PANJIM: The Department of Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs has appealed to the ration card holders to get their ration cards corrected, changed or surrendered and ensure that the names of dead persons are deleted by approaching to the taluka inspector concerned within a period of 60 days.
The Department has noted many ineligible beneficiaries, including government servants are holding priority household (PHH), food security cards instead of above poverty line (APL) cards.
Some families with income more than Rs 5 lakh possess above poverty line (APL) ration card although they are not eligible for ration card. The department has noted that the names of dead persons appear in the ration card and families are drawing monthly ration quota against the name of dead persons.
Similarly, families having ration cards are not residing in Goa and third parties are drawing the quota on their behalf. Therefore the Department had appealed to such consumers to approach the taluka inspector concerned, failing which the Department has threatened to initiate action after the survey of all such ineligible card holders availing benefits.
