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Panchayat Body Denies Ration to 20 Odisha Families for Defecating in Open

  • Over 20 families in Ganjam district have not been given ration supply.
  • Panchayat body decided to stop the benefits from reaching people who were found defecating in open.
  • According to a decision taken at a panchayat meeting on October 20.
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  • The distribution of ration under the public distribution system (PDS) was stopped to over 20 families in last 11 days.
  • District collector Vijay Amruta Kunage said, the benefits under National Food Security Act (NFSA) and State Food Security Act (SFSA) to any person should not be curtailed.

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