Government opens fair price shops as festivals begin

The fair price shop is offering a discount ranging from Rs7 per kg to Rs10 per kg on different varieties of rice, lentils, legumes, flour and others.

While the sugar price has soared to over Rs130 per kg in the retail market, government outlets have started providing the sweetener at a subsidised rate of Rs97 per kg, as part of the relief package for inflation-stricken consumers in the upcoming festivals.