Ramaswami: It is imperative that food reaches this excluded group. The lockdown needs to be redefined. All NGOs and grassroot workers should be allowed to operate and reach out to these groups. Food rations need to be packed and given to people who do not have ration cards but stuck in the lockdown. It was for a purpose that granaries used to be thrown open by the rulers in difficult times. It was meant to tide over targeting problem.