Ludhiana, May 20 -- The food and civil supplies department is set to begin quarterly wheat distribution for ration beneficiaries from May 22, with officials claiming that new verification measures and the roll out of

the 'mera ration' app will help avoid the large-scale glitches that disrupted distribution for thousands of beneficiaries last year.

According to officials, the district has around 4.40 lakh ration cards, and nearly 22,000 metric tonnes of wheat is expected to be distributed during the three-month cycle.

Officials said each ration card holder would receive one ration kit under the distribution process, which is likely to continue till June 30.

Last year, the ration distribution process was hit by repeated technical glitch...