Chennai: The Tamilnadu government today announced that tokens will be issued at the doorsteps of family card holders, to enable them get essentials from fair price shops.
According to officials, tokens will be given on 24 and 25 April with details of date and time of when people can get the esssentials, which will be given free of cost due to the lockdown.
“Based on the details mentioned in their respective token cards, consumers can come to ration shops to get the products,” they said and added that this is being done to prevent crowding and ensure social distancing.