Odisha: BSKY good card distribution challenge strengthens PDS rip-off allegations
By Express News Service
CUTTACK: Discrepancies in number of beneficiaries underneath National Food Security Act (NFSA) and the State Food Security Scheme (SFSS) within the metropolis, that had come to fore throughout distribution of particular ration and monetary help in the course of the first and second wave of Covid-19 pandemic, as soon as once more turn out to be evident throughout distribution of good well being playing cards underneath Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY).
As per studies, as many as 73,186 PDS beneficiaries throughout 59 wards of CMC, are being given subsidised rice, wheat and kerosene underneath each the schemes within the metropolis.
While the civic physique officers thus far have been in a position to distribute 66,183 BSKY playing cards to the beneficiaries, as many as 7,003 playing cards are but to be given out elevating questions over the genuineness of the beneficiaries who should not turning as much as obtain their playing cards.
Owing to issues confronted by the meals safety scheme beneficiaries as a result of lockdown, the federal government had offered Rs 1,000 monetary help to every PDS beneficiary.
The civic physique had obtained over Rs 7.21 crore for the aim. However, whereas over Rs 7.09 crore was disbursed amongst 70,949 beneficiaries, the remainder Rs 12,29,000 couldn’t be given to 1,229 beneficiaries.
The civic physique officers who have been clueless as to why the beneficiaries didn’t flip as much as obtain the monetary help then returned the excess quantity to the district civil provides officer. Civil provides officers are but to confirm the genuineness of the 1,229 beneficiaries who have been getting the ration however didn’t flip as much as obtain the monetary help.
CMC deputy commissioner Swetapadma Satapathy stated steps are being taken to confirm the beneficiaries and distribute the good well being playing cards mendacity with the civic physique at sellers’ factors. “Some beneficiaries have been relocated due to massive eviction drive carried out recently in the city. This may be the reason behind the surplus BSKY cards lying undistributed. We are trying to verify and distribute the same at dealers’ points,” she stated.
