New Delhi (PTI): Delhi Government on Tuesday ordered a probe into multiple ration cards scam which has exposed widespread corruption in the Public Distribution System.

"We would leave no stone unturned to ensure delivery of food grains under its PDS to the targeted beneficiaries to provide them equitable relief, keeping in view, their basic family requirements," Food and Supplies Minister Haroon Yusuf told a press conference here.

The government went into huddle after an NGO Parivartan said yesterday that essential items were being diverted in black market as a large number of fake cards were in circulation for the last four years with as many as 900 cards in the name and address of one person.

"An impartial probe to look into entire gamut of issue of bogus ration cards in Delhi has been ordered. The government has already launched a software to weed out the bogus cards."

With computerisation of its entire database of ration cards, it has been able to eliminate large number of multiple ration cards, he said.

In all 170598 cards were detected as bogus cards out of which 11256 in AAY category, 17364 in BPL category and 141978 were in APL category.

"Those found guilty would be brought to the books and strict action would be taken against them as per existing legal provisions," Yusuf added.

The government will continue to provide a fool-proof database of ration cards to ensure delivery of essential food items under its PDS and expose the nexus of food and supplies officials, fair price owners and another PDS mafia involved in bogus cards scam, the minister said.