Goa govt cancels 80,000 ration cards for not availing of food quota

The has cancelled nearly 80,000 ration cards of beneficiaries across Goa for non-claiming of rations in the past six months.

“These ration card holders have not lifted their quota from August 2022 to January 2023, owing to which they were cancelled,” said director of civil supplies and consumer affairs Gopal Parsekar.

Parsekar said those beneficiaries who have found themselves cancelled from the ration benefits can reverse the cancellation by submitting a letter to the department. The letter can be submitted to civil supplies inspectors at the taluka level, citing the reason for not collecting the ration, along with the KYC form.

Parsekar also said that the former beneficiaries must also give an undertaking stating that they will avail of the quota henceforth.