Patna: In the midst of a nationwide lockdown, there is relief news for the ration cardholders of Bihar. According to the announcement made by CM Nitish Kumar, from Thursday, sending one thousand rupees to the account of ration cardholders will start. Disaster Management Department will start sending these funds. It is being told that a total amount of about 168 crore rupees will be sent directly to the cardholders' account through DBT.
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On March 25, two days after the lockdown was declared in Bihar on March 23 due to the corona epidemic, the Bihar government made a big announcement to help the people. According to this, one thousand rupees will be given to the ration card holder family present in the panchayats located in the block headquarters, all the municipal bodies in the lockdown area. Now after the order of lockdown in the whole country by PM Narendra Modi, it is also applicable in all Bihar. In such a situation, the government has decided to send the amount directly to the cardholders through DBT.
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The number of corona infected is increasing in Bihar as well. The figure has reached 24 in the state. The state also reported two Corona-infected cases on Wednesday. One of these people is from Nalanda and the other is from Gaya. On Wednesday, 532 people have been kept in observation. So far, a total of 5919 people have been kept under observation in the state.
