Overview
- The state relaunched distribution of masoor dal and sugar from Raha in Nagaon district, a move the government announced on Monday to restore paused welfare benefits.
- Ration card holders can buy masoor dal at Rs 70 per kg and sugar at Rs 30 per kg, with the two items offered together for Rs 100 through Fair Price Shops.
- The scheme is intended to cover about 70 lakh families, which the government says equals roughly 2,48,11,645 people across Assam.
- Salt has not yet been reintroduced because of technical and logistical problems, and officials say mustard oil plus salt will be added to the basket in the coming days.
- Separately, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh officials — including chief secretaries and police chiefs — are holding talks over a boundary dispute and have deployed security reinforcements to the affected area.