Irrigation and Civil Supplies Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy announced on Sunday that the distribution of fine rice (sanna biyyam), to white ration card holders in Telangana will commence on March 30.
The formal launch will be conducted by chief minister A Revanth Reddy in Huzurnagar. This initiative is expected to benefit approximately 84 percent of the state’s population, providing six kilograms of fine rice per person each month.
The Congress government is replacing the previously distributed coarse rice (doddu biyyam) due to low consumption rates and misuse, where it was reportedly resold or diverted for non-food uses such as beer production and poultry farming.