Hyderabad, July 22 -- Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Tuesday announced that a state-wide distribution of new ration cards will take place from July 25 to August 10 across all Mandal headquarters.

During a video conference with district collectors to review the preparations, the Chief Minister said the program would involve district in-charge ministers, MLAs, and other public representatives. He also directed that district collectors and additional collectors take part in the initiative to ensure smooth distribution.

The government recently approved the issuance of 7 lakh new ration cards, which will benefit around 31 lakh people in the state. Currently, about 3.10 crore citizens in Telangana are receiving fine rice under th...