Satara sham
DNA Exclusive
When it comes to feeding the poorest of the poor, the Maharashtra government is in a class of its own. A damning report of the central vigilance committee set up by the Supreme Court (SC) says that the pilot project of digitising ration cards in Satara district of western Maharashtra is in shambles, with not even 2% of the 85,000 ration cards digitised, and nearly no verification done.
These ration cards cater to those below the poverty line and other marginalised communities who depend on subsidised food grains for subsistence. As part of the pilot project, Maharashtra had to digitise existing ration card details in three districts of the state of which Satara is one.
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