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Bihar to Deliver PDS Rations Directly to Seniors Above 75 Starting Next Year
✍️ The Hawk
🗓 12 Nov 2026, 07:09 PM
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The Bihar government announced that from next year, public distribution system supplies will be delivered to the doorsteps of residents aged over 75.
Patna, Bihar – Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary disclosed that the state will launch a doorstep delivery system for Public Distribution System (PDS) commodities aimed at beneficiaries older than 75 years, effective from the 2025 fiscal year. The move seeks to ease access to essential food grains for the senior population, many of whom face mobility challenges.
Under the scheme, designated fair price shops will coordinate with local authorities to pack and dispatch wheat, rice, sugar and kerosene directly to the homes of eligible seniors. Beneficiaries will be identified through the existing PDS database, with verification carried out by ward officers to prevent duplication.
The government expects the initiative to improve nutritional security among the elderly and reduce the burden of travel to ration shops. Similar doorstep delivery pilots in other states have reported higher compliance and satisfaction among senior citizens.
Implementation will be phased, beginning with districts that have higher concentrations of senior citizens. Funding will be drawn from the state’s welfare budget, and the scheme will be monitored by the Department of Food and Civil Supplies to ensure timely delivery and transparency.
Under the scheme, designated fair price shops will coordinate with local authorities to pack and dispatch wheat, rice, sugar and kerosene directly to the homes of eligible seniors. Beneficiaries will be identified through the existing PDS database, with verification carried out by ward officers to prevent duplication.
The government expects the initiative to improve nutritional security among the elderly and reduce the burden of travel to ration shops. Similar doorstep delivery pilots in other states have reported higher compliance and satisfaction among senior citizens.
Implementation will be phased, beginning with districts that have higher concentrations of senior citizens. Funding will be drawn from the state’s welfare budget, and the scheme will be monitored by the Department of Food and Civil Supplies to ensure timely delivery and transparency.