| * We Never Took Salt But It Is Recorded On The Card |
The study of all (Red Ration)
Cards revealed that the beneficiaries began to be given six kg of wheat, two kg
of sugar, four kg of rice, and four liters of kerosene each from October 1998.
The same entry is shown in all Cards till May 1999. From June-July, all the
Cards start showing delivery of 10 kg of wheat and three-and-a-half liters of
kerosene. From May 2000, all the Cards show an increase in wheat to 12 kg, and
in rice to eight kg per Card. From 2001, the wheat was increased to 15 kg, and
rice too to 14 kg.
* We Never Took Salt But It Is Recorded On The CardThe Blackmarketing Of Rations Meant For The Poor Flourishes Unchecked - 2Translation of “namak kabhee nahin liya par card mein darz
hain” By Dayamani Barla Ranchi, Tuesday, 10 July 2007. (Translation by Vidya Jonnalagadda) The study of all (Red Ration) Cards revealed that the beneficiaries began to be given six kg of wheat, two kg of sugar, four kg of rice, and four liters of kerosene each from October 1998. The same entry is shown in all Cards till May 1999. From June-July, all the Cards start showing delivery of 10 kg of wheat and three-and-a-half liters of kerosene. From May 2000, all the Cards show an increase in wheat to 12 kg, and in rice to eight kg per Card. From 2001, the wheat was increased to 15 kg, and rice too to 14 kg. From 2002, wheat was increased to 21 kg, and rice also from 21 kg to 25 kg. From 2002 to 2006, if a Card records 14 kg of wheat delivered, then the rice distributed is shown as 21 kg, or 25 kg, or even 28 kg. On the other hand, if wheat delivered is recorded as 21 kg, then the quantity of rice handed out is shown as 14 kg, 15 kg or 12 kg. Not just this, the cardholders have been recorded to have received even salt. However, the cardholders reiterate, “We people have only taken kerosene, we have never ever received any other item”. According to the cardholders, hundreds of quintals of wheat, rice and kerosene have been whisked away against the name of each of them. For example, 935 kg, that is 9 quintals and 35 kg, is the quantity that has been spirited away of just one item, wheat, that was allocated for just a single family. In all Cards, the supply column for 2007 January read three liters of oil. From March to May, it reads two and a half liters of oil. This itself is a matter for investigation because according to the regulations the rations are supposed to be distributed in amounts proportional to family size, whereas what is shown is the same amount distributed to all families, regardless of whether they are entitled to two-and-a-half, or six, or seven units. ---
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