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Biometric coupon system for PDS?supplies to be extended

Published On : 10 Aug 2016   |  Reported By : Courtesy : DHNS   |  Pic On: Photo credit : DHNS


Bengaluru, DHNS: The Aaadhar-linked biometric coupon system for procuring food grains and kerosene under public distribution system (PDS)?will be extended to all fair price shops in district headquarters from next month.

At present, the coupon system has been made mandatory in all fair price shops in Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP)?limits, but is in place only at some select shops in other districts.

Addressing a press conference in Bengaluru on Tuesday, Food and Civil Supplies Minister U?T?Khader said all fair price shops in district headquarters will be brought under the coupon system from September 1. Khader admitted that there were problems in generating the coupons at some BangaloreOne centres and Nemmadi Kendras due to server problems. “We are in touch with the e-governance department and the problem will be set right at the earliest,” he said.

The last date for availing of the coupons to procure food grains and kerosene for this month has been extended till August 29. From?September, ration card holders will be given coupons for entitlements for two months together. For the month of August, of the 16.21 lakh ration card holders under the coupon system, 7.82 lakh card holders had already procured their entitlements by producing coupons, Khader said.

The minister said the coupons are to be provided free of cost. On complaints that some franchises were charging for the coupons, he said the licences of such centres would be cancelled. The state government was reimbursing the franchises Rs 3 for each coupon generated.

The biometric coupons can be obtained from 57 BangaloreOne centres and 130 franchises (private cyber centres) in BBMP limits and Nemmadi Kendras and franchises in other districts.

Rs 70-crore incentive fromCentre

The Union government has provided an incentive of Rs 70 crore for plugging leakage of PDS?kerosene in the state, Food and Supplies Department Principal Secretary Harsh Gupta said on Tuesday. The subsidy on PDS?kerosene is entirely borne by the Centre and hence the reward for Karnataka. The sale of PDS?kerosene stood at 12 lakh litres in April and dropped to 3.2 lakh litres in July following the introduction of the coupon system. The incentive provided by the Centre will be utilised for providing free LPG connections to the poor, he said.







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