Bhubaneswar, October 24: The Odisha Government will provide additional 5kg free rice to ration card beneficiaries in 19 districts in the State for three months – September, October and November.

A total of 10,57,112.70 quintals of fortified rice from the State pool has been allocated for the districts of Angul, Balasore, Bargarh, Bhadrak, Cuttnck, Deogarh, Dhenkanal, Ganjam, Jagatsinghpur, Jqjpur, Jharsuguda, Kendrapara, Keonjhar, Khordha, Mayurbhanj, Nayagarh, Puri, Sambalpur & Sundergarh.

“I am directed to communicate the district-wise additional allocation of 10,57,112.70 quintals of Fortified Rice from State Pool for distribution among the NFSA and SFSS households of 19 Districts of the State i.e. Angul, Balasore, Bargarh, Bhadrak, Cuttnck, Deogarh, Dhenkanal, Ganjam, Jagatsinghpur, Jqjpur, Jharsuguda, Kendrapara, Keonjhar, Khordha, Mayurbhanj, Nayagarh, Puri, Sambalpur & Sundergarh, for the month of September, October & November 2025,” said Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Special Secretary Sridhar Nayak in a letter to the concerned district Collectors on October 18.

The additional rice will be distributed over and above the existing 5 kg already provided under the National Food Security Act (NFSA), Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY), and the State Food Security Scheme.

The Collectors of 19 districts have been instructed to ensure that rice is lifted and delivered to fair price shops by October 31, with distribution to beneficiaries to be completed by November 10.

The State Government has already supplied 5 kg of rice more for three months from August to October to 27 lakh families of 11 districts under Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana, following the announcement by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on his Independence Day speech.