10,000 ration cards will be canceled in Jharkhand, government has started weeding out ineligible ones:

News India Live, Digital Desk: Jharkhand government has launched a big campaign to bring transparency in the ration distribution system (PDS). In various parts of the state including Sahibganj district, about 10,000 ineligible ration card holders Preparations to remove the name from the list have been completed. The department says that despite being prosperous, these people were violating the rights of the poor. Now the cards of such people will be canceled and new cards will be issued in their place to the eligible families included in the waiting list.

Whose people’s ration cards will be cancelled?

The government has set some criteria on the basis of which ineligible people are being identified:

Income Tax Payer: If any member of the family pays income tax.

four by four: The family should have a car, tractor or other four-wheeler.

Government Jobs: Any member of the family should be in government or semi-government job.

Permanent dwelling: Having a pucca house of 1000 square feet or more in the city.

farm equipment: Having more than five acres of irrigated land or heavy agricultural machinery.

Business: Whose annual turnover exceeds the limit set by the government.

Why is this action taking place?

According to the data of the Food Supply Department, thousands of eligible families are in the ‘waiting list’, who are not able to get ration cards due to the quota being full.

Recovery warnings: The department has clarified that if the ineligible people do not surrender the cards themselves and are caught in the investigation, then the ration taken from them so far will be recovered at the market rate. [1.4, 2.3]

Pension and ration link: Now the data is being cross-checked through Aadhaar so that the same person cannot avail benefits at two places.

How to make a new ration card? (How to Apply)

If you are eligible and your name is on the waiting list, you will be given priority as soon as the card becomes vacant.

E-Kalyan Portal: Apply online by visiting the official portal of Jharkhand Government.

Required Documents: Aadhar card, income certificate, residence certificate and photo of family members.

Verification: After your application, Block Level Officer (BDO) or Supply Inspector will do physical verification of your house.

‘Green Ration Card’ of Jharkhand Government

Those people whose names are not able to appear in the National Food Security Act (NFSA), the state government will provide them under its scheme. green ration card Is giving. In this also, priority will be given to only those people who are really poor.