AGARTALA, April 27 (TIWN): The Food Department had increased the tentative date for the filing of application to get subsidized edible oil and pulses from ration shops till May 25. In order to save the betterment of the local people, the Department had increased then scheduled date.

It is to be mention that The Left Front government in Tripura had provided subsidized edible mustard oil and masoor dal (red lentils) under the public distribution system (PDS), a new health scheme to provide financial aid up to Rs.125, 000 for those families whose annual income does not exceed Rs.100,000. "From now onwards, each ration card holder's family, would get one litre edible mustard oil and two kg masoor dal per month with the subsidy of Rs.15 and Rs.10 respectively,"

. This decision would benefit 9.65 lakh households, comprising 3.7 million people, including around four lakh families living below the poverty line (BPL) in Tripura. "To give relief to the people from the sufferings of the rising prices of the essentials, the state government has decided to provide subsidized edible mustard oil and masoor dal under the PDS. The chief minister said providing the subsidized items would cost the state government Rs.40.53 crore annually.

Currently Tripura government is providing rice, wheat products, kerosene, salt and sugar to the people through the PDS. The CPI­M led Left government in Tripura since August 2012, has been providing rice under the PDS to the poor at Rs.2  kg and increase its quota for others to 20 kg a month instead of 18 kg per month at the expense of additional amount of Rs 36.45 crore annually.