People left high & dry due to discrepancies in ration cards courtesy CAPD, Pvt Co

Tahir Mushtaq

RAMBAN, Feb 6: Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (CAPD) Department of the state government and the Private Company entrusted to maintain rationees records again have left people of Ramban District high and dry due to discrepancies in ration records registration as per 2011 Census.

According to the president Dealers Association Ramban (DAR), Mohammad Ayoub Zohda, there is an error in registration process of new ration cards in district Ramban owing the casual attitude of the concern department.

He further said that that the registration forms of many people are still missing, moreover there is a mistake of ration card holder's names. In this connection a meeting of the delegation of Dealer Association Ramban was held with District Development Commissioner (DDC) Ramban Bashir Ahmed Dar to discusses various issues pertaining to new registration and updating old ration cards.

Taking cognizance in this regard, the DDC Ramban directed all the Tehsil Supply Officers (TSOs) of Ramban district to rectify the mistakes in ration cards and updated the same as per 2011 Census. DDC Ramban also assured the delegation that in future there will be no such errors in ration cards and the system will run smoothly.

Dealer Association Ramban president said it is the fault of the CAPD Department and the private company which was entrusted the responsibility of registering the list of new ration card holders.

He further said, "We are on protest for the last two days and will continue till our demands are fulfilled".

Talking to Early Times Assistant Director (AD) CAPD Ramban Abdul Rashid said that department has updated the list of new consumers in different tehsils across the district.

He however shifting the blame said that the inaccuracy whosoever is not from the department side but is from the private company which was outsourced.