Andhra Pradesh legislative assembly petitions committee suggests measures to curb PDS rice smuggling
He said linking every govt scheme to white ration cards has led to even those who do not need them obtaining these cards, resulting in the misuse of ration rice and large-scale smuggling. "Senior officials from relevant depts also agree that delinking white ration cards from the issuance of NTR Vaidya Seva cards would yield positive results. There are approximately 1.70 crore families in the state, of which around 1.48 crore have white ration cards.
The state govt is spending approximately ₹5,100 crore on ration rice distribution without central assistance. Delinking of rice cards with health cards could save up to ₹2,000 crore," said Raju.
He opined that redirecting these funds to education could pave the way for a brighter future for students. "Delinking ration cards not only from NTR Vaidya Seva cards but also from NTR Bharosa pensions and other govt schemes could lead to better outcomes," he added.
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The petitions committee meeting was attended by Anakapalle MLA Konathala Ramakrishna and Visakhapatnam North MLA P Vishnu Kumar Raju (committee members), MLAs Konathala Ramakrishna, P Vishnu Kumar Raju, and Kotamreddy Sridhar Reddy, special chief secretary (health) M T Krishna Babu, and senior officials from other depts.
Referring to YSRCP chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy visiting Tenali to console the victims of police torture, Raju said he can only sympathise with the former chief minister. "Jagan was chiefly responsible for all crimes against Dalits when he was at the helm. If he wanted to console a ganja batch by portraying them as police victims, what can we do except sympathizing with him?" he said.
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