TNN | Jun 20, 2018, 07:25 IST
BENGALURU: The government will give BPL card holders one more chance to link their ration cards with Aadhaar for obtaining their monthly quota under the public distribution system.
After a meeting with department officials on Tuesday, food and civil supplies minister BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan said many poor people in the state were unable to link ration cards with Aadhaar due to various reasons. In Mysuru, many families could not get adequate ration for all members as some of them failed to link their Aadhaar number.
“Karnataka is leading in the Aadhaar-linking process with over 90% target already achieved. There are some technical issues in linking the remaining cards. We want all the members to link his/her Aadhaar card with the family’s ration card. Otherwise, they will miss out on the full quota of monthly foodgrain supply,” an official said.
The minister has directed the officials not to deny ration to those who could not link Aadhaar.
More rice under Anna Bhagya?
Zameer Ahmed Khan said the government is planning to increase the monthly quota of rice from 5kg to 7kg per individual under the Anna Bhagya scheme.
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He said the food and civil supplies department is purchasing ragi to be distributed among BPL card holders in Mysuru at Rs 25.42 per kg from the open market while it is available for Rs 19 per kg. “I’ve directed officials to stop buying ragi at exorbitant prices,” he added.