Ration Card Update: If you have also read the news of surrender or cancellation of ration card somewhere, then you must read this news. It has been told by the UP government that no such order has been given.
Ration Card Update: If you are also taking the facility of free ration on ration card, then this news is for you. In the month of May, several media reports claimed that ineligible ration card holders have been asked by the Yogi government of UP to surrender the card. It was also claimed that the government would recover from those who did not surrender the ration card and would take legal action against them.
No order on surrender or cancellation
This news spread rapidly among the beneficiaries and in many districts there were lines of people to surrender the ration card. After this, it was clarified by the Uttar Pradesh government that no order has been given to surrender or cancel the ration card.
Relief for those taking advantage of free ration The
Food Commissioner of the state denied the news going on in the media. Along with this, the government ordered that who gave such an order, it should be ascertained and action should be taken against him. After this latest order of the government, those people who were taking advantage of free ration on ration card have breathed a sigh of relief.
The news was described
as misleading and false. He said that Ration Card Verification is a normal process. This is a normal process from time to time by the government. Misleading reports related to ration card surrender and new eligibility conditions are being circulated in the media.
It was told by the government that the ‘eligibility / ineligibility criteria of domestic ration cards were set in 2014’. No changes were made after that. It was also told that the ration card holder cannot be declared ineligible on the ground of having pucca house, electricity connection or sole weapon license holder or motor cycle owner and engaged in poultry/cow rearing.
No order on recovery
It was also told that (according to the National Food Security Act-2013) there is no provision for recovery from ineligible cardholders. Related to recovery from government level or Food Commissioner’s office No order issued.
