Chandigarh (Punjab), May 16 -- : Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday urged the Centre to change the criteria for allocation of 'chana whole' from per household to per person to ensure equitable distribution of foodgrains among the migrants amid the lockdown in wake of COVID-19.
According to an official release, the Chief Minister has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking directions to the Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution to this effect as the existing guidelines of the Ministry would create problems for the migrants as well as the state government.
As per the guidelines issued on May 15 by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, while wheat was to be distributed at 5 kg per person ...