Chhattisgarh Government has issued a directive that those applicants who have not received their ration cards by September 30 this year may be offered ration for both the current month and the next month.
The Government also clarified that in case of anomalies such as name, address or any other typographical error in the ration cards, the eligibility of the beneficiary would not be affected by such errors and they would still be able to receive ration from the fair price shops in the State. The applicants, for getting the errors in their ration cards corrected, can submit an application with their fair price shop from where a designated Nodal Officer or any other authorised Government servant would carry out the necessary correction in the ration cards.
The Government also clarified that the distribution of ration would continue under Chhattisgarh Food and Nutrition Security law 2012 during the current month alongwith the work of preparation of ration cards. Food Department officials here informed that in case the ration cards had not been distributed to the beneficiaries for certain reasons on a pre determined date, the same would be distributed when they have been prepared.
The Government also clarified that the process of preparation and distribution of ration cards is a continuous process while also directing that the district collectors must ensure that there is no rush created in the centres distributing ration cards in the State. It also directed that if in case the data entry for a new applicant before May 15, 2013 had not been made or wrong data had been uploaded due to software problem, the applicant needs to be issued the ration cards before September 30 this year.
The Government also informed that the ration card holders would be able to receive ration from their choice of ration shops in Raipur and Durg under the core PDS system from next month.