An ineligible ration card holder of Garadapur block was on Monday night arrested by Patkura police for illegally lifting the subsidised food grains under NSFA, informed CSO Ramnath Sahu.
According to Sahu, the BDOs and the executive officers of two municipalities of the district last month had lodged FIRs against 205 ineligible ration cardholders.
In Kendrapada block, FIRs were lodged against 18 ineligible ration card holders, whereas in Kendrapada Municipality, FIRs were lodged against as many as 10 ineligible ration cardholders. Similarly, FIRs were lodged against 13 ineligible ration cardholders at Rajkanika block, against eight in Rajnagar block, 35 in Aul block, nine in Pattmaundai block, eight in Pattamundai Municipality, 38 in Derabish block, six in Garadapur block, 32 in Marshaghai block and 28 in Mahakalapada block in the respective police stations.
Meanwhile, a sum of Rs3, 25,466 has been recovered from 77 ineligible cardholders for grabbing the subsidised food grains under NFSA after obtaining ration card.
The block authority of Kendrapada collected a sum of Rs34,374 from seven ineligible ration cardholders. Rs20,183 has been recovered by the concerned authority from nine persons in Kendrapada block, Rs17,993 collected from three persons of Pattamundai, Rs58,898 recovered from 14 in Derabish block, Rs1,00,145 recovered from 25 in Garadapur block. Similarly, a sum of Rs90,758 has been collected from 18 in Marshaghai and a sum of Rs3,115 has been collected in Mahakalapada, said Sahu.
According to Sahu, though the district has 14,39,875 population, the district administration has targeted to provide NFSA ration card to 11,03,038 persons. Meanwhile, till date, the district administration has provided 11, 02,137 ration cards as per the final list.