Fake vehicle entries lead to termination of BPL ration cards in Sirsa

In Suratgarhia locality of Sirsa city, a serious problem has emerged where fake vehicle registrations under poor families’ names are causing cancellation of their BPL ration cards. Manoj Kumar, a vegetable vendor from Ward 19, discovered that his family’s ration card was cancelled when he went to collect ration from the depot.

Manoj found that three vehicles were wrongly registered in his family’s name in the Parivar Pehchan Patra (family identity) records. These vehicles actually belong to other local person. Despite living in a rented house and owning only a bicycle, Manoj’s annual income was recorded as Rs 1 lakh, but expensive vehicles appeared in his PPP ID. This caused his BPL card to be cancelled, denying his family access to government welfare benefits.

Former council representative Amit Soni said similar cases of fake vehicle entries causing ration card cancellations have been repeatedly reported in Sirsa. Thousands of BPL cards were cancelled after April alone. He demanded a probe by the authorities into the survey conducted by the agency concerned.

The residents have urged the authorities to take quick action as poor families are losing their rightful access to government schemes due to these irregularities.