Following the 21-day nationwide lockdown to tackle the spread of COVID-19, the central & state governments have announced various relief measures. Here is a compilation of the relief measures announced by state governments. The outbreak of COVID-19 pandemichas created an unprecedented situation. It is already known that the Governmentof India has declared a Nation-wide lockdown for 21 days that began on 25 March 2020 to contain thespread of the virus. Few states including Delhi, Bihar, Telangana etc. had announced a state-level lockdown prior to the national lockdown. Any such lockdown has an impact on various sections of people especially those from the marginalised communities who stand to lose work. The plight of migrant labourers leaving the cities after the lockdown and travelling back to their native places was a reflection of the adverse effect of lockdown. However, the impact is not limited to these communities since employees, small businesses and corporates also being adversely affected because of the closedown in economic activity. Multiple relief measures launched by Central & State Governments In this context, Central and State governments have announced relief packages and announced other measures which could help in assuaging the situation. In this story, we look at the various measures taken by the State Governments in the context of COVID-19. The information is based on thenotifications issued by the respective state governments. Different issues likefood, income, health etc are identified and the relevant measures notified bythe various state governments are highlighted. More than 15 states have announced Food-related relief measures. Assurance of food is one of the key measures to assure sustenance of the underprivileged who are affected by the lockdown. Most of the states have announced relief measures which provide food assurance to these communities. Some of these are beyond any measures that the centre has announced. Most of the states have provided for free ration to BPL cardholders and other marginalized sections. Special provisions to provide food and other support has been initiated by few state governments for the migrant and daily wage workers. Some of the important announcements made by the states with respect to arranging food and related essentials are given below. Notifications & Relief Measures relating to Food State Announcement Andhra Pradesh a. Free Ration of Rice and 1 KG Red Gram Dal for April. b. Doorstep delivery of Essentials. c. All BPL families to get Ration along with a KG of Dal Thrice in April. Chhattisgarh a. Distribution of Food packets to the destitute (with NGO & Charitable Organization’s support) b. Rice for 2 months to be provided in April for all Ration Card holders. Sugar & Salt for two months – Antodaya & Annapurna Ration card holders. Delhi a. 7.5 Kgs free ration for 72 lakh beneficiaries b. 500 hunger relief centres for free food (Serving Lunch & Dinner) Haryana Notification from Finance ministry provisioned for : a. Free ration for April to all BPL Families. b. Dry ration for children enrolled in schools & Anganwadis Jharkhand a. Community Kitchen centres to be opened in all thanas in Districts until end of May’2020 to serve – migrants, homeless & disabled. Budget of Rs. 3 crores approved. b. Dry ration for areas where community kitchens are not accessible. 5000 packets to be distributed in Ranchi and 2000 in rest of districts. Kerala As per G.O & CM address : a. Community kitchens at Panchayat & Municipality ward level. b. Food to be delivered to home to poor , aged & chronically ill. c. Free provision to all BPL card holders + additional 35 kgs rice in next month d. 15 kgs rice free for APL cardholders e. Free provision kits to those under quarantine f. Launch restaurants that provide meals for Rs.20 Madhya Pradesh a. Providing free of cost food to – people in isolation, homeless & destitute. Door-door facility available. b. Free ration for all BPL households for a month Maharashtra a. Home delivery of cooked food – pregnant, lactating women & children ( 7 months – 6 years) in tribal areas: ICDS Maharashtra b. Additional 5 kgs of ration per month for three months – under PMGKY for AAY and PHH. c. Food along with shelter & healthcare for migrant families d. Price of ‘Shiv Bhojan Thali’ reduced to Rs. 5 from Rs.10. Number of Thalis also increased to 1 lakh from 36 thousand. Odisha a. Hot cooked meals & Dry -ready to eat meals ( Rs. 60 per adult & Rs. 45 per child) – for poor , sick & destitute. b. Distribution of cooked food by ICDS & Mission Shakti functionaries. c. Free cooked meals/packets twice in a day to urban homeless. d.