JAMMU: The government on Wednesday said the allegations regarding registration of ineligible persons by dealers under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) would be thoroughly investigated.
Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Choudhary Zulfkar Ali informed this on the floor of the House, while responding to question raised by legislator Naresh Kumar Gupta.
“If the allegations are found true, the registration of the ineligible persons and the dealer would be cancelled,” the Minister said, adding that so far 1.90 lakh connections have been provided to Below Poverty Line (BPL) families in the State under PMUY.
Meanwhile, the Minister further informed the Upper House that the government has sanctioned 4,388 new Fair Price Shops (FPS) which will be opened on commission basis in the State.
“At present, 5,970 sale depots and FPSs exist across the State,” he said, adding that no Sale Depot/FPS have been opened during the current financial year so far.
He however, said that 4388 FPSs have been sanctioned by the government to be opened on commission basis. He said the criterion set by the government would be strictly followed while setting up these new FPSs.
The Minster was replying to a question raised by Dr Shehnaz Ganaie on the floor of the House.
He further stated that 2.56 lakh families have been covered under AAY, 10.93 under PHH and 8.23 under NPHH taking the total number of souls provided ration under these categories to over 1.19 crore.