Printing of family cards decentralised at district-level to avoid delays
Staff Reporter
Cards to be issued in 60 days from the application date
Photo: M. Balaji
Card on hand: Food Minister E.V. Velu (second left) distributing family card to a resident in Tirupur on Saturday. (From left) Coimbatore MP K. Subbarayan, Rural Industries Minister Pongalur N. Palanisamy and Tirupur MLA C. Govindasamy are in the picture. —
TIRUPUR: Food Minister E.V. Velu on Saturday said the Tamil Nadu Government has issued an order to give new family cards in 60 days from the receipt of application.
“Officials should process the applications and issue family cards in 60 days time. If they are rejecting an application due to discrepancies the officials should inform the applicant the reason for rejection,” he said while speaking after distributing family cards at a function on Taluk office campus here.
Mr. Velu said the Government had decentralised printing of family cards at district-level to avoid delays.
He said submission of applications to various authorities by a single applicant was leading to confusion in issuing new cards and resulting in large number of rejection.
Electronic weighing machines will be issued to all the 29,000 fair price shops in the State.
Tenders have been awarded and the supply of electronic weighing machines is expected to begin in a month, Mr. Velu said. The Government had hiked salary of PDS staff. On the issue of price rise, the Minister said the Government was distributing dhal, palmoliene, and rava under the special public distribution system to control prices of essential commodities in open market.
He said the Government was aware of the needs of fastest growing town of Tirupur. The Minister recalled the allocation of Rs.70 crore to improve roads in and around Tirupur and plan to construct five rail over bridges in the town and surroundings.
Mr. Velu also inaugurated 10 fair price shops in Tirupur.
Rural Industries Minister Pongalur N. Palanisamy, Coimbatore M.P. K. Subbarayan, Tirupur MLA C. Govindasamy and Municipal Chairman K. Selvaraj and several others spoke.
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