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Jagran correspondent, Mathura. Even though they are earning lakhs of rupees, they do not miss the opportunity to get free ration. There are more than ten thousand people in the district who are income tax payers and are also taking free ration. Now action is being taken to provide them ration.
Central government had sent data of about 40 thousand suspects
Through linking of Aadhaar card and PAN card, the Central Government discovered that many ration card holders file income tax returns. A list of about 40 thousand such suspects was sent to the supply department of the district. When investigation was done on the ground based on this list, shocking cases came to light. When the department went door-to-door and did verification on the basis of documents, 10,040 people taking benefits of the scheme were found to be ineligible.
6,683 people with income more than Rs 3 lakh and 3,357 people with income more than Rs 2 lakh found ineligible.
The central government had sent data of 19,211 people in the district whose annual income is more than Rs 3 lakh. As per rules, only families with annual income of Rs 2 lakh are eligible for ration card. When the supply inspectors investigated, 6,683 of these people were found to be completely ineligible for ration. Similarly, a list of 20,533 suspects with annual income of more than Rs 2 lakh was received.
On scrutiny of this list, 3,357 people were found ineligible. These people were also taking advantage of the scheme by ignoring the rules. These are those people who have permanent houses, vehicles and all the luxuries, yet they were standing in the queue for free wheat and rice.
Names of ineligible people will be removed
District Supply Officer Sanjeev Kumar Singh said that all the identified ineligible people are being removed from the ration distribution process. The benefits of the scheme will be given only to the eligible. Many times the real poor are deprived of their quota due to affluent people taking ration. By deleting the names of these 10 thousand ineligible people, the needy will be able to get a place in the vacant places. He said that the investigation campaign has not stopped yet. In the coming days, card holders owning ACs, generators and four-wheelers will also be checked more strictly.
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