# Distribute all ration items except rice in packets

- ID: P02-A-06#3
- Page: https://sollumseyalum.web.app/promise/p02-a-06-3 (Tamil: https://sollumseyalum.web.app/ta/promise/p02-a-06-3)
- Pillar: 2. Dignified Life and Social Security
- Section: A. People's Rights
- Manifesto page: 18
- Stage: In the budget (Named in the budget speech; an amount may or may not be given)
- Last recorded: 5 Aug 2026
- Data licence: CC BY-NC 4.0. Curated commitments, translations, evidence links and stage analysis compiled by Sollum Seyalum (https://sollumseyalum.web.app).

## Promised in the manifesto

All ration items except rice will be distributed in packets to ensure fair weight and quality.

## Where it stands

In the budget speech on 5 Aug 2026.

The government set aside funds for a pilot scheme to supply packaged wheat flour.

**So far:** Pilot scheme for the supply of packaged wheat flour

**Not yet seen:** Packets of wheat flour are covered so far; the promise covers all ration items except rice.

_Summary written by AI from the documents below, with figures checked against them._

## Documents behind this

- 5 Aug 2026 · Budget speech · Revised Budget speech 2026-27, page 69: The Government will implement a pilot scheme this year for the supply of packaged wheat flour through the Public Distribution System. ([Open the document (Budget speech)](https://sollumseyalum.web.app/docs/budget_speech.pdf#page=69))

> Sources are government releases, budget papers and orders. They show what the government says it will do or has done. They are claims, not independent confirmation. "Nothing recorded" means nothing in our sources, not that nothing was done.