Kamrup Admin Issues Order To Govt Servants To Surrender Their Ration Cards

Guwahati: The Kamrup District Administration has issued an order to the government service holders and pensioners, who have not yet, surrender their ration cards.

The government servants and pensioners are required to submit their ration cards positively by March 15 this year.

''Legal action will be initiated against them under relevant laws and the value of rice unduly utilized will also be recouped from their salaries," read the order.

The administration has also urged such families who are financially sound to surrender their ration cards for the benefit of the marginalized section of the district and thereby help in the all round development of the district.

In last year, June, State Food, Civil Supplies And Consumer Affairs Minister Ranjeet Kumar Dass made an appeal to the affluent families to give up their ration cards to let the needy people to avail the benefits.

The Minister had informed that the government would be able to give ration cards to five lakh more poor families if the affluent ones surrender their cards.

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