Following the order of Bokaro Deputy Commissioner MK Baranwal, a total of 5,490 ineligible ration cards under Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) were surrendered and deleted, informed a District Supply Officials.
Despite having cards by the affluent persons, we have also found that many people having more than one ration cards. About 31 ration cards were cancelled and notice has been served to them, said the official. Among the cancelled ration cards thirteen ration cards belongs to Bermo block, seven from Chandankiyari, five from B S City, four of Gomia and one form Chas and one from Nawadih, he informed.
Despite giving sufficient time to surrender, a lot of ineligible persons or affluent persons are still having ration cards. We are on move to take legal actions against such persons after identifying them earliest, said MK Barnawal Deputy Commissioner Bokaro.
Again we will launch the operation shortly, said DSO.
Any family member having vehicles including two-wheelers, Any family member having business with TIN (taxpayer identification number) or pays Income Tax, Service Tax or Sales Tax, Any member employed with Central or State Government, Family having Air Conditions, Refrigerators or Washing Machine, Family having more than Five acres of irrigated land or ten acres of normal land, Family having three roomed concrete house, Family having agriculture apparatus running on four wheels were ineligible to get AAY ration cards, he said.
There are still a large number of ration cards, which were grabbed by the ineligible beneficiaries have to be surrendered before the district administration, said the official.