Close on the heels of enhancing benefits under the free rice scheme of Anna Bhagya, the government is set to weed out ineligible beneficiaries by initiating measures against well-to-do people who are misusing the scheme by getting BPL ration cards.
Speaking at a press conference in Bengaluru on Friday, Food and Civil Supplies Minister K.H. Muniyappa said a comprehensive inquiry would be conducted based on the information available with the department. Stern action would be initiated against those who have managed to get BPL cards by violating the norms, based on the outcome of the inquiry, the Minister said.
