The fifth taluk supply office in the district will start functioning at Cheruthoni on Saturday.
It will cater to Ayyappancoil, Kamakshy, Vathikudy, Vazhathoppe, Kanchiyar, Mariyapuram, Konnathady and Kanjikuzhy grama panchayats in addition to the Kattappana municipal areas of the newly created Idukki taluk.
People in the eight grama panchayats and the municipal areas were depending on the Thodupuzha and Udumpanchola taluk supply offices to redress their grievances. As many as 134 public distribution system (PDS) outlets with 56,000 ration card-holders will be under the new taluk supply office. This is in addition to the taluk supply offices at Thodupuzha, Udumpanchola, Peermade and Devikulam.
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Civil Supplies Minister Anoop Jacob will inaugurate the supply office at 9.30 a.m. at a function to be presided over by Roshy Augustine, MLA, and Joice George, MP, will deliver the keynote address, said a release here.
134 PDS outlets with 56,000 ration card-holders will be under the new supply office