According to The Better India, the district administration of Kerala's Kozhikode has launched 'Operation Sulaimani', wherein eateries serve meals to people in exchange for free coupons given by the authorities. Kozhikode District Collector Prashant Nair said, "If you ask for a food coupon, you will get it, it is as dignified as that." The operation fed 9,000 people last year.