India says to provide free food grains to the poor for one year
A combine deposits harvested wheat in a tractor trolley at a field on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India, March 16, 2022. REUTERS/Amit Dave
India will provide food grains for free to the poor at a cost of 2 trillion rupees ($24.16 billion) under a year-long programme, India's commerce minister said at a news briefing on Friday.
($1 = 82.7800 Indian rupees)
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