present, there are 4,19,726 active cases in Kerala as per the state government's COVID-19 dashboard.