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New Delhi. The process of cancelling fake ration cards has started in many states of the country. On the instructions of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Department of the states has started the action. After Bengal, now fake ration cards have been canceled in Delhi as well. The Delhi Food Supply Department canceled the licenses of 40 thousand fake ration card holders on Saturday. Let us tell you that the licenses of fake ration card holders will be canceled before Diwali. It has already started.
The Food Supply Department of the Delhi government canceled 40 thousand ration cards on Saturday as part of the process of canceling fake ration cards. Now these 40 thousand people will not get ration in Delhi. Let us tell you that from July 2021, the e-pass system was implemented at ration shops in the country. After the implementation of the e-pass system, those taking fake ration are identified. In Delhi, the ration cards of those who have not taken ration for the last 3 years are being canceled.
Fake ration cards are being cancelled
Let us tell you that the Ministry of Consumer Affairs and Food Supply of the Central Government had recently issued instructions to the states to crack down on fake ration card holders. The cancellation of 40 thousand ration cards in Delhi is being linked to this. Now ration cards of new applicants will be made in place of the cancelled ration cards in Delhi. This has also started.
The central government had recently clearly said that fake ration cards should be declared invalid and cancelled immediately. The central government has said in its instructions that a search campaign should be conducted for duplicate, absentee, dead person and ineligible ration cards after 17 July 2019. On 28 January 2021 also, the central government had asked to conduct a special search campaign for ineligible ration cards.
40 thousand ration cards canceled in Delhi
Let us tell you that at present there are about 20 lakh ration cards in Delhi. On this ration card, the central government distributes ration to about 75 lakh people. Delhi's Food and Supplies Minister Imran Hussain has said that people who have ration cards should continue to take their ration. According to Hussain, the ration cards of those people have been canceled, who were missing for the last three years. He said that he will once again write a letter to the central government to increase the quota of ration cards.