Archive · 2 Aug 2026
Kerala to Distribute 75,000 Ration Cards on Aug 3
Kerala is giving out a lot of new food cards on August 3.
The state will hand out 73,024 priority cards and 2,000 special cards for the poorest families.
The event will happen at Kanakakkunnu Palace in the city of Thiruvananthapuram.
The chief minister will start the ceremony and give cards to 20 people.
The food minister said the cards are meant to help only those who really need them, so the government is cleaning up the list of people who get food help.
Kerala will distribute 73,024 priority ration cards and 2,000 AAY cards on Aug 3.
The distribution is part of the state’s 100‑day action plan.
The ceremony will be held at Kanakakkunnu Palace, Thiruvananthapuram, at 11 a.m.
Chief Minister V D Satheesan will inaugurate the event and hand over cards to 20 beneficiaries.
Food Minister Anoop Jacob said the cards target genuinely eligible families, removing ineligible ones.
- Who
- Kerala government, Food and Civil Supplies Minister Anoop Jacob, Chief Minister V D Satheesan
- What
- Distribution of new priority (pink) and AAY (yellow) ration cards
- When
- August 3, 2024
- Where
- Kanakakkunnu Palace, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
- Why
- To ensure subsidised food benefits reach genuinely eligible families by removing ineligible beneficiaries and reflecting changing socio‑economic conditions
- Number of priority ration cards
- 73,024
- Number of AAY ration cards
- 2,000
- Distribution date
- August 3, 2024
- Location
- Kanakakkunnu Palace, Thiruvananthapuram
- Program part of
- 100‑day action plan