28 lakh BPL families in Haryana to get digital yellow ration cards

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Updated At : 01:25 PM Dec 17, 2022 IST

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Chandigarh, December 16

More than 28.93 lakh BPL families in the state will soon get yellow ration cards digitally. A fresh survey of the BPL families has been conducted to ensure that benefits reach the actual beneficiaries.

A separate Citizen Information Resource Department has also been formed and the data of BPL families cross-verified with the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department. The minimum annual income for BPL cards has been increased from Rs 1.20 lakh to Rs 1.80 lakh, as a result of which the number of BPL beneficiaries has increased from 11.50 lakh to 28.93 lakh.

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