The Central Government has instructed the identification and phased removal of ineligible Below Poverty Line (BPL) ration cardholders who fail to meet prescribed standards. However, it has emphasized that no eligible BPL cardholder should have their card canceled. Ineligible cardholders will be given time to voluntarily surrender their cards, failing which notices will be issued … Read more
The cancellation of BPL cards in Karnataka has created a storm. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had already given strict instructions to the officials not to cancel the BPL cards of the eligible people for any reason. He also clarified this through a tweet. DCM D.K. Shivakumar also made it clear that we do not take food … Read more
The government is quietly giving “APL shock” to some BPL card holders in the state! The Department of Food, Civil and Consumer Affairs, which operates under several norms including payment of income tax, has already detected around 12 lakh ineligible BPL cards. Work has been done to convert some of them into APL card holders. … Read more
The Department of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs said that all members who have not registered or re-registered their identity as ration card holders should visit their nearest Fair Price Shops and submit their fingerprints for collection of e-KYC (e-KYC). No money can be given for this. Beneficiaries who have not done Aadhaar Verification … Read more
