E-ration cards in Delhi from next week
TNN | Mar 21, 2015, 02.59AM IST
NEW DELHI: Delhi is set to become the first state to roll out the e-ration card scheme. From next week, beneficiaries under the public distribution system, who have an Aadhaar card, will be able to download the ration cards from the Delhi government website.
Government sources said other details concerning application and allocation of ration cards would also be made available online. "If one has an Aadhaar card, they can apply for a ration card online as well. Even those who have applied for the cards but yet to receive the same, they can apply afresh on the basis of the Aadhaar number. People can also apply through the office of the local MLA," said a source.
In case one has no Aadhaar card, they need to produce three documents as proof of identity.
Deputy CM Manish Sisodia had earlier told TOI that the online system would help curb corruption and would lead to greater transparency.
Similar services have also been announced by Punjab and Maharashtra though Delhi will be the first to actually implement it.
Officials said along with this, the government will also start issuing temporary licences for fair price shops. "It takes about three months to set up an FPS. In case someone's license is cancelled for what ever reason, the government will issue a temporary license within a week that will be valid for three months. This is as long as it takes to issue a permanent license. This is being done so that people do not have to suffer in the absence of an FPS," said sources.