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Over 21,000 Government employees have BPL cards
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Over 21,000 Government employees have BPL cards

March 14, 2022

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…

New BPL cards to be issued after Government lifts curbs
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New BPL cards to be issued after Government lifts curbs

July 22, 2021

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…

Ragi to BPL card holders
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Ragi to BPL card holders

April 18, 2021

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…

Ineligible BPL Card holders asked to return cards
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Ineligible BPL Card holders asked to return cards

April 3, 2021

Mysore/Mysuru: The Food and Civil Supplies Department has asked  all ineligible and illegal BPL card holders to voluntarily return their cards. In a press release, the Joint Director of Food and Civil Supplies Department P. Shivanna said that all permanent Government emplo-yees, staff of all Government aided Institutions, Boards, Corporations and other Autonomous bodies, families…

Illegal BPL card holders asked to return card by March end
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Illegal BPL card holders asked to return card by March end

February 18, 2021

Bengaluru: In a crackdown on illegal BPL card holders, the Food and Civil Supplies Department has asked all unauthorised BPL card holders to voluntarily return the same to the Department latest by March. Addressing the Department officials at a meeting held in the State capital recently, Food and Civil Supplies Minister Umesh Katti said that…

Poor not getting BPL and Antyodaya cards due to ‘official’ apathy
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Poor not getting BPL and Antyodaya cards due to ‘official’ apathy

September 8, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: Citing ‘technical problems’ and ‘risk involved in collecting bio-metric details owing to Covid-19,’ the application forms to obtain Antyodaya and Below Poverty Line (BPL) cards are not being entertained online in the last six months.  The citizens are questioning that while the Above Poverty Line (APL) cards were issued without any hassles why only…

District Administration, MCC launch ASARE Helpline
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District Administration, MCC launch ASARE Helpline

April 15, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: In a bid to provide essential commodities to BPL card holders, who have not received grocery and to provide any help, the District Administration and the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) today launched two helpline numbers (Mob: 94498-41196 and Ph: 0821-2440890) to help BPL Card holders. The posters regarding the launch were released by District Minister…

Dec. 31 deadline: 81 persons return BPL cards in district
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Dec. 31 deadline: 81 persons return BPL cards in district

November 17, 2019

Mysuru: With the authorities setting Dec.31 deadline for illegal BPL card holders to return the same, over 81 persons have returned their BPL cards to the designated authorities in the district in a period of four days. There are a total of 7,37,459  ration card holders in the district, including 6,93,966 BPL card holders, 24,597…

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