"The small initiative will go a long way to bring smiles on the faces of people here," the official said. "Eligible families, in each phase, are entitled to one litre of mustard oil at Rs 101 or two 500ml packs at Rs 52 each, 500 gm of sugar and 500 gm of flour twice, during the festive season. They can also avail one litre of rice bran oil for Rs 94 or two packets of Rs 48.50 each," he added. The state government had earlier distributed a similar ration package during Eid. The Ramzaan scheme offered chick peas, flour and sugar at subsidized rates.

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