Gandhinagar, Aug. 26 -- Food and Civil Supplies Minister Ramanbhai Solanki has said that under the guidance of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, the state government has taken various measures to further strengthen food security.

As part of these measures, beneficiaries have been provided wheat, rice, sugar, edible oil, gram and coarse grains either free of cost or at subsidised rates during various festivals and every month, according to a release.

Under the Food Security Scheme, 306,026 families comprising 1,448,943 beneficiaries were covered during 2022-23.

In 2023-24, the number of beneficiary families increased to 563,406, covering 2,543,101 people.

During 2024-25, 749,252 families comprising 3,453,403 beneficiaries availed the ben...