Karnataka’s Minister for Meals and Civil Provides, Ok H Muniyappa, highlighted a big disparity within the distribution of Under Poverty Line (BPL) ration playing cards, stating that at the least 20 per cent of households holding these playing cards really belong to the Above Poverty Line (APL) class.
KH Muniyappa was addressing the Legislative Council on Monday.
In accordance with a PTI report, addressing the Legislative Council on Monday, Muniyappa attributed the difficulty to lapses by successive governments and urged political events to put aside variations to rectify the scenario.
Responding to a question from JD(S) MLC Ok A Thippeswamy about current confusion over the deletion of BPL households from the listing, Muniyappa admitted the discrepancy. “I accept that many APL families are in the BPL category. They account for at least 20 per cent. My efforts to remove these discrepancies caused the recent confusion,” he mentioned.
Thippeswamy identified that Karnataka has 1.43 crore BPL ration cardholders, which means virtually 80 per cent of the inhabitants is assessed below this class, the report added. “Why has this happened? Have you investigated it?” he requested.
Muniyappa defined that Karnataka, because the second most economically robust state within the nation after Maharashtra, ought to logically have fewer BPL households. “None of the southern states have above 50% BPL families. Yet, Karnataka has 65 per cent to 70 per cent, which is concerning,” he said, pledging to conduct an in depth inquiry to deal with the difficulty.
No impression on real beneficiaries
The Minister assured that no legit BPL households could be affected through the overview course of. He additionally clarified that the federal government wouldn’t cancel APL playing cards, although just one lakh of the 25 lakh APL cardholders presently avail subsidised meals grains.
“We must rise above party politics to resolve this issue,” Muniyappa emphasised, committing to a bipartisan effort to make sure equity within the distribution system.
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BPL playing cards for the needy solely
Not too long ago, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar lashed out on the BJP for “politicising the government’s decision to review eligibility for Below Poverty Line (BPL) card holders”.
He mentioned, “The percentage of BPL card holders in many constituencies is around 90 per cent. My constituency has 90 per cent, and Holenarasipura has 92 per cent BPL card holders. Hence, we need to ensure that genuine and needy people get BPL cards. Some BPL cards have been cancelled after review.”
(With PTI inputs)