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Erroneous records: BPL families denied ration
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
|July 08, 2025
{ PARIVAR PEHCHAN PATRA } PANCHKULA
PANCHKULA: Hundreds of Below Poverty Line (BPL) families in Panchkula are being wrongly denied ration benefits due to inaccuracies in their Parivar Pehchan Patra (PPP) records, which falsely categorise them as affluent.
The digital governance system—meant to streamline welfare delivery—is instead preventing many genuine beneficiaries from accessing their entitled free ration.
Since June, numerous BPL cardholders have been regularly visiting the additional deputy commissioner's (ADC) office seeking corrections to their records. Their complaints include being shown as owners of four-wheelers, erroneous electricity bills running into lakhs and incorrect education records of their children.
This story is from the July 08, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Chandigarh.
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