Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot has launched the state government’s Annapurna Food Packet Scheme that seeks to distribute food packets to more than 10.4 million families for free every month.

• The Annapurna food packet scheme seeks to distribute food packets to more than 10.4 million families for free every month.
• The scheme is part of the Rs.19,000 crore ‘Inflation Relief Package’, which was announced by the chief minister in February during the state budget for 2023-24 to provide relief to the public from rising prices.
• Under the scheme, each food packet will contain one kilogram each of chana dal, sugar, salt, one litre soybean refined edible oil, 100 gm each of chilli powder and coriander powder, and 50 gm of turmeric.