What happened (Independence Day programme and official claims)
Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka said the Congress government is working to ensure the welfare of poor families by providing quality rice and ensuring that no poor family goes hungry. He made these remarks during an Independence Day programme that included distribution of Digital Smart Ration Cards.
Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka presented several quantified claims about ration-card based PDS delivery in Telangana:
• Telangana has around 1.15 crore families in the coverage reference he cited. • Around 1.06 crore families have ration cards. • The government supplies 6 kg of fine-quality rice monthly to more than 3.4 crore beneficiaries through ration cards. • Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka claimed that no other State runs a programme of such large scale.
Background and earlier position (allegations about the previous BRS regime)
Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka contrasted the Congress government’s approach with alleged difficulties during the previous BRS regime. His allegations focused on ration-card access and rice distribution quality:
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