Punjab launches 'Meri Rasoi' scheme to provide quarterly food kits to 40 lakh families

Key facts

• Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann announced the 'Meri Rasoi' scheme for 40 lakh families registered under the National Food Security Act.
• The scheme will distribute essential food kits quarterly through Markfed and the Department of Food and Civil Supplies.
• Each kit will contain pulses, sugar, iodised salt, turmeric, and mustard oil to address nutritional gaps beyond subsidised wheat.
• The first distribution round is scheduled for April with quality control measures in place.