In Noniyabeda hamlet of Mandu block in Jharkhand, BPL card holder are paying INR 40 for 33 KG. Under the PDS, BPL card holders are entitled to 35 KG of rice at 1 INR/KG. When community correspondent Basanti Soren inquired with the Ration Distributor, Mr Manoj Modi, he denied any claims of selling rice at 40 INR. Further, he expresses his problems as a ration distributor in this video.
Basanti Soren reports from Mandu, Ramgarh, Jharkhand for IndiaUnheard
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