Kolkata: On the occasion of World Food Day, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee outlined the details of the initiatives her government has taken to ensure food security for every person in the state, and pointed out that over seven crore people were provided free ration every month.

In a social media post on Thursday morning, the Chief Minister had claimed that under the state-run ‘Khadyasathi’ project, free rations are provided to nearly 9 crore people in the state.

“Of these, every month, 7,50,00,000 people in the state are receiving free rations at their doorsteps through the ‘Duare Ration’ initiative. The remaining beneficiaries are collecting food grains from the ration shops of their choice,” the Chief Minister claimed.

At the same time, she added, during festivals like Du

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