New Delhi, Feb. 25 -- Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on February 23 announced the launch of the 'Meri Rasoi' scheme, under which the state government plans to distribute free food kits to around 40 lakh beneficiary families from April. The government said the kits will be provided every quarter and will be separate from the wheat entitlement eligible households receive under the National Food Security Act (NFSA).

Speaking in Chandigarh, Mann said the scheme is intended to strengthen food and nutrition security for households that continue to face constraints in meeting basic dietary needs. The state government has positioned the initiative as an add-on to the existing public distribution system support, with a focus on ensurin...