Big Update Regarding Ration Card Holders of Jammu and Kashmir : check here

Process to verify 7.5 lakh ration card holders be completed in one month, officials found involved in wrong doing will be taken to task:

Srnagar, Mar 06 (KNO): The government onMonday said that the process to scrutinize over seven lakh ration card holders falling in the category of AAY and PHH in the Valley.

Talking to the news agency Kashmir News

Observer (KNO), Director Food Civil Supplies

and Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA), Abdul Salam

Mir said that the process to identify the

undeserving families who have been

categorized in AAY and PHH has been started.

We have directed the officers to complete the

process across Kashmir within the period of

one month

He added that a total of 1.5 lakh families fall in

AAY category while nearly 5 lakh families fall in

PHH category. We have been identifying the

families, who don’t deserve to be in AAY and

PHH categories and they are accordingly added

in APL category,

Director further said the employees

who are found involved in providing AAY and

PHH ration cards to the undeserving families

are also being taken to the task.

He said in case any family does not deserve for

AAY and PHH category, they should voluntarily

surrender their ration cards to ensure that the

poor families are benefitted. Surrendering the

ration cards voluntarily will not only save our

time, but would also help in ensuring benefits to

the poor and downtrodden families within the

society.