If you also want to get a ration card or to add someone’s name, do not use fake documents, otherwise it can cause trouble for you and you can be punished with jail or fine or both.
Everyone wants to get a ration card to get food at government rates. From time to time, the work of adding names to the ration card has been going on in different states of the country. On submission of the required documents, as a process, your ration card is created or someone’s name is removed from the ration card. If you also want to get a ration card or to add someone’s name, do not use fake documents, otherwise it can cause trouble for you and you can be punished with imprisonment or fine or both.
Below the poverty line, ie BPL card and Aiyodaya card holders get more ration from the government. In this affair, many times people make ration cards of the same class despite not fulfilling the conditions for this service. For this, they submit fake documents or by using some other method, get the BPL or ration card of Aiyodaya. The government has become stricter and is taking action against such people.
Making a fake ration card in the Food Security Act is a punishable offense
Using fake methods or making fake rations is already a punishable offense under the Food Security Act, but now it is being strictly abused. If someone is found guilty of making a fake ration card, he can be punished with five years in jail or with fine or both. On the other hand, if the Food Department officials ask for bribe in lieu of making ration card or you bribe them, then there is a provision in the law for this.
One Nation One Ration Card Scheme was started last year
Many people returned to their hometowns during a nationwide lockdown imposed to prevent the outbreak of the Corona epidemic. In order to make them difficult to get ration there, the Modi government of the Center started the One Nation One Ration Card Scheme in the month of June 2020. Under this, if you have a ration card, you can get ration where you are. For this you do not have to be a resident of that state. During the corona, no one has any problem in getting ration at government rates, for this purpose, the government started this scheme.
81 crore people get grain on subsidy
Under the Food Security Act, the government provides food grains through the public distribution system to more than 81 crore people at a subsidy of Rs 1-3 per kg. 32 states and Union Territories across the country have been connected with One Nation One Ration Card scheme and this scheme will be implemented soon in other states as well.
My ration app has been launched recently
Apart from this, the government is also giving new options regarding ration cards for the convenience of the people. Recently my ration card app has been launched. Through this, you can get all the information related to the ration received at the government rates. Being available in both Hindi and English languages, most people can take advantage of it.
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