PUDUCHERRY, February 21, 2015
STAFF REPORTER
The Puducherry Government on Friday announced new norms for cash transfer of food subsidy instead of 10 kg of free rice under the Public Distribution System (PDS) in the Union Territory.
In a release, Director of Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs P. Priyadarshini said that the subsidy would be directly transferred into the bank accounts of women members in the family.
There should be a specific account in the name of woman member in the family and copies of the bank passbook and Aadhaar details should also be submitted at the nearest PDS outlet or the Department of Civil Supplies.
Families would not only lose their cash subsidy but their ration cards would be withdrawn if they do not have their pass book and Aadhaar card details linked to the PDS.