madurai the rs 1000 announced for ration card holders in madurai district from april 2 will be distributed through the public distribution shops pds at the rate of 50 in the morning and 50 in the evening in each shop minister for cooperatives sellur k raju has said the minister said that there are 240 crore ration cards in the state of which 186 crore are white rice cards as a relief measure for the lockdown period the tn government has announced rs 1000 cash and groceries for the card holdershe said the district administration and police are taking steps to ensure organised supply of the money and goods to the people it had been planned to distribute the groceries and money to 50 cards in the morning and 50 more in each shop from april 2 the sales personnel in the shops will get 50 paise incentive for each product in this processas many as 2590 guest workers in madurai district are now in the care of their employers food was being distributed to the homeless people in the district through ngos people should extend their full cooperation to the district administration raju said