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Andhra Pradesh government is launching an ambitious scheme under which the beneficiaries could buy rice at the rate of Re1 per kg from the state Foundation Day which falls on November 1.

Chief Minis

Starting September, everyone below the poverty line (BPL) in Kerala will get 25 kg of rice at Re.1 per kg, one of the main promises of the United Democratic Front's election manifesto.

Defence Minist