UP govt to roll back ration cards with Akhilesh's photograph
The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has decided to roll back all the ration cards bearing photographs of former Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav. The new UP government will not distribute around 60 lakh ration cards printed by the previous regime. The ration cards could not be distributed earlier as Model Code of Conduct came into force before the elections.
The Yogi Adityanath government of Uttar Pradesh will not distribute the some 60 lakh ration cards printed by the Akhilesh Yadav government.These ration cards have photograph of the then Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav. But, the Yogi Adityanath government has decided to roll back all the ration cards having photographs of Akhilesh Yadav.Akhilesh government had hastily got printed about 60 lakh ration cards ahead of Uttar Pradesh Assembly election. The ration cards could not be distributed as Model Code of Conduct came into force before the Akhilesh government could give away to the beneficiaries.Beside Akhilesh's photograph, the ration cards have the red and green colours of Samajwadi Party's flag.The UP government has also decided to cancel about 3.4 crore similar ration cards, which were distributed before the Election Commission announced poll dates.Now, the Yogi government is planning to bring Aadhaar-linked ration cards in Uttar Pradesh. These ration cards will have barcode. The new ration cards will reportedly be smart cards having silicon chips.The new ration card will have all the details of the beneficiary. Till the new cards are made and distributed, the provisions will be given to the beneficiaries through paper-slips. ALSO READ |Yogi Adityanath orders investigation into Gomti river front project