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
February 18, 2021Bengaluru: 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…
Free testing in all Govt. Hospitals for BPL card holders from next year: Minister
November 12, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The State Government is seriously thinking of offering free testing for all ailments for Below Poverty Line (BPL) card holders in all hospitals including super speciality hospitals. An announcement to this effect will be made in new year, said Health & Medical Education Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar. Speaking at a meeting of the authorities…
Poor not getting BPL and Antyodaya cards due to ‘official’ apathy
September 8, 2020Mysore/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
April 15, 2020Mysore/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…
Feb.29 deadline for ration card beneficiaries to register biometric fingerprints
January 5, 2020Mysuru: Ration Card holders, who fail to register their biometric fingerprints before February, will not get their entitled rations at Fair Price Shops from March this year. The Government in a circular, had asked all those whose names find mention in their family ration card to register their biometric fingerprints under e-KYC by December last….
Dec. 31 deadline: 81 persons return BPL cards in district
November 17, 2019Mysuru: 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…
BPL cards distributed to 15 lakh families: U.T. Khader
January 5, 2018Bengaluru: With the Assembly polls nearing, the State Government has distributed BPL cards to nearly 15 lakh families. Addressing a press conference here on Jan.3, Food & Civil Supplies Minister U.T. Khader said that Aadhaar seeding of ration cards had led to cancellation of around 8.5 lakh bogus cards. Stating that each Fair Price Shop…
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