As the employees of the rations shops of the Public Distribution System Department of the State Government of Tamil Nadu have not been given an increase in their Dearness Allowance (D.A), they have been indulging in protest!
The ration card employees have been protesting in 30 districts in the state except for Chennai, Chengalpattu, and Kanchipuram.
Out of the 33000 ration shops in the State of Tamil Nadu, around 25000 ration shop employees have indulged in the protest!
Subsequently, another announcement has been released that the employees of the rations shops in the districts of Chennai, Chengalpattu, and Kanchipuram will also join the protest from 13th June!
As such, it has been announced that the rations shops in these districts also will not function.
Hence, it is advisable that the public purchase the required ration items from the ration shops earlier!!