Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday launched a new scheme to provide Masur Dal, sugar and salt to families covered under the National Food Security Act at prices lower than the market rate in a programme held at Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakshetra in Guwahati.

Simultaneously, meetings were organised at around 33,000 Fair Price Shops across Assam, attended by Ministers, MLAs, local dignitaries and beneficiaries.

The central event in Guwahati was broadcast live across these locations. Under the Public Distribution System, nearly 70 lakh families covering around 2.45 crore beneficiaries will benefit from the initiative.

Each ration card holder family can purchase one kilogram of masur dal at Rs 69, sugar at Rs 38, and salt at Rs 10 per month. Thus, all three items together will

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