Own a TV or fridge or 2 wheeler in Karnataka? Surrender BPL ration cards or face action
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Published: Monday, February 15, 2021, 16:49 [IST]
Belagavi, Feb 15: The Karnataka government on Monday asked people possessing Below Poverty Line (BPL) ration cards, despite being ineligible on account of owning either a two wheeeler, TV, fridge or over five acres of land, to surrender them before March 31 or face legal action. There are parameters for possessing a BPL card. They should not have more than five acres of land, motorcycle, TV or fridge. Those who don t qualify on these parameters should return the cards or else we will do it, Food and Civil Supplies Minister Umesh Katti said at a press conference in Belagavi.
During his interaction with media persons on Sunday in Belagavi the minister had stated that those who possess BPL ration cards but own five acre farm land, fridge, TV and two-wheeler must surrender their cards before March 31.Howe
Updated Feb 15, 2021 | 18:04 IST
The remarks of the Karnataka government didn t go well with the Congress party which staged demonstrations in front of various ration shops in Bengaluru against it. Representational image | Photo Credit: PTI
Belagavi: The Karnataka government on Monday issued a stern warning to people possessing Below Poverty Line (BPL) ration cards, despite being ineligible on account of owning either a two-wheeler, TV, fridge or over five acres of land and asked them to surrender their cards before March 31 or face legal action. There are parameters for possessing a BPL card. They should not have more than five acres of land, motorcycle, TV or fridge. Those who don t qualify on these parameters should return the cards or else we will do it, PTI quoted Karnataka Food and Civil Supplies Minister Umesh Katti as saying in a press conference.
The Karnataka government on Monday asked people possessing Below Poverty Line (BPL) ration cards, despite being ineligible on account of owning either a two wheeeler, TV, fridge or over five acres of land, to surrender them before March 31 or face legal action.
Karnataka Food and Civil Supplies Minister Umesh Katti came under fire from his own cabinet colleagues after asking people to surrender their Below Poverty Line (BPL) ration cards before March 31 if they own either a two-wheeler, TV, fridge or .