Chief Secretary Deepak Singhal directed officials to ensure that Adhaar Card numbers were indicated on ration cards in urban areas by November. He said that the DMs must get ration cards of all eligible persons made at the earliest.
Directing officials at a meeting on Adhaar card, Singhal said that they should ensure transparent distribution of ration to the beneficiaries. A drive should be carried out to indicate Adhaar Card numbers on ration cards in rural areas too. Foodgrain distribution information was to be communicated on a daily basis to Food department control room.
Thetop bureaucrat said that paddy purchase from farmers should be carried out in a transparent manner and specified price be transferred into their accounts the same day. Adhaar cards for all adults has been copleted in UP.
Secretary, Food and Public Distribution department, (Government of India) Vrinda Swaroop commended the measures taken by the state government and asked to ensure that Adhaar card seeding was done on a priority. She lauded the UP government for implementation of National Food Security Act in the state in a short period.
The meeting was attended by Principal Secretary, Food and Civil Supplies Sudhir Garg, Principal Secretary, Finance Rahul Bhatnagar, Joint Secretary, Food and Public Distribution (Government of India) Deepak Kumar, Commissioner, Food and Civil Supplies Ajay Chauhan and Principal Staff Officer to Chief Secretary Bhuvnesh Kumar and others.