Jai Ram Thakur. File photo
Ravinder Sood
Palampur, August 27
The HP Government has ordered an inquiry into alleged irregularities in the selection of BPL families for foodgrain subsidy after names of gazetted officers, doctors and professors were found on a list of 125 beneficiaries recently.
Official sources told The Tribune that the government had sought details from deputy commissioners across the state in this regard and was mulling to hand over the matter to the state Vigilance. The government is in the process of issuing directions to the Panchayati Raj and Rural Development Department to ensure that the criteria for selecting BPL families was strictly adhered to.
Talking to The Tribune, a Block Development Officer admitted that many gram sabhas were not following the laid down criteria and suggested that BDOs and SDMs be given the authority to delete "inelegible" selections.
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