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5-rupee breakfast, 10-rupee lunch: How Indira canteens are managing despite slashed budget

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COVID-19 lockdown: Is universalising PDS the need of the hour?
In an emergency like the present, the state should ensure that the poor — estimated to be around 20 lakh in Bengaluru — have access to its public distribution system. Interestingly, the Food and Civil Supplies Department says there are only 16 lakh ration cards in the city. This, while there is enough to feed all for 15 months, say experts.