PRAYAGRAJ, May 4 -- A total of 28,365 families, who are below the poverty line (BPL), in the district are not guarded by the benefits of government-run health, welfare, food security or pension schemes, according to official data.

This information came to light after the district administration undertook a survey in the wake of the state government implementing its "zero poverty" scheme, said district officials, adding they aimed at including the maximum number of people as beneficiaries of such programmes.

They said in Prayagraj district, the number of households with ration cards and Antyodaya ration cards, at present, stood at 9.34 lakh (benefiting 40 lakh people) and 86,590 (benefiting 2.61 lakh people), respectively.

The Zero Pove...