Ration card is not just a document, but a means of survival for billions of common people of the country. At the end of the month, rice, dal, wheat or sugar in the world – everything depends on this ration card. This facility is the only hope especially for low-income people. Many people say that if you don’t get ration, it will become a responsibility to run the family. As a result, the emotions, livelihood and daily life of common people are completely connected with the ration card.
Questions about the benefits of free
But the question arises, those who do not really need this facility, are they also taking free ration year after year? It is often heard in villages and towns that the owners of big houses or cars are also standing in line and picking up ration. There are also people who pay huge income tax, yet their names are on the ration card. In this, the real beneficiaries are being deprived, and the government is also facing a huge financial pressure.
The center is shaken to find the answer to this question. The Food and Public Distribution Department has taken a major initiative for the first time. Various government information has been examined, the names of ration card holders have been checked. And that’s where a sensational information has emerged. Millions of people were taking free ration as unqualified beneficiaries for so long.
Disclosed list of ineligible
According to the information, this list includes at least 1.17 crore ration card holders (1.17 Crore ration card holders). Among them, about 94.71 lakh people are income tax payers, 17.51 lakh people have four-wheelers named, and about 5.31 lakh people are employed with high wages. That is, none of them are actually qualified for ration. But they have enjoyed this facility for so long. The Central Food Secretary said that duplicate, dead and inactive names have already been removed. This new list has been prepared after matching the information of other ministries.
Center set deadline
The most important fact is that the Center has given the states deadline. The names of these 1.17 crore unqualified ration card holders should be removed from the list by September 30 (30 September). That is, they will not get free ration in any way. As a result, the center believes that this right will reach the real beneficiaries. However, a section of the common people fear that even the real poor people may be deprived by this step. So now everyone’s eyes are on the day, when this huge change will really happen.