Nearly 14 lakh ineligible ration cards identified in Karnataka
Bengaluru: Karnataka's Food and Civil Supplies Minister K.H. Muniyappa said on Monday that around 14 lakh ineligible ration cards have been identified in the state.
According to a statement, cited by Deccan Herald on Tuesday, authorities have identified 13.87 lakh ineligible cards of which 3.64 lakh have been cancelled. Out of this, 2964 cards belonging to government employees have been weeded out.
The minister stated that 4.35 crore beneficiaries in Karnataka are receiving benefits through 1.51 crore ration cards.
The note indicated that the number of ineligible ration cards could exceed 20 lakh, since those not availing of ration for 6 months, not receiving DBT for a year, and having annual income above the set limit are considered ineligible.
The beneficiaries will be invited to submit new applications in the coming days to obtain new cards with the same numbers as those of ineligible cards.
Muniyappa also confirmed that the DBT of Rs 170 to each Anna Bhagya beneficiary instead of five kg of rice would continue. He further mentioned that officials have been instructed to frame a law to reduce food wastage in hotels and community halls.
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Pakistan reports two more polio cases; Total tally now 52
ISLAMABAD: At least two more cases of poliovirus were reported in Pakistan, taking the number of infections to 52 so far this year, a report said on Friday.
“The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health has confirmed the detection of two more wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) cases in Pakistan," an official statement said.
The fresh infections — a boy and a girl — were reported from the Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.
“Genetic sequencing of the samples collected from the children is underway," the statement read. Dera Ismail Khan, one of the seven polio-endemic districts of southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, has reported five polio cases so far this year.
Of the 52 cases in the country this year, 24 are from Balochistan, 13 from Sindh, 13 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and one each from Punjab and Islamabad.
There is no cure for polio. Only multiple doses of the oral polio vaccine and completion of the routine vaccination schedule for all children under the age of five can keep them protected.
