Public representatives and government officials are both responsible for issuance of ration cards to ineligible persons in the district, said Dehradun district magistrate BVRC Purushottam while speaking at a workshop held at the town hall for municipal councillors regarding the selection for intended beneficiaries under National Food Security Scheme 2013.
Purushottam appealed to the councillors to help the department officials for the issuance of new ration cards to the real beneficiaries. Around 52 per cent of total population in each ward will be issued new ration cards under scheme. Priority on issuance of new ration cards will be given to those who are needy and eligible under the 15-point guidelines.
Dehradun Mayor Vinod Chamoli who presided over the workshop said that under the scheme, poor and those eligible under the 15-point guidelines will be issued new ration cards. On the occasion, Purushottam informed the councillors about eligible candidates under the 15-point guidelines and said that those are having family income of Rs 15,000 per month will be issued new ration cards on priority basis.
Eligible candidates can submit affidavit, stating all the relevant information, including their family income on monthly basis along with application forms to the local Anganwadi centre. All the eligible candidates will have to mention Elector’s Photo Identify Card number in the form. Those persons who do not have their EPIC numbers so far can approach department concerned. Candidates will have to mention detailed information about their family members’ occupation and other relevant information sought in the application form apart from certifying mentioned information.
Beneficiaries will be selected on the 15-point guidelines and priority will be given to issue new ration card in the name of senior woman of the family. In the selection process of eligible candidates, priority will be given to the widow or those are suffering major diseases. On the occasion, questions about eligible candidates under the scheme raised by the councilors were answered by the Mayor Chamoli, DM Purushottam and Chief Development Officer Jyoti Neeraj Kharwal.