Siddiqui, who had been serving as the finance department secretary. At the media conference, Mamata offered an explanation on why some people did not get their monthly allotment of 5kg of rice despite the government’s announcements. In most areas, the monthly allotment of 5kg of rice was given. They said the department was facing a scarcity of rice for supply to the ration dealers for two reasons. Second, the food and supplies department did not get enough supply of rice from the rice mills as they could not function properly during the lockdown.

Source: The Telegraph April 16, 2020 21:00 UTC