Team Herald
PONDA: The locals of Ponda have urged Civil Supplies officials to draw up targeted schemes for the proper allocation of subsidised and free food grains, to prevent scams wherein some families sell off their excess quota of grains, while other needy families are deprived of the benefit.
There is growing demand to stop pilferage by supplying the required monthly quota according to the number of family members and the proper maintenance of accounts.
“If a family of four members consumes an average of 20 to 30 kg rice in a month, then low income ration card holders should only be given the amount they need. Meanwhile Above Poverty Line ration card holders are getting a fixed quota of only 12 kg per month at the rate of Rs 12.50 per kg, irrespective of how many members they have in the household. Many of these people should be given a bigger quota, of 20 to 30 kg per month,” explained Viraj Sapre, a Ponda-based social worker.
Some families receive rice bags of 50 to 60 kg per month, which is way more than what they require. These people either sell their excess grain or refrain from collecting their quotas for the following two months, which again gives the opportunity for fudging of accounts and illegal sale of these grains, he added.
PONDA: The locals of Ponda have urged Civil Supplies officials to draw up targeted schemes for the proper allocation of subsidised and free food grains, to prevent scams wherein some families sell off their excess quota of grains, while other needy families are deprived of the benefit.
There is growing demand to stop pilferage by supplying the required monthly quota according to the number of family members and the proper maintenance of accounts.
“If a family of four members consumes an average of 20 to 30 kg rice in a month, then low income ration card holders should only be given the amount they need. Meanwhile Above Poverty Line ration card holders are getting a fixed quota of only 12 kg per month at the rate of Rs 12.50 per kg, irrespective of how many members they have in the household. Many of these people should be given a bigger quota, of 20 to 30 kg per month,” explained Viraj Sapre, a Ponda-based social worker.
Some families receive rice bags of 50 to 60 kg per month, which is way more than what they require. These people either sell their excess grain or refrain from collecting their quotas for the following two months, which again gives the opportunity for fudging of accounts and illegal sale of these grains, he added.
