Welfare Deputy Says Rollout of Increased Ration Credit Delayed Until Final Funding Figures

The government has postponed implementing increased ration-card (kalabarg) credit until officials finalize precise funding numbers, the deputy for welfare at the Ministry of Cooperatives, Labour and Social Welfare said, according to Farheekhtegan newspaper and state broadcaster IRIB. He said the economic team has not yet reached a final decision on the exact amount and the number of beneficiaries, and that the government is trying to enable more people to benefit. (Sources: Farheekhtegan; IRIB)

Andayesh said one main challenge for the plan is securing sustainable funding, and that the increase will be implemented only after the Organization for Planning and Budget approves and issues the exact resource figures. (Source: Farheekhtegan)

The same point— that the increase will start after the Organization for Planning and Budget finalizes and announces exact funding figures—was also attributed to Andayesh by IRIB. (Source: IRIB)

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