The process of cancelling fake ration cards has started in many states of the country. On the instructions of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Department of the states have started action. After Bengal, now fake ration cards have been canceled in Delhi. Read this report
New Delhi. The cancellation of fake ration cards has started in many states of the country. On the instructions of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Department of the states has started action. After Bengal, now fake ration cards have been canceled in Delhi. The Delhi Food Supply Department canceled the licenses of 40 thousand fake ration card holders on Saturday. Let us tell you that the licenses of fake ration card holders will be canceled before Diwali. It has started.
The Food Supply Department of the Delhi Government canceled 40 thousand ration cards on Saturday as part of the process of canceling fake ration cards. Now these 40 thousand people will not get ration in Delhi. Let us tell you that the e-pass system was implemented at ration shops in the country from July 2021. After the implementation of the e-pass system, those who take fake ration are identified. In Delhi, ration cards are being canceled, who have not taken ration for the last 3 years.
Fake ration cards are being cancelled
Let us tell you that the Consumer and Food Supply Ministry of the Central Government had recently issued instructions to the states to crack down on fake ration card holders. The cancellation of 40 thousand ration cards in Delhi is being linked to this. Now ration cards of new applicants will be made in place of the cancelled ration cards in Delhi. This has also started.
The central government had recently clearly said that fake ration cards should be immediately declared invalid and cancelled. The central government has said in its instructions that after July 17, 2019, a search campaign should be conducted for duplicate, absent persons, dead persons and ineligible ration cards. On January 28, 2021, the central government had also asked to run a special search campaign for ineligible ration cards.
40 thousand ration cards cancelled in Delhi
Let us tell you that currently around 20 lakh ration cards have been made in Delhi. On this ration card, the central government distributes ration to about 75 lakh people. Delhi Food and Supplies Minister Imran Hussain has said that people who have ration cards should keep taking their ration. According to Hussain, ration cards of those people have been cancelled, who were missing for the last three years. He said that he will once again write a letter to the central government to increase the quota of ration cards.
