West Bengal to provide free ration to poor till June 2021; asks private buses to run from July 1 or face consequences

06:10:00 PM, Tuesday 30th of June 2020 | in politics

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday announced that her government will provide free ration to the poor till June 2021. Addressing a press conference, CM Banerjee said that the state government is giving ration to 10 crore people in the state currently. Under the Unlock 2.0 guidelines, the CM has asked the private buses to run from July 1 and warned them of consequences if they don't do so.