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Amma Pharmacy, a hit among public, says Collector
-The Hindu Tuticorin (Tamil Nadu): Now, drug stores selling medicines have slashed prices following the establishment of Amma Pharmacy. To cater to the needy, medicines were being sold through these State-owned pharmacies at special discounts from 20 to 35 percent, Collector M. Ravikumar said in a statement on Saturday. These pharmacies were functioning at three locations in Tuticorin and Kayathar to benefit the poor and the middle income group people. Medicines to the...
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-The Wire New Delhi: Addressing the issue of the faulty implementation of the National Food Security Act, the Delhi Rozi Roti Adhikar Abhiyan held a public hearing here last week. The NFSA provides for priority ration cards for 42% of Delhi’s population. Households with priority ration cards are eligible to receive 5 kgs of foodgrains per person per month at subsidised prices. Despite Delhi being one of the first states to...
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