Wednesday, 1 June 2016
NT Bureau
Chennai: Allaying fears that Aadhaar cards will be made mandatory for ration card-holders, Minister for Food and Civil Supplies, R Kamaraj, has said consumers will not be pressurised to submit the details, but continue to get supplies from ration shops.
A few days ago, Tamilnadu Civil Supplies Corporation (TNCSC) sent a circular to all ration shops to insist that consumers submit a photocopy of the Aadhaar card while buying goods.
Speaking to 'News Today', an official from TNCSC said, "We are planning to link the Aadhaar card details, mobile number of the consumer to the ration card details. This would have dual benefit: the consumer will get to know the things he buys; and it will check illegal sale of rice and other pulses in ration shops."
He added that consumers need not panic if they don’t have an Aadhaar card. "The staff in the ration shop will give some more time for getting details of the Aadhaar card."
SUGAR, DAL IN PACKETS
Food Department officials are considering to issue sugar and dal in packets at ration shops. This follows complaints of short weighment when sold in loose. At present, the card holders are given two kgs of sugar at Rs 13.50 per kilo and one kg of dal at Rs 30. According to the new initiative, the price, weight and date of manufacture would be printed on the packets. This would avoid duplication, officials said.
Over the years TNCSC has received several complaints regarding bad quality of products, illegal sale and stocking of goods. Some consumers do not get their monthly ration of pulses despite the shops being allotted sufficient stock.
In order to find a solution for this, the government agency is planning to bring a smart card in place of the ration card. Elaborating about the scheme, the official said, "To standardise sale and stocking of goods, the State government has already initiated a pilot project, where smart card with built-in GPS and SIM cards are used in districts like Ariyalur and Perambalur.
When a consumer buys goods from ration shops, details like quantity, price and even the products which were not bought will be sent through SMS to the consumer."
Officials from TNCSC are visiting the houses of beneficiaries in various parts of the city to check whether they have their Aadhaar card or not.
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