Leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly Ramvir Singh Bidhuri has written a letter to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal drawing his attention towards the difficulties being faced by poor and needy persons in obtaining wheat, rice etc through fair price shop.
Bidhuri in his letter said that the Delhi Government had promised that those who had applied for ration cards from 2015 to 2019 will be given 5 kg wheat on showing the receipt of application but it was not implemented on ground.
“Poor people are not being given ration despite showing the required receipt. On the other hand, if these people are applying on the given website, their applications are being not accepted by the system. The Government should find out the ways to ensure that people get the ration as soon as possible,” he said.
Bidhuri pointed out that some of applicants are also being denied rations whose names are registered on website in the list of beneficiaries. “This is happening because the requisite coupon has not reached them. In these circumstances, the Government should issue direction to the concerned officers not to ask coupons,” he said.
The leader of Opposition has also demanded that the coupons should be made available at the earliest to applicants who applied online.