Cancellation of ration cards was the major issue raised by visitors at weekly ‘Jandarshan’ programme organized at Collectorate here on Monday.Collector Thakur Ram Singh asked people to register their objections and claims and their grievances will be addressed according to rules.
A large number of complainants mostly women reached Collectorate with their ration cards and supportive documents to lodge their complaint with the Collector. Some came individually while some came in groups from different parts of the city.
A group led by BJP Corporator Purushottam Devangan claimed that the verification team has cancelled the ration cards of a lot of people without any reason and demanded to revoke the cancellation.
The Collector listened to their complaints and said that proper action will be taken and as per their complaint to ensure that ration card of eligible people are not cancelled.
“People can lodge their objections on verification of ration cards and officers will go through the complaints to ensure that those of eligible persons are not cancelled,” said Singh.
“We will ensure that injustice is not done to any body and re-verification will be done on complaints. But will not allow ineligible people to avail the benefits of Food Security and Nutrition Act,’ said Singh.
Apart from ration cards, a number of complaints of diverse nature were received during the Jandarshan programme. Some demanded for assistance in treatment, some sought help to remove encroachment from their property while some sought help for admission of their wards in private schools under Right to Education Act. The Collector listened to them and issued instructions to the concerned officers for disposal of their complaints.