Bengaluru: Amidst a massive controversy over the revision of BPL cards, the State Government has suspended the process. Addressing the media persons at Vidhana Soudha yesterday, Food and Civil Supplies Minister K.H. Muniyappa announced that except for government employees and Income Tax (IT) payers, all BPL cards will remain unchanged as of two months ago….
Mysuru: Condemning the State Government’s move to cancel the BPL cards under the pretext of verifying eligibility, Leader of the Opposition in the State Assembly R. Ashoka has demanded the State Government to immediately restore the cancelled BPL cards before the next Assembly session. He also warned to launch a massive protest, including laying a…
Mysuru: As the ruling Congress and the Opposition BJP-JD(S) alliance engage in heated exchanges over the State Government’s move to reclassify ineligible BPL card holders, KPCC Spokesperson M. Lakshmana defended the decision, attributing it to the directives issued by the Union Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Department. Speaking to the media persons at Indira…
Bengaluru: Those living under poverty line are eligible to apply for BPL cards, said Chief Minister Siddaramaiah here yesterday. Speaking after taking part in the birth anniversary celebrations of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi at Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) office, he said that the Department has decided to retrieve ineligible BPL cards from people…
Bengaluru: Even as confusion continues over the eligibility criteria for BPL (Below Poverty Line) and APL (Above Poverty Line) cards, Minister for Food and Civil Supplies K.H. Muniyappa said that the BPL cards distributed to ineligible persons will be converted as APL cards. Speaking to presspersons here yesterday, he said that large scale misuse of…
Congress Govt. hiked taxes, power tariff but does not have money for development: Union Minister Bengaluru: Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) on Sunday criticised the Karnataka Congress Government, accusing it of bankrupting the State through financial mismanagement and poor administration. “The State has not gone bankrupt solely due to the guarantees, but due to financial…
Bagalkot: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah clarified that only ineligible Below Poverty Line (BPL) cards would be withdrawn, assuring that eligible cardholders would not be affected. Addressing the media in Bagalkot, the CM stated, “The claim that BPL cards are being cancelled is completely false. We are examining cases where cards have been issued to ineligible persons….
1,457 illegal card holders are from Mysuru Mysore/Mysuru: In a shocking discovery, it has come to light that there are 21,232 Government servants, Quasi and Semi-Government undertaking employees who are in illegal possession of BPL and Antyodaya cards. On coming to know of this, the Food and Civil Supplies Department has issued notices to all…
Mysore/Mysuru: New ration cards will be issued only after the State Government shows the green signal, said M.K. Ramani, Assistant Director, Department of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs. Speaking at a phone-in-programme organised here on Monday, she said that the issuance of new ration card has been temporarily put on hold due to COVID-induced…
Mysore/Mysuru: The Government has decided to distribute Ragi, procured from farmers under Minimum Support Price system, to BPL card holders. Each BPL card holder will get 3 kg of ragi, while those having Antyodaya cards will get 20 kg for next five months from fair price shops. Ragi is in addition to 2 kg of…
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