Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan stated on ‘X’ that the government was distributing essential commodities free of cost to people staying in rehabilitation centres in the cyclone Montha-affected areas, as well as to fishermen and handloom workers who lost their livelihoods.
Officials of the Food and Civil Supplies Department, acting on the instructions of Minister Nadendla Manohar, have taken steps to stock these items in Fair Price Shops (FPS).
A total of one lakh metric tonnes (MT) of rice, 3,424 MT of sugar, and other essential goods are being distributed to the cyclone-affected people through 14,415 FPS. Ministers Vangalapudi Anitha (Home and Disaster Management) and Anagani Satya Prasad (Revenue) are coordinating the relief operations, Mr. Kalyan said.
According to G.O. Rt. No.115 issued by Special Chief Secretary (Disaster Management–FAC) G. Sai Prasad, the government has permitted the District Collectors of the affected districts to distribute 25 kg of rice, one kilo each of toor dal (pigeon peas), onions, potatoes, and sugar, and one litre of palm oil to every family staying in relief camps. Fishermen and handloom weaver families will receive 50 kg of rice each.
This distribution of essential commodities is in addition to the benefits admissible under the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) norms. The Commissioner of Civil Supplies and the Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of Andhra Pradesh State Civil Supplies Corporation Limited have been instructed to take immediate necessary action.
Published – October 29, 2025 06:32 pm IST
