<p class="title">Food and Civil Supplies Minister K Gopalaiah inspected ration shops in two places --Tumakuru city and Hebbur --in the district on Friday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He asked officials to complete the process of distributing rations by April 25. The minister said that he will visit two districts each day and inspect the public rationing system there. </p>.<p class="bodytext">He told officials not to insist on OTP (One Time Password) to disburse rations or take money for the rations that the government has sanctioned.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"If the ration card holder lives farther than 3 km from the shop, I have asked the shop owner to deliver the rations to their doorstep," he added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Officials told the minister that 53% of the rations had already been distributed. Goplaiah visited the Siddaganga Mutt during his visit to the city. </p>
<p class="title">Food and Civil Supplies Minister K Gopalaiah inspected ration shops in two places --Tumakuru city and Hebbur --in the district on Friday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He asked officials to complete the process of distributing rations by April 25. The minister said that he will visit two districts each day and inspect the public rationing system there. </p>.<p class="bodytext">He told officials not to insist on OTP (One Time Password) to disburse rations or take money for the rations that the government has sanctioned.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"If the ration card holder lives farther than 3 km from the shop, I have asked the shop owner to deliver the rations to their doorstep," he added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Officials told the minister that 53% of the rations had already been distributed. Goplaiah visited the Siddaganga Mutt during his visit to the city. </p>