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Amid strong objections by the Opposition over the provision of Parivar Pehchan Patras (family ID cards), the BJP-JJP government on Tuesday informed the Haryana assembly that the yellow ration card facility of over 8.3 lakh BPL (below poverty line) families has been discontinued in the state following the introduction of the new system..
In a written reply to a question of Congress MLA Mewa Singh, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar informed the assembly: On verification of self-declared data provided by families at the time of registration in Parivar Pehchan Patra, yellow ration cards were discontinued for 9,60,235 families in December 2022..
Based on requests for re-verification, ration cards have been re-issued to 1,30,068 families...
In the state assembly on Tuesday, in reply to another question asked by Congress MLA Aftab Ahmed, the state government also admitted that the pension facility of 37,041 people has also been discontinued after the introduction of the Parivar Pehchan Patras...
Aftab Ahmed, who is the Deputy CLP leader in Haryana Vidhan Sabha, had sought information about the district-wise number of pensions (old age, handicapped, widow and others) discontinued in 2022 and 2023 due to Parivar Pehchan Patra in the state..
