Covid-19: Rajasthan distributes maximum free grain to returning migrants

Other big migrant population states, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha and Jharkhand fare poorly

Rajasthan fared the best in distribution of free foodgrain to returning migrants as part of the Atmanirbhar package announced in May, among the top six states that saw the maximum number of returnees.

The remaining five, which include large states like UP and Bihar, distributed less than 5 per cent of their quota for May and June, even as they had lifted almost the entire allocated quantities from the Central pool for both the months.

Across the country, state governments had till June-end distributed 17 per cent of the allocated quota, covering around 21.3 million of the estimated 80 million beneficiaries. Madhya