Quantity of rice under Anna Bhagya scheme to be increased: Minister
Bengaluru, June 19: Food and Civil Supplies Minister BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan said that the government is planning to increase the quantity of rice being given to the BPL beneficiaries under Anna Bhagya scheme.
Speaking to reporters at his office at Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru on Tuesday after holding a meeting of officials of his department, Zameer said that it was proposed to increase 2 kg rice for each person and a decision to this effect would be announced soon.
He noticed that the department has been purchasing raagi at Rs 25.47 despite it is available at Rs 19 in open market and he would verify this development, he said.
In Old Mysuru region, each beneficiary is being given 5 kg rice and 2 kg raagi. In the same way, rice and jowar is being distributed in North Karnataka and Hyderabad Karnataka. In coming days, this quantity would be increased, he said.
The centre has directed to link Aadhaar numbers with ration cards. So, provisions would be made once again to link Aadhaar numbers of family members with the ration cards. He would discuss with the officials to give six months time for this purpose, he said.
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Online fraud: Hotel chef from Udupi cheated of over Rs 1 lakh by WhatsApp contact
Udupi: Udupi City Police have registered a case of online fraud after a 62-year-old hotel chef was allegedly cheated of Rs 1.13 lakh by a woman who befriended him on WhatsApp, claiming to be based in London.
The victim, identified as Pandu Kariappa Poojary, a resident of Kuthpadi in Udupi, was working at a hotel in Mangaluru.
He reportedly came into contact with a woman identifying herself as Emilda William on WhatsApp. During their interactions, she told Poojary that she planned to start a cosmetics and hotel business in India and would meet him during a visit to Mangaluru.
On April 7, Emilda sent Poojary a flight ticket from London to Delhi via WhatsApp. The following day, Poojary received a phone call from a woman who informed him that Emilda had arrived at Delhi airport carrying a demand draft worth Rs 5 crore along with other items. The caller allegedly asked him to pay Rs 70,000.
Subsequently, Poojary also received a call from Emilda, who was reportedly crying and spoke about the situation. Believing the claims, he transferred a total of Rs 1,13,300 in phases using a scanner. He later realised that he had been cheated.
